The proposed design of the bridge is a cable-stayed design with an asymmetric configuration that utilizes a main pylon sited on the mauka side of the canal. Lighting would be incorporated on the bridge deck, cables, and bridge features itself. The tower would include facets designed to create shadows and reflect light based on the time of year and atmospheric condition. The proposed bridge would be approximately 20 feet wide to accommodate people walking and bicycling. Makai of the canal, the project would involve improvements on the Ala Wai Promenade to accommodate the makai ramp, which would be designed to meet ADA guidelines. On the mauka end of the bridge, a 180-foot tower would straddle a cast-in-place deck that would cantilever over the water. The mauka ramp would require minimal excavation. The mauka ramp would involve tie-ins to the existing Ala Wai Neighborhood Park and existing pedestrian and bicycle path along the canal. Pedestrian and bicycle improvements would also be constructed between the mauka end of the bridge and University Avenue through the existing Ala Wai Neighborhood Park parking lot.

No permanent structures would be installed in the Ala Wai Canal. For construction of the bridge deck, flexifloat pontoon barges would be used to transfer precast deck panels from the casting area into position as part of the bridge deck. In order to stabilize the barges with the tide, two temporary spud columns would extend from the side of the barge down to the mud line of the canal. Portions of the Ala Wai Neighborhood Park parking lot would be temporarily closed during construction; however, the park facilities would remain open. After construction of the bridge is complete, the parking lot would be reopened and improved. The existing canoe Hale would remain in place during construction; however, access would be limited due to the immediate construction area and safety concerns. The Ala Wai Canal would also be closed temporarily during construction of the bridge deck for safety reasons. Upon completion of construction the Ala Wai Canal would be reopened, and the portions of the Ala Wai Neighborhood Park and parking areas that were disturbed during construction would be restored and replanted.

Pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA, Native Hawaiian organizations and Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral, lineal, or cultural ties to, cultural and historical property knowledge of and/or concerns for, and cultural or religious attachment to the proposed project area are requested to contact DTS. Other individuals and organizations with demonstrated legal, economic, or historic preservation interest in the undertaking are asked to contact DTS and share information you may have on historical and cultural sites within the proposed APE. We welcome any information to Ms. Meredith Soniat, Project Manager via email at meredith.soniat@honolulu.gov, or by U.S. Postal Service to Meredith Soniat, Department of Transportation Services, 650 North King St., 3rd Flood, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813-3017.