All injunctions were lifted and construction resumed

An exemption to federal law was signed allowing On appeal, the injunction halting construction was Halekou interchange (Kamehameha Highway) construction Second supplemental EIS required as condtion ofР”Вissolving previous injunction stopping construction. FinalР”Р„pproval on the route gained from Federal Highway Administration. Valley was found to cover North Halawa Valley as well. The court order stopping construction through Moanalua EIS approved for the North Halawa Valley route.

After litigation and declaration of Moanalua ValleyР”Р„s a historic landmark, H-3 was rerouted through North Halawa The following is a timeline on litigation and delays in H-3 construction: The remaining section between Halawa and the Pali golf course was tied up in litigation, with the planned route still traversing Moanalua Valley. North shore residents were opposed to H-3, as they didn't want their side of the island to become as urbanized as Honolulu.Р”В¬onstruction began by 1972 between the Pali Golf Course and MCAS Kaneohe on the North Shore, and on the Halawa interchange. H-3 was the first project in Hawaii to require an environmental impact statement, and the selected route, through Moanalua Valley, ran into intense community opposition. H-3 was designed to run from Pearl Harbor to Kaneohe MCAS, to serve troop and equipment movements across the island.Р”Вue to priorities being H-1 and H-2, H-3 started incurring delays. Interstate H3 GuidesР”Р„s part of statehood, a network of interstate highways was proposed for Hawaii. Covering 16.1 miles from the Halawa Interchange north to Kaneohe MCAS, the freeway opened in 1997, 25 years after the initial construction on the North Shore and 37 years after the route was first proposed. H-3 is Hawaii's most beautiful and controversial freeway. Views of Kane'ohe Bay and the Ko'olau Range from a vista point along Interstate H3 westbound.

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