Department of Transportation

 

KONA, Hawaiʻi— The Hawai’i Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies highway users of two speed humps being installed on Māmalahoa Highway and one speed table on Kuakini Highway Thursday, April 30 and Friday, April 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work will require a single-lane closure with alternating traffic routed through the open lane.

 

The speed humps and speed table will improve safety through the corridor by providing a physical reminder to motorists of their vehicle speed and are designed to be safely traversable at the posted speed limit. In the last five years there were eight crashes, resulting in one fatality and nine people injured in the area.

 

Following installation, there will be a total of 24 raised crosswalks, speed tables and speed humps on state routes on Hawai‘i Island.

 

Work is weather permitting. For weekly lane closure information on Hawaiʻi Island visit our website at https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/roadwork/hawaii/

 

 

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HDOT Public Affairs Office

Phone: 808-587-2160

Email: [email protected]