Rick,

It's not about something needing repairs and improvement.  Obviously anything will need repairs.  But the return on investment makes rail a very poor investment of time and money.  The city already acknowledged that rail will have an insignificant impact on traffic.   Those billions could have been spent on actual traffic reducing measures.   

In fact, the current state of the rail fiasco will result in longer commute times for those who eventually have their bus routes cancelled when the rail is running.   Catch a bus to the rail in Ewa.  Ride a train that stops practically every mile.   Then catch a bus to town.   If you work at UH Manoa, then you catch 2 buses after getting off the train.