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LIHUE – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the travelling public that the newly installed traffic signal system on Kaumualii Highway (Route 50) at its intersection with Waimea Canyon Drive will be activated on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. The Kaumualii Highway and Waimea Canyon Drive traffic signals will operate in flashing mode beginning Friday, ...
Read More Traffic signal at Kaumualii Highway and Waimea Canyon Drive to activate Monday, Oct. 31

KAANAPALI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies drivers of a 24-hour closure beginning Monday, Oct. 24 of the southbound lanes of Honoapiilani Highway at the intersection of Kaka Alaneo Drive.   Southbound traffic will be contra flowed through one northbound lane. Turns onto Honoapiilani Highway from Kaka Alaneo Drive are permitted during the ...
Read More 24-Hour Closure at Honoapiilani Highway and Kaka Alaneo Drive beginning Oct. 24

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) has been awarded $312,000 in competitive grant funding towards construction of a plastic recycling research facility. The grant award is part of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Climate Challenge Initiative to support the efforts of state DOTs in carbon reduction and sustainable construction materials. The FHWA news ...
Read More HDOT to receive Climate Challenge Initiative funding for plastic recycling research

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs the public that the H-1 Freeway will be closed in both directions between the Waimalu Interchange and Waiawa Interchange from 9 p.m. on Saturday night, Nov. 5, through 4 a.m. on Sunday morning, Nov. 6, for the installation of new power lines and replacement of utility ...
Read More Full closure of the H-1 Freeway in both directions from the Waimalu Interchange to Waiawa Interchange for HECO work

LIHUE – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation-Airports Division (HDOT-A) alerts the public the Lihue Airport (LIH) Public Parking Lot Repaving Project will formally begin phase 2 on Monday, October 24. There will be milling, new asphalt, and striping work on the remainder of the main public parking lot. This final phase will take approximately three ...
Read More Lihue Airport to have fewer public parking spaces starting October 24

LIHUE – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces the planned reduction of the speed limit on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) between the highway’s intersections with Pili Road and Kalihiwai Road in Kilauea. Effective from the installation of the new speed limit signage on Tuesday, Oct. 25, the speed limit in the area will be ...
Read More Speed limit on Kuhio Highway between Pili Road and Kalihiwai Road reduced to 35 mph

HILO – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) wants to alert the public of a triennial exercise to be held at Hilo Airport (ITO) on Wednesday, Oct. 19, from approximately 9 a.m. through 12 p.m. The exercise is to test the airport’s personnel response procedures and capabilities outlined in the Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) during ...
Read More Hawaii Department of Transportation alerts the public to training scenerio being held at Hilo Airport

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public of full ramp closures scheduled on the eastbound H-1 Freeway Airport Viaduct, to replace compression seals on the expansion joints. The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam onramp and Airport offramp (Exit 16) will be closed on Wednesday night, Oct. 19, Saturday night, Oct. 22, and ...
Read More Eastbound Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam onramp and Airport offramp (Exit 16) closed Oct. 19 & 22 for expansion joint work

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs the public of the H-1 Freeway Rehabilitation project roadwork schedule beginning Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. Two right lanes will be closed on the H-1 Freeway, westbound direction between the Valkenburgh Street underpass and Salt Lake Boulevard underpass, from 8 p.m. on Friday night, Oct. 21, continuously ...
Read More H-1 Freeway Rehabilitation project from Valkenburgh Street to Salt Lake Boulevard begins, Oct. 21

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is testing an asphalt mix with recycled plastic polymer as part of its sustainable transportation initiatives. The plastic road pilot will take place on Fort Weaver Road between Kilaha Street and the beginning of Fort Weaver Road near Cormorant Avenue. The amount of plastic modified asphalt used ...
Read More HDOT testing asphalt mixes designed to improve pavement and the environment