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TexasTowelie

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Tue Jul 9, 2019, 05:41 AM Jul 2019

'It's A Struggle': Rail Project Loses More Top Deputies At A Crucial Time

Last month the Honolulu rail project’s top executive, Andrew Robbins, traveled to San Francisco to hand-deliver the latest draft of the transit project’s recovery plan — the last version he hopes he’ll ever have to submit.

The plan, years in the making, aims to assure the Federal Transit Administration that despite the troubles of recent years, rail is back on solid financial footing and managed by a capable, experienced staff.

Among those highlighted was Nicole Chapman, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s deputy executive director of procurement, contracts and construction claims.

“Ms. Chapman has been with HART for five years and has over 20 years’ experience in procurement and contracts,” the plan stated. “Ms. Chapman’s local knowledge relating to construction contract procurement and interpretation of agreement language adds to HART’s ability to manage contracts.”

Read more: https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/07/its-a-struggle-rail-project-loses-more-top-deputies-at-a-crucial-time/

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'It's A Struggle': Rail Project Loses More Top Deputies At A Crucial Time (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2019 OP
the 3 english channel tunnels were finished in 6 yrs. Honolulu rail is less than half done after msongs Jul 2019 #1

msongs

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1. the 3 english channel tunnels were finished in 6 yrs. Honolulu rail is less than half done after
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 02:20 PM
Jul 2019

8 years and none of it is useable.

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