Honolulu-bound Likelike Highway closed evening of Friday, July 24 for signal work

Posted on Jul 22, 2026 in Main, News

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) issues this announcement of the upcoming full closure of Honolulu-bound Likelike Highway on the evening of Friday, July 24 to replace a traffic signal mast arm.  

Crews will close both Honolulu-bound lanes of Likelike Highway at the intersection of Kamehameha IV Road to work on the replacement of a rusted traffic signal mast arm spanning the roadway, from 8 p.m. on Friday, July 24 through 12 a.m. the next day.   

Honolulu-bound motorists will be detoured via Kamehameha IV Road during this work. The left-turn lanes from Kamehameha IV Road onto Kāneʻohe-bound Likelike Highway will be closed during this work. Kāneʻohe-bound traffic on Likelike Highway will not be affected by this work. For access to the Windward side during work hours motorists may use the H-3 Freeway, or Pali Highway.   

Special duty police officers will be on-site to assist with traffic control and safety procedures. Electronic message boards will be posted to notify motorists of the planned closures. 

All work is weather permitting, work schedules and project completion date are subject to change per these conditions.  

For a full list of lane closures scheduled on state roadways, please visit the HDOT website at https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/roadwork/ 

 

 

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