Scott Ishikawa
Scott Ishikawa
accident barrier gives head impacts lane prevent reason regular side trying using
The reason we're using the zipper lane barrier is it gives a little more than the regular barrier, so we don't want a car, when it impacts it, to ricochet back into the other lane of traffic. While we're trying to prevent head on collisions we also don't want an accident on the same side of the highway.
accident blame couple happened lane night
Some of our guys, they get skittish working at night after what happened on the zipper lane accident a couple of years ago. And we don't blame them.
accidents area data high king number shows street
Data shows there have been a high number of pedestrian accidents in this area the King Street corridor.
care instead letting roads shape
We think we're in better shape now than we were two years ago. What we have to do is keep repaving our roads and take care of them instead of letting them go to long without having to resurface them again.
ground might patch potholes until wait wet
When you patch potholes in wet weather, you might as well be patching with oatmeal. We have to wait until the ground dries up.
bit dry gotta ground
We gotta let the ground dry out a little bit first.
develop help improve meant turtle
When we started this project, it was meant to improve safety. It was not meant to help develop Turtle Bay.
authority beyond higher
Unfortunately, he went beyond his authority and he should have contacted someone higher up.
expect holds weather week
Expect to see them out there all week if the weather holds up.
afternoon caused earlier rush start time tried turned turning
We tried to start a little earlier so that we could be done in time for the afternoon rush hour. It turned out that caused a backlog of turning cars, though.
closer
We just got it, and need to look at it closer before we respond.
wear
We try to use it more on the freeways because that's where we have the most wear and tear.
fire open road turns until waterfall
We can't open up the road until the waterfall recedes. Until someone turns off the fire hose, I don't think we can open up the highway.
car size stuck tree
One boulder was stuck in a tree -- the size of a car engine.