Department of Transportation

HILO — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) and Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (FHWA-CFLHD) are completing the final phase of the Daniel K. Inouye Highway (formerly known as Saddle Road) improvement project. Construction has commenced for the realignment of the roadway from milepost 5.6 to milepost 11.7 west of Hilo. The ...
Read More Public urged not to take wood from Daniel K. Inouye Highway project site to prevent spreading fungus

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts the public that the Middle Street Off-Ramp (Exit 19A) from the westbound H-1 Freeway will be closed on Friday night, April 22, 2016 from 9:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. for pavement striping and marker installations. Westbound H-1 Freeway motorists are advised to use the Likelike Highway ...
Read More H-1 Freeway westbound Middle Street Off-Ramp closed Friday night, April 22

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts the public that two southbound lanes will be closed on Liliha Street between Vineyard Boulevard and North King Street beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 22, 2016 through 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, 2016 as part of the Liliha Street Rehabilitation project. This is ...
Read More Weekend lane closures on Liliha Street scheduled for Friday, April 22

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased with the order issued on April 14th by Judge J. Michael Seabright, Chief United States District Judge, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. The Court’s order highlights the fact that from 2011 through today, HDOT has worked to ensure that its employees ...
Read More HDOT takes steps to abide by court ruling to provide a workplace free of discrimination and harrassment

KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division celebrated the start of construction on the new Consolidated Rent-A-Car (Conrac) facility at Kahului Airport, Friday, April 15, 2016. The groundbreaking ceremony marks the beginning of construction to build a beautiful and functional facility that will enhance the customer experience for those traveling to and ...
Read More Construction begins on new earth friendly facility at Kahului Airport

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the Pali Highway will be closed in the Kailua-bound direction between Waokanaka Street and Kamehameha Highway from 7 p.m. on Saturday night, April 9, 2016, through 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, April 10, 2016, for routine tunnel maintenance and cleaning. Electronic message boards ...
Read More Pali Highway Kailua-bound closed April 9, for tunnel maintenance

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), the four county police departments, and our private partner Toyota Hawaii, are working together on educating all of Hawaii’s roadway users about the dangers of distracted driving throughout National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. Increased enforcement of distracted driving laws combined with public education have proven ...
Read More April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is moving forward with improvements to the Paumalu Stream Bridge in order to lift weight restrictions as soon as possible. The bridge is on Kamehameha Highway, located between Paumalu Place and Ke Nui Road, near Sunset Beach. Damage to the concrete support columns was discovered during a ...
Read More Paumalu Stream Bridge improvements planned, weight limit restrictions modified

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation, Harbors Division (HDOT), took the next step in making the highly anticipated Kapalama Container Terminal (KCT) a reality. The Department, along with elected officials and representatives of the University of Hawaii (UH), conducted a blessing and key ceremony to formally convey the newly renovated Pier 35 facility to ...
Read More Relocation of UH Marine Center makes way for Kapalama Container Terminal improvements

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), working with Johnson Controls, advances the state’s commitment to sustainability by providing energy-efficient lighting solutions on the highway systems in Oahu and Maui districts. In July 2015, HDOT Highways Division signed an energy savings contract with Johnson Controls that will reduce annual energy use by an estimated ...
Read More HDOT advances sustainability mission and improves safety with enhanced lighting solutions