Nightly closures scheduled on the westbound H-1 Freeway at the Kapolei Interchange for the week of Jan. 12

Posted on Jan 10, 2020 in Highways News, Main, News

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Oahu motorists of nightly full closures scheduled on the westbound H-1 Freeway for the Kapolei Interchange Phase 2 project, during the week of Jan. 12, 2020.

The closures below will run concurrently on Monday and Tuesday night. When Closure Number 2 (between Exit 3 and Makakilo Drive) is picked up at 4 a.m., Closure Number 1 (between Exit 2 and Kalaeloa Boulevard) will still be in place until 5 a.m.

  1. The H-1 Freeway will be closed in the westbound direction between the Makakilo/Kapolei/Kalaeloa offramp (Exit 2) and the Kalaeloa Boulevard overpass on Sunday night, Jan. 12, through Friday morning, Jan. 17, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., for bridge work.

Westbound motorists will be detoured to Makakilo Drive via the Makakilo/Kapolei/Kalaeloa offramp (Exit 2) and may continue on Farrington Highway/Kamokila Boulevard, Wakea Street, and the Farrington Highway onramp to return to the westbound H-1 Freeway. Please see below for a map of the detour route.

  1. On Monday and Tuesday night, the westbound H-1 Freeway closure will be extended to the Kapolei/Ewa offramp (Exit 3) through the Makakilo Drive overpass, from 10:30 p.m. to 4 a.m., for signage work.

Westbound motorists will be detoured to Kualakai Parkway via the Kapolei/Ewa offramp (Exit 3) and may continue on Farrington Highway, Wakea Street, and the Farrington Highway onramp to return to the westbound H-1 Freeway. Please see below for a map of the detour route.

Electronic message boards will be posted to notify motorists of the closures and detours. Special Duty Police Officers will be on-site to assist with traffic control and safety procedures. Emergency vehicles, first responders, and TheBus have been notified of the full closure and will not be allowed through the work zone.

Motorists are advised to allow for extra travel time to get to their destinations. For more information on the Kapolei Interchange project, please view the project website at https://kapolei-interchange.squarespace.com/. All roadwork is weather permitting.

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