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HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) provides an update on the Pali Highway Resurfacing project as construction on Phase II continues. Phase I of the Pali Highway project began early 2018 and was completed by late 2020. Improvements involved the installation of a new LED streetlighting system from Vineyard Boulevard to Castle Junction, ...
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LĪHUʻE – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces a proposed change to destination signs for the Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park along Kaumualiʻi Highway following the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) action on June 9 to change the name of the Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park to Pā‘ula‘ula State Historic ...
Read More Proposed change to destination sign to Russian Fort Elizabeth State Park

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts residents that Runway 4R at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport will be closed from 7 p.m. until 5 a.m. daily starting on Tuesday, June 14 through Friday, June 17. The closure is for rubber removal, which is required for certification of the airport. During the ...
Read More HNL Runway 4R temporarily closed

TSA unveils state-of-the-art scanners, photo ID verification units in security checkpoint at Lihue Airport LIHUE, Hawaii – Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that it has begun installing four state-of-the-art, computed tomography (CT) X-ray scanners in the security checkpoint at Lihue Airport (LIH). Installation of the four scanners began this week and ...
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LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is breaking ground for repair work to be done on the Wailua River Bridge on Kauai. The $55.7 million project will get underway in July and should wrap up by the end of 2024. $44.6 million of the funding will come from the federal government, and $11.17 ...
Read More Wailua River Bridge work to Begin

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), U.S. Small Business Administration, and Hawaii Minority Business Development Agency Business Center, invites small business owners and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) to attend our 2022 Business Matchmaking Event on Thursday, June 16, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., at Building Industry Association of Hawaii, in Waipahu. ...
Read More 2022 Business one on one Networking event hosted on Oahu

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), notifies Oahu motorists that a single left lane will be closed on Farrington Highway in both directions between Maipalaoa Road and Manununu Street on Wednesday, June 8, and Thursday, June 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., for girder lifts at Maipalaoa Bridge. Eastbound traffic will be ...
Read More Lane closure and traffic stoppages scheduled on Farrington Highway at Maipalaoa Bridge on June 8 and 9

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) began Phase 1 of Whitmore Avenue Sidewalk Improvements to construct a concrete sidewalk on the north side of Whitmore Avenue between Uakanikoʻo Street and the west end of ʻIhiʻihi Avenue on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. The contract cost for these improvements is $178,400. The shoulder on the ...
Read More Whitmore Avenue Sidewalk Improvements, Phase 1 begins May 31, 2022

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is advising anyone traveling out of Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to arrive at least three hours before your scheduled flight. Memorial Day weekend travel numbers are up and that is causing long lines at TSA checkpoints. Also know that parking can quickly fill up at ...
Read More Arrive early at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport due to heavy traffic

HONOLULU – As we prepare to enter the second week of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement effort, the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) encourages all motor vehicle occupants to buckle up—every trip, every time. Surveys of seat belt usage rates in Hawaiʻi show a decrease from ...
Read More Seat belt use trends remind us to Click it or Ticket