Night work to close westbound Hālawa/H-3 Freeway off-ramps begins Tuesday, Aug. 4

Posted on Jul 30, 2026 in Main, News
Motorists will be detoured westbound staying on Moanalua Freeway through the H-99 Stadium/ʻAiea Exit to make a right on Kaimakani Street, to eastbound Ulune Street to the H-201 eastbound Exit 1C to access the eastbound H-3 Freeway during this work.

Detour map for access to the H-3 Freeway.

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies O‘ahu motorists that nightly closures of the Hālawa and H-3 Freeway off-ramps (Exit 1D and Exit 1E) from the westbound Moanalua Freeway (Route H-201), will resume beginning Tuesday, Aug. 4, for repaving activities on the Hālawa Interchange.  

Work hours are Sunday evenings through Thursday evenings, from 9 p.m. through 5:30 a.m. the following day. Motorists will be detoured westbound, through the H-99 Stadium/ʻAiea Exit, to access the H-3 freeway during this ramp closure. See map above.   

This work is scheduled through Friday, Aug. 14, excluding weekends and holidays.  

Repaving on the westbound H-201 Moanalua Freeway will continue during ramp work, closing two three right lanes between the Puʻuloa Road on-ramp and the Ala Kapuna Street overpass, following the same schedule above.  

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 closure.   

Upon conclusion the ramp work, crews will continue repaving in the three right lanes of the westbound H-201 Moanalua Freeway, between Moanalua Gardens and the Hālawa Interchange. This work is scheduled for Sundays through Fridays from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.  

Remaining work for the H-201 Moanalua Freeway Repaving project includes striping of the westbound Moanalua Freeway between the Middle Street off-ramp and the Hālawa Interchange, as well as the paving and restriping of the eastbound Moanalua Freeway between the H-3 overpass and Red Hill. All work will be announced as it is scheduled.   

The estimated completion date of this work is March 2027. All work is weather permitting, work schedules and project completion date subject to change per these conditions.  

HDOT thanks the public for its cooperation as we work to maintain safe facilities.   

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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