Highways Posts

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be temporarily closing both lanes of Kuhio Highway (Route 560) in Waikoko between mile markers 4.37 and 4.45 for slope stabilization starting Wednesday, April 14 through Saturday, April 17, 2021. The work schedule will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. The temporary ...
Read More Temporary full closures on Kuhio Highway for slope stabilization in Waikoko beginning April 14

HONOLULU – Driving distracted is like driving while blindfolded. If your eyes are on your phone, then they’re not on the road. A lot of people may think that’s not a big deal for a quick text. However, in the time it takes you to read this sentence, you’d have traveled about the length of ...
Read More April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Oahu motorists that all lanes will be closed on the H-1 Freeway in the westbound direction between the Middle Street offramp (Exit 19A) and the Keehi Interchange on Sunday night, April 11, 2021, through Friday morning, April 16, 2021, from 7:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., nightly, ...
Read More Full closure of the westbound H-1 Freeway between the Middle Street offramp (Exit 19A) and Keehi Interchange for marking installations

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is planning adjustments to the replacement of Makaha Bridge No. 3 and 3A on Farrington Highway. The adjustments will align with current resiliency goals and take community feedback on the project into account. Project elements that will be changed include: Use of a pre-fabricated steel bridge instead ...
Read More HDOT announces adjustments to Makaha 3 and 3A Bridge replacements

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has completed the interim restriping of Kuhio Highway between Kuamoo Road and Kapaa Temporary Bypass Road and will resume the regular configuration of the Kuhio Highway southbound contraflow on Monday, April 5. During the interim restriping that started March 21, contraflow configuration was adjusted for safety to ...
Read More Nighttime restriping work for Kuhio Highway Short-Term Improvements completed

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) provides the following update for scheduled single lane public access to Kuhio Highway (Route 560) on the north shore of Kauai at mile marker 1 approaching Hanalei Bridge (“Hanalei Hill”). The regular schedule for public access for passenger vehicles is: Monday through Saturday Morning access: 5:30 a.m. ...
Read More March 31 update to schedule for public access to Kuhio Highway in Hanalei

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Kauai motorists of pavement marking on Kaumualii Highway (Route 50) between Halewili Road in Kalaheo and Waialo Road in Eleele. Work will take place seven-days a week, day or night, starting immediately. During work hours, highway users will be detoured using Halewili Road. Allowable daytime work ...
Read More Closures of Kaumualii Highway between Kalaheo and Eleele for road striping

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Kauai motorists of an interim restriping of Kuhio Highway between Kuamoo Road and Haleilio Road that began Sunday, March 21, 2021. The interim striping is to safely facilitate continued work on the Kuhio Highway Short-Term Improvements Project. The Kuhio Highway Short-Term Improvements began earlier this month ...
Read More Nighttime restriping work for Kuhio Highway Short-Term Improvements began Sunday, March 21

UPDATE: Morning access will start at 5:30 a.m. to support morning commute needs of the community. LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will open Kuhio Highway (Route 560) on the north shore of Kauai at mile marker 1 approaching Hanalei Bridge (“Hanalei Hill”) for scheduled public access beginning Saturday, March 20, 2021. The ...
Read More Schedule for public access to Kuhio Highway in Hanalei

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is updating on continued closures of Kuhio Highway (Route 560) on the north shore of Kauai at mile marker 1 approaching Hanalei Bridge (“Hanalei Hill”). Emergency access for responders continued today and was coordinated with construction activities to prepare the highway for opening to vehicular traffic. As ...
Read More March 17 update on Kuhio Highway closures