Highways

KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises the public of temporary weekend closures of Main Street (State Route 32) in Wailuku town for utility work between Dec. 13, 2020, and Jan. 2, 2021. The road closures are for Maui County’s Department of Water Supply to repair and replace valves within the roadway. See ...
Read More Weekend closures of Main Street in Wailuku town for utility work, December 13 – January 2

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public of temporary full closures on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) near Mile Marker 25 (approaching the Kalihiwai Bridge) on Tuesday, Dec. 15 and Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. The closures are needed to safely install drape mesh on the upper slope as part of a federal ...
Read More Temporary full closures of Kuhio Highway at Kalihiwai Bridge, Dec. 15 and 16

HILO – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is providing additional details on the installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Volcano Road (Route 11) and Kipimana Street following observations conducted since their activation in late October. The traffic signals were installed at this intersection to improve safety and accessibility for all roadway users. ...
Read More Traffic signal at Volcano Road and Kipimana Street

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will hold a virtual public meeting to provide an update on current and future projects for the Ala Moana Boulevard/Nimitz Highway Corridor. These projects include the ongoing Ala Moana/Nimitz Resurfacing – Kalihi Stream Bridge to Atkinson and the planned Ala Moana Elevated Pedestrian Walkway. Meeting details are: ...
Read More Virtual update on Ala Moana Boulevard and Nimitz Highway Resurfacing on Dec. 15, 2020

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is encouraging Hawaii drivers to get their Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspections (PMVI or Safety Checks) if they are comfortable doing so. PMVI stations were approved to reopen under COVID-19 guidelines on May 15, 2020. Currently all commercial and non-commercial motor vehicle safety inspection certificates and stickers that ...
Read More Hawaii drivers encouraged to get low risk safety checks

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) reports that there have been 27 fewer deaths on Hawaii roads compared to this time in 2019. However, traffic volumes, or the amount of vehicle trips on the roads, has also been greatly decreased due to various orders related to the current pandemic. “At HDOT, we are ...
Read More Fewer year-to-date traffic fatalities counterweighed by fewer vehicles on the road

HDOT hosted 2020 Protect Our Water Conference through an online platform; sessions available on YouTube from Dec. 18 HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) virtually hosted the 2020 Protect Our Water Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in consideration of current restrictions due to COVID-19. The Protect Our Water Conference is ...
Read More Conference to train construction industry personnel on how to protect water quality goes virtual

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Oahu motorists that the westbound H-3 Freeway/Pearl Harbor offramp will be closed from Likelike Highway in the Honolulu-bound direction on Monday night, Nov. 23, 2020, through Thursday morning, Nov. 26, 2020, from 8:30 p.m. to 4: 30 a.m., nightly, for the Likelike Highway Resurfacing project. In ...
Read More Nightly full closure of the westbound H-3 Freeway/Pearl Harbor offramp from Likelike Highway on Nov. 23-26

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Oahu motorists that roadwork will continue on the Vineyard Boulevard onramp to the eastbound H-1 Freeway, for drilling and installations of fiber optic cables. The lane closure schedule is as follows: Right lane will be closed on weekdays, beginning Friday, Nov. 30, 2020, through Friday, Dec. ...
Read More Single lane to be closed on the Vineyard onramp to the eastbound H-1 Freeway Nov. 13 thru Dec. 18

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be closing lanes of Pali Highway between Upper Dowsett Avenue and Ahipuu Street for the installation of two raised crosswalks. The installations are scheduled from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 29 and Monday, Nov. 30 Tuesday, Nov. 24 and Wednesday, Nov. 25. Closures ...
Read More REVISED: Nighttime closures Nov. 29 and 30 for installation of Pali Highway raised crosswalks