Full closure of Bayfront Highway in Hilo Saturday, July 4

Posted on Jul 2, 2026 in Main, News

Aerial map showing a traffic detour for the Bayfront Highway closure at the Waianuenue Avenue intersection. A police officer is stationed at the barricade, with 300 feet of traffic cones on the highway and 100 feet of cones near the intersection directing traffic.

Aerial map showing a road closure at the intersection of Bayfront Highway and Pauahi Street. A police officer is stationed at the barricade, with 150 feet of traffic cones along the highway median and 250 feet of cones blocking Pauahi Street.

 

HILO, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies highway users of the full closure of Bayfront Highway (Route 11) in Hilo between the Pauahi intersection and Wailuku Bridge on Saturday, July 4, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., for the Hilo Bay Blast Fourth of July celebration.

 

Highway users can detour to Kamehameha Avenue. Electronic message signs have been posted.

 

For weekly lane closures on Hawaiʻi Island visit our website at  https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/roadwork/hawaii/

 

 

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