Department of Transportation

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce it has reduced its unexpended federal obligation balance, also known as the “Pipeline” by more than $108 million. This is the second year in a row HDOT has experienced a reduction of more than $100 million. As of the end of Fiscal Year ...
Read More HDOT reduces federal Pipeline to lowest amount in 16 years

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that there will be lane closures on multiple roadways on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. for the Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation’s Race to the Base triathlon. The lane closures on State roadways are as follows: Ala Moana Boulevard/Nimitz ...
Read More H-3 Freeway, H-1 Freeway, Nimitz Highway, and Ala Moana Boulevard lane closures on Saturday, Oct. 15, for triathlon

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that Ala Moana Boulevard will be closed in the westbound direction between Queen Street and Kamakee Street on Thursday night, Oct. 13, 2016 from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., for resurfacing work. During closure hours, westbound motorists will be detoured onto Queen Street then ...
Read More Westbound Ala Moana Boulevard closed on Thursday, Oct. 13, for resurfacing work

HILO – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is notifying the public of lead contamination mitigation work being performed below and in the vicinity of the Hakalau Bridge in Hawaii County. Initial tests discovered lead in the soil around the base of the bridge structure that exceeded allowable levels. Additional soil testing will determine the ...
Read More Area beneath two Hawaii bridges being tested for lead contamination

UPDATE:  The work referenced below on the H-1 Freeway eastbound in Kapolei has finished ahead of schedule. The remaining scheduled overnight closures beginning Sept. 28 & 29 are no longer necessary. The H-1 Freeway will remain open as normal. HDOT thanks the public for planning ahead while we make the infrastructure improvements. HONOLULU – The ...
Read More H-1 Freeway eastbound closure scheduled for the Kapolei Interchange phase 2 project

KONA — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces the opening of the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Waikoloa Road to traffic in all directions beginning Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. The intersection at Mile Post 75 on Route 19 was previously a three-way intersection. HDOT Highways Division, Hawaii District permitted the addition of an ...
Read More New traffic pattern at Waikoloa intersection with Queen Kaahumanu Highway begins Monday, September 26

LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is alerting the public of a temporary closure of the Wailua River Bridge (mauka bridge) for emergency repair work to nearby power lines beginning at midnight Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. All traffic will be detoured to Cane Haul Bridge. The detour onto the Cane Haul Bridge will ...
Read More Wailua Bridge to temporarily close to allow for emergency line repair

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with community and environmental leaders for the Honoapiilani Highway shoreline protection project at Olowalu. HDOT will modify the project to include restriping and repair of the existing revetment. The revised plan will restripe the highway and move ...
Read More Agreement reached in protection of Honoapiilani Highway at Olowalu

HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Highways Division (HDOT) will be holding a public information meeting on the Kalanianaole Highway Improvement Project Phase 1, between the Olomana Golf Course and the Vicinity of Poalima Street. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the ongoing construction activities for Phase 1 and to ...
Read More Public information meeting scheduled regarding the Kalanianaole Highway improvements project phase 1

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is teaming up with the four county police departments and child passenger safety advocates to promote National Child Passenger Safety Week, September 18-24. During Child Passenger Safety Week and throughout the year, Hawaii’s child passenger safety technicians are dedicated to helping parents and caregivers learn how to ...
Read More Hawaii celebrates National Child Passenger Safety Week with free car seat checks statewide