HILO – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts travelers of busy times at airports as thousands ascend to Hawai‘i Island for the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival. Hilo will host the huge event, considered to be the most prestigious hula competition in the world, April 12 to 15, 2023. The crowds are expected to be ...
Read More Busy travel time with Merrie Monarch Festival on Hawaii Island
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HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises motorists that the Red-Light Safety Cameras (RLSC) at Likelike Highway and School Street will begin citations on Monday, April 10, 2023. That makes six RLSC intersections across Honolulu now issuing citations, with two others issuing warnings. Hawai‘i’s RLSCs issue warnings for a 30-day period before they ...
Read More Red-Light Safety Cameras at Likelike Highway and School Street will issue citations beginning Monday, April 10
HILO – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) will increase the speed limit on Volcano Road (Route 11) between the highway’s intersections with North Ala Road and Old Volcano Road, through Kurtistown. Effective from the installation of the new speed limit signage on Thursday, April 6, the speed limit in the area will be 45 ...
Read More Speed limit for Highway 11 returns to 45 mph between North Ala Road and Old Volcano Road
HONOLULU– The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies O‘ahu motorists that the eastbound lanes of Farrington Highway (Route 93) will be closed between Manunūnū Street and Maipalaoa Road on Monday and Tuesday, April 10 and 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., for work at Maipalaoa Bridge. A closure of the eastbound lanes is required ...
Read More Eastbound lanes closed on Farrington Highway on April 10 and 11
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) dedicates the month of April to “Distracted Driving Awareness Month,” a national campaign urging motorists to focus solely on driving and to avoid all distractions. Distracted driving involves any activity that diverts the driver’s attention from the roadway. These actions may include but are not limited to, ...
Read More HDOT dedicates April to Distracted Driving Awareness Month
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) has procedures to prepare for possible heavy storms and flooding. Those procedures include checks on drains and bridges, rockslide areas, and low-lying spots along freeways, highways, and roads. On Sunday, April 2, HDOT was not expecting the heavy rains over Honolulu that resulted in flooding on the ...
Read More Hawaii Department of Transportation adjusts storm preparations
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies motorists that improvements for bicyclists will be installed at the intersection of Kalanianaole Highway and Keahole Street, starting on Monday, April 3, 2023. Construction will install new signage, relocate loop detectors, and revise the striping format on Kalanianaole Highway and Keahole Street. Lane closure details are ...
Read More Improvements to accommodate bicyclists will be added to the Kalanianaole Highway and Keahole Street intersection
HONOLULU– The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) issues the following update on the Maipalaoa Bridge project. Due to recent weather conditions, roadwork on Maipalaoa bridge that was originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, has been rescheduled for the evening of Thursday, March 30. Eastbound lanes will be closed on Farrington Highway (Route 93) between ...
Read More Work on Maipalaoa Bridge Project rescheduled for Thursday, March 30
HONOLULU– The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public of a full closure of the Airport offramp (Exit 16) from the westbound H-1 Freeway on Monday night, April 3, through Thursday morning, April 6, from 8 p.m. to 3:30 a.m., nightly, for the installation of rumble bars. During closure hours, westbound motorists wanting to ...
Read More Nighttime full closure of the westbound Airport offramp (Exit 16) on April 3 – 6
LĪHUʻE – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises the traveling public that there will be no access to Papaloa Road from its southern connection with Kūhiō Highway from 8 p.m. Thursday, March 30, through 5 a.m. Friday, April 1, 2023, for paving. During the nighttime work, there will also be a single lane closure ...
Read More No access to Papaloa Road from northbound Kuhio Highway Thursday night, March 30