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HCDA says design underway and roughly $40 million secured to expand electrical connections off Navy system
Summary
The Hawaii Community Development Authority received an informational update Oct. 1 on plans and funding to connect buildings now served by the U.S. Navy to the island electrical distribution system, HCDA staff said at the authority’s meeting in Honolulu.
The Hawaii Community Development Authority received an informational update Oct. 1 on plans and funding to connect buildings now served by the U.S. Navy to the island electrical distribution system, HCDA staff said at the authority’s meeting in Honolulu.
HCDA Director of Capital Improvements Craig McGinnis told board members the authority has finalized engineering contracts and started design work after securing roughly $18 million in initial Navy funding, a $9 million Navy addendum and a $12 million state appropriation for the Saratoga Avenue upgrade project. “So in summary, HCA has, secured, close to 40,000,000 in combined federal, and state funding,” McGinnis said.
The update matters because the projects are intended to reduce reliance on the Navy’s local distribution system and allow selected buildings to receive…
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