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HILO – As Mauna Loa continues to erupt, the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds visitors and residents of various highway safety measures in place along the Daniel K. Inouye Highway (formerly Saddle Road). DKI Highway No parking zones between mile marker 16 and the Highway’s junction with Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190). Speed limit reduction ...
Read More Mauna Loa traffic safety reminders, Dec. 7

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds the traveling public of scheduled full closures of westbound H-1 Freeway between the Valkenburgh Street Underpass and the Salt Lake Boulevard Underpass Friday, Dec. 9, through Monday, Dec. 12. Details on the westbound closure between the Stadium (Exit 15A) and the H-1/H-201 merge are: At 8 ...
Read More Full weekend closure on H-1 westbound for rehabilitation project between Valkenburgh and Salt Lake

Honolulu – The Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division (HDOT-A) continues to work to modernize the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) and give HNL an open, clean feel. Part of the modernization includes bringing in two automatic floor cleaners to supplement janitorial services. “The robotic scrubbers will help us keep HNL sanitary and sparkling,” ...
Read More HDOT introduces automated floor cleaning robots at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public of the second round of the 24-hour closure of Farrington Highway in the northbound direction at Makaha Bridge No. 3A, between Kili Drive and Makau Street. The closure will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Dec. 7, and end at 3 p.m. on ...
Read More 24-hour closure at Makaha Bridge No. 3A scheduled on Dec. 7 to Dec. 8

HILO – In preparation for the possibility of lava from the Mauna Loa eruption crossing the Daniel K. Inouye Highway (formerly Saddle Road), the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) reopened the second lane over Nanue Bridge. The makai (northbound) lane of the bridge at mile marker 18.5 on Hawaii Belt Road was closed due to ...
Read More Mauna Loa updates on Nanue Bridge, DKI Highway

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces the full selection of sites for the Red-Light Safety Camera (RLSC) pilot. Phase 1 sites were announced on Sept. 20, and are: Vineyard Boulevard and Palama Street Vineyard Boulevard and Liliha Street The Phase 2 sites will be: Vineyard Boulevard and Nuuanu Avenue Pali Highway and ...
Read More Red-Light Safety Camera sites chosen

Hawaii Island – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is coordinating with all county, state, and federal partners in the Emergency Operation Center on Hawaii Island, and in constant communication with the Governor’s Office, in assessing threats to Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Highway 200/Saddle Road) near the eruption of Mauna Loa. The highway remains open, ...
Read More HDOT monitoring Daniel K. Inouye Highway on Hawaii Island in case of emergency closure

KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be hosting two virtual and one in-person public informational meetings, to discuss the Honoapiilani Highway Improvement project, from Pāpalaua Beach Park to Launiupoko. The meetings will present HDOT’s plan to secure Maui’s coastal roadway from seasonal ocean swells and storm surges that cause shoreline erosion and ...
Read More  Public informational meetings scheduled for the Honoapiilani Highway Improvement project

HILO – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds the public to use caution and common sense on the Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200, formerly known as Saddle Road) during the ongoing Mauna Loa eruption. During this event, the no parking zones between mile marker 16 and mile marker 31 will be enforced. DKI ...
Read More Reminder: Do not park on DKI (Saddle Road) to observe Mauna Loa eruption

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be holding virtual public meetings on the update of the Hawaii Statewide Transportation Plan (HSTP) on Dec. 5, 6, 14, & 15. The HSTP looks at the future of transportation for the next 25 years and will update the State’s long-term transportation goals and policies for ...
Read More Hawaii Statewide transportation plan virtual public meetings scheduled Dec. 5, 6, 14, & 15