Administration

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists of nightly lane closures on the H-1 Freeway Airport Viaduct for bridge inspection from 9 p.m. – 4 a.m. on the nights of Tuesday, Jan. 7 through Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. The areas to be closed vary nightly and are listed below:

Tuesday, Jan. 7 (all closures between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. the following morning)

Eastbound closures:

• Three left lanes and the shoulder of the Viaduct between the Pearl Harbor Hickam Offramp and the Dillingham Boulevard/Middle Street Offramp (Exit 18B)
• No access to the H-1 eastbound through the Middle Street Tunnel or the Dillingham Boulevard/Middle Street exit from the Viaduct during the closure. Motorists will need to take the Nimitz Highway Offramp
• HOV offramp to eastbound Nimitz Highway

Wednesday, Jan. 8 (all closures between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. the following morning)

Eastbound closures:

• Two right lanes and the shoulder of the Viaduct between the Pearl Harbor Hickam Offramp and the Dillingham Boulevard/Middle Street Offramp (Exit 18B)
• Onramps from Kamehameha Highway and Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam will be closed
• Airport Offramp (Exit 16) will be closed
• No access to Nimitz Highway or the Dillingham Boulevard/Middle Street exit from the Viaduct during the closure. Motorists will continue eastbound on the H-1 through the Middle Street Tunnel

Thursday, Jan. 9 (all closures between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. the following morning)

Westbound closures:

• Right lanes (number varies) and shoulder of the Viaduct between the Dillingham Boulevard/Middle Street Offramp (Exit 18B) to the Pearl Harbor Hickam Offramp
• One lane will remain open
• Onramp from H-201 Moanalua Freeway will be closed. Motorists can continue west from the H-201, Nimitz Highway or Middle Street
• Airport Offramp will be closed
• H-1 West Onramp from the Airport will be closed
• Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam Offramp will be closed

The lane closures are needed to allow HDOT crews safe access to the Airport Viaduct structure for routine inspection. HDOT thanks the travelling public for their patience as we work to maintain our State’s critical transportation infrastructure.

Motorists are advised to drive with caution, allow for extra travel time, and check traffic apps like GoAkamai.org for up to the minute traffic conditions and live cameras, before heading to their destinations. Roadwork is weather permitting.

Roadwork updates are posted weekly on the HDOT website at: https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/roadwork/ and released through our social media channels on Facebook and Twitter.