Highways News

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) shares that it will use the $3 million dollars in quick release Emergency Relief (ER) funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for necessary work to maintain safe access to West Maui via Honoapiʻilani Highway (Route 30) and the Lāhainā Bypass (Route 3000). “We’re grateful for the continued support ...
Read More HDOT to use million in quick release FHWA funding to maintain safe access to West Maui

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies motorists about an upcoming full closure of the H-3 Freeway, on Saturday, Aug. 26. Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 7 p.m. to accommodate various highway maintenance tasks, joint and deck maintenance, and Hawaiian Electric utility work. HDOT crews will maximize the closure ...
Read More Update: Full Closure of the H-3 Freeway Saturday Aug. 26

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies motorists about an upcoming full closure of the H-3 Freeway, on Saturday, Aug. 26. Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accommodate various highway maintenance tasks, joint and deck maintenance, and Hawaiian Electric utility work. HDOT crews will maximize the closure by performing ...
Read More Full Closure of the H-3 Freeway Saturday Aug. 26

LĪHUʻE – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Kauaʻi motorists of upcoming work on the Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste Memorial Bridge beginning Monday, Aug. 21 as part of the Wailua Bridge Repair project.    This will be a left lane closure in the northbound direction, in the vicinity of North Leho Drive and Kuamoʻo Road, beginning ...
Read More Upcoming closure on Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste Memorial Bridge beginning Monday, Aug. 21

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds the public that night work will begin on the Pali Highway from Vineyard Boulevard to the Wylie Street Interchange on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The roadwork dates have slightly changed to occur on Monday nights through Friday nights, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., weekly. Sunday ...
Read More Update on the Pali Highway night work schedule

Following the opening of the Lāhāina Bypass on Aug. 15, 2023, the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) began installing dust screens around Lāhainā Town. The dust screens will reduce the spread of potentially hazardous materials across the roadways. This measure is being taken to protect highway users along Honoapiʻilani Highway (Route 30) and the Lāhāina ...
Read More HDOT installing dust screens around Lāhainā Town

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public that nighttime work will begin on the Pali Highway from Vineyard Boulevard to the Wylie Street Interchange on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023 Aug. 13, 2023. The start date has been delayed due to equipment availability. Paving operations will occur nightly, from Sunday nights through ...
Read More Revised: Night work begins on the Pali Highway Sunday, Aug. 20

HONOLULU– The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is issuing the following update on the Maipalaoa Bridge project. Work will resume in the area in August 2023 after previous construction delays. Phase 3, which began in April 2023, was recently stopped due to the discovery of a cable line not previously known to the contractor. For ...
Read More Update on Maipalaoa Bridge project on Farrington Highway

HONOLULU – The Hawai’i Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public that Aolele Street will be closed in both directions between the Post Office and Nimitz Highway on Monday, Aug. 14 and Tuesday, Aug. 15, from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m., for paving work. Roadwork details are as follows. During roadwork hours, motorists are advised ...
Read More Nighttime closure of Aolele Street scheduled on Aug. 14 and 15, for paving work

Motorist hit and killed while attending to his broken-down car on H-1 Freeway Ben and Dolores Lum had been married for more than 60 years. They were killed on the H-1 Freeway last week Thursday in what has been a deadly start to August. The Lums leave behind three sons, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. “It’s ...
Read More Deadly start to August on Hawai‘i roads