HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will not run special use lanes such as the Zipperlane, the Highway 130 Contraflow, and the Kuhio Highway Contraflow from Friday, Dec. 25, through Sunday, Jan. 3, due to lower holiday traffic volumes. Special use lane operations will resume Monday, Jan. 4. A list of special use ...
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New Interactive Program Stresses Importance of Keeping Hawaii’s Storm Water System Clean HONOLULU – Protecting the ocean, rivers, and streams from pollution is the focus of a new online learning series for kids launched by the Hawaii Department of Transportation’s (HDOT) Storm Water Management Program. The Hawaii Storm Patrol Online Learning Series teaches keiki about ...
Read More HDOT launches online video series to teach keiki about ocean, water pollution prevention
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Oahu motorists that all lanes will be closed on the H-1 Freeway in the westbound direction between the Makakilo Drive overpass and the Kalaeloa Boulevard overpass beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23 through 5 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, for overhead sign work. The Makakilo ...
Read More Full nighttime closure of the westbound H-1 Freeway Dec. 23 for overhead sign repair
KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises the public of temporary weekend closures of Main Street (State Route 32) in Wailuku town for utility work between Dec. 13, 2020, and Jan. 2, 2021. The road closures are for Maui County’s Department of Water Supply to repair and replace valves within the roadway. See ...
Read More Weekend closures of Main Street in Wailuku town for utility work, December 13 – January 2
LIHUE – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public of temporary full closures on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) near Mile Marker 25 (approaching the Kalihiwai Bridge) on Tuesday, Dec. 15 and Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. The closures are needed to safely install drape mesh on the upper slope as part of a federal ...
Read More Temporary full closures of Kuhio Highway at Kalihiwai Bridge, Dec. 15 and 16
HILO – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is providing additional details on the installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Volcano Road (Route 11) and Kipimana Street following observations conducted since their activation in late October. The traffic signals were installed at this intersection to improve safety and accessibility for all roadway users. ...
Read More Traffic signal at Volcano Road and Kipimana Street
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will hold a virtual public meeting to provide an update on current and future projects for the Ala Moana Boulevard/Nimitz Highway Corridor. These projects include the ongoing Ala Moana/Nimitz Resurfacing – Kalihi Stream Bridge to Atkinson and the planned Ala Moana Elevated Pedestrian Walkway. Meeting details are: ...
Read More Virtual update on Ala Moana Boulevard and Nimitz Highway Resurfacing on Dec. 15, 2020
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is encouraging Hawaii drivers to get their Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspections (PMVI or Safety Checks) if they are comfortable doing so. PMVI stations were approved to reopen under COVID-19 guidelines on May 15, 2020. Currently all commercial and non-commercial motor vehicle safety inspection certificates and stickers that ...
Read More Hawaii drivers encouraged to get low risk safety checks
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) reports that there have been 27 fewer deaths on Hawaii roads compared to this time in 2019. However, traffic volumes, or the amount of vehicle trips on the roads, has also been greatly decreased due to various orders related to the current pandemic. “At HDOT, we are ...
Read More Fewer year-to-date traffic fatalities counterweighed by fewer vehicles on the road
HDOT hosted 2020 Protect Our Water Conference through an online platform; sessions available on YouTube from Dec. 18 HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) virtually hosted the 2020 Protect Our Water Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in consideration of current restrictions due to COVID-19. The Protect Our Water Conference is ...
Read More Conference to train construction industry personnel on how to protect water quality goes virtual