Interstate H-3 begins at the Halawa Interchange with Interstates H-1 and H-201.
The freeway then continues to the Halekou Interchange finally terminating at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
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H-3 winds its way through stunningly beautiful scenery from windward Oahu through the Halawa Valley.
Environmental complaints and legal challenges halted construction at many points.
Finally in an unprecedented move, freeway proponent U.S. H-3 is one of the most expensive Interstate Highways ever built, on a cost per mile basis.
Its final cost was $1.3 billion, or approximately $80 million per mile.
The success of the H-3 traffic management system served as a model for Hawaii’s future ITS programs statewide.
Sources:Wikipedia,Federal Highway Administration,Dennis Kawaharada
