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The rail agency insists it’s still trying to make the P3 deal work though.

The critical utility relocation work on Dillingham Boulevard has stalled amid an epic impasse between HART and city planners.

The rail agency has struggled to award the last major construction contract to build the full 20-mile transit project.

Local officials have remained tight-lipped on what’s happening with the long-anticipated award for the project’s final leg.

HART members raised more questions about whether a public-private partnership is still in play and what a “plan B” might look like.

City Council Chair Ikaika Anderson says “the process sucks,” referring to how this major public-private partnership award is made.

Officials are scrambling to speed up construction of stations and the relocation of utility lines for the future transit line.

UPDATED: The bids won’t be publicly released until the contract is awarded by unidentified officials. That’s expected to take at least another month.

“Conservative” projections show the pandemic may trigger a steep drop in the excise and hotel room taxes that finance the project.

Most of the top contenders say they would hit the brakes on the $9 billion project if financial hurdles can’t be overcome.