Department of Transportation

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division alerts the public of a temporary lane closure on Aolele Street at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) for construction activities on the new Mauka Concourse project. Right turns will be restricted from the airport to Aolele Street northbound towards Nimitz Highway, near the US ...
Read More Right turns to Aolele Street from HNL temporarily closed overnight beginning Nov. 20, 2019

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce that it has successfully issued new highway revenue bonds that will provide funding to advance critical projects that will help preserve the State highway system and improve safety.  In addition, HDOT exercised fiscal prudence to refinance prior bonds for significant savings. The new ...
Read More HDOT Highways Division funds 0 million at historically low rates, refinances debt for significant savings

Meeting is to seek public comment on proposed night and Sunday work for the project. HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be conducting a Public Informational Meeting (PIM) regarding the proposed Interstate Route H-201 Outbound Auxiliary Lane Project. This meeting will include discussion on a Community Noise Variance Application for the project ...
Read More Public Informational Meeting for upcoming project on the westbound H-201 Moanalua Freeway between Fort Shafter and the H-3 Underpass

HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) proudly hosted the 2019 Protect Our Water Conference at Koʻolau Ballrooms and Conference Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. The annual Protect Our Water Conference provided construction best management practices training to approximately 400 attendees on how to minimize polluted storm water runoff from construction ...
Read More 2019 Protect Our Water Conference held to educate industry, transportation employees on environmentally responsible operation of systems

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the Highways Division’s bond rating to Aa1 from Aa2. The upgrade brings the Division’s bond rating to within one notch of the highest possible rating of Aaa. “This is good news for Hawaii taxpayers who will see ...
Read More Moody’s Investors Service upgrades HDOT Highways Division bond rating

HONOLULU – Beginning this month, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will mail driving reports to thousands of vehicle owners across the state. This is the next step in researching the feasibility of adjusting to a per-mile road usage charge (RUC) to fund Hawaii’s roads in the future. The research is part of a federally ...
Read More Hawaii vehicle owners to receive driving reports from State Department of Transportation

Special use lanes such as the Zipper lane and HOV/Contraflows will not be deployed. HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies motorists that Special use lanes (e.g., HOV, express shoulder, and contraflow lanes) on Hawaii Island, Oahu and Kauai will not be operational on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Examples of special ...
Read More Veterans Day schedule for State Routes, Monday, November 11

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division advises Oahu residents that Runway 4R-22L will be closed for runway improvements at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) nightly from 6:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. beginning Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 and continuing for approximately one month. During closure hours, flights will be directed ...
Read More Runway 4R-22L will be closed overnight for construction at HNL beginning Nov. 9, 2019

Overnight closures to complete the rock shed and highway improvement work needed HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has completed emergency slope repairs and is reopening the Pali Highway (Route 61) daily. Beginning Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, the route will be open 24/7 in the Kailua-bound direction and every day from 5 a.m. ...
Read More Pali Highway to open daily starting Monday, November 4, 2019