HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the Highways Division’s bond rating to Aa1 from Aa2. The upgrade brings the Division’s bond rating to within one notch of the highest possible rating of Aaa. “This is good news for Hawaii taxpayers who will see ...
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HONOLULU – Beginning this month, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will mail driving reports to thousands of vehicle owners across the state. This is the next step in researching the feasibility of adjusting to a per-mile road usage charge (RUC) to fund Hawaii’s roads in the future. The research is part of a federally ...
Read More Hawaii vehicle owners to receive driving reports from State Department of Transportation
Special use lanes such as the Zipper lane and HOV/Contraflows will not be deployed. HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies motorists that Special use lanes (e.g., HOV, express shoulder, and contraflow lanes) on Hawaii Island, Oahu and Kauai will not be operational on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Examples of special ...
Read More Veterans Day schedule for State Routes, Monday, November 11
Overnight closures to complete the rock shed and highway improvement work needed HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has completed emergency slope repairs and is reopening the Pali Highway (Route 61) daily. Beginning Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, the route will be open 24/7 in the Kailua-bound direction and every day from 5 a.m. ...
Read More Pali Highway to open daily starting Monday, November 4, 2019
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies motorists that the right turn lane from Nimitz Highway in the eastbound direction onto Sand Island Access Road will be closed on weekdays, beginning Monday, Nov. 4, through Friday, Nov. 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., for road improvements. Construction on Sand Island Access Road ...
Read More Right turn lane closed from eastbound Nimitz Highway to Sand Island Access Road for road improvements
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that there will be lane closures on multiple roadways on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 for the annual Race to the Base triathlon. Westbound lanes will begin to close on Ala Moana Boulevard starting at Kamakee Street at 3:30 a.m. and move westward. All lane ...
Read More Closures on H-3 Freeway, H-1 Freeway, Nimitz Highway, and Ala Moana Boulevard Saturday, November 2, for Race to the Base Triathlon
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is happy to announce the substantial completion of the H-1 Freeway Shoulder Widening and Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation (PCCP) project which is finished ahead of schedule. The project replaced some of the worst pavement on the state system with new precast concrete pavement in both directions ...
Read More H-1 Freeway paving and shoulder widening project finished ahead of schedule
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Oahu motorists that the H-1 Freeway will be closed nightly, in the westbound direction between the Makakilo/Kapolei/Kalaeloa offramp (Exit 2) and the Campbell Industrial Park/Barbers Point Harbor offramp (Exit 1) on Sunday night, Oct. 27, through Friday morning, Nov. 1, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., ...
Read More Nightly closures of the H-1 Freeway at the Kapolei Interchange for the weeks starting on Sunday, Oct. 27 and Sunday, Nov. 3
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) updates Oahu motorists on Zipper Lane operations for Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. Opening procedures have gone well and the Zipper Lane will be open for eastbound commuters with two or more people in their vehicle between 5:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. on the H-1 Freeway between the ...
Read More ZIPPER LANE WILL OPEN FRIDAY, OCT. 25
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) updates Oahu motorists on Zipper Lane operations for Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. The newer Zipmobile is working. The Zipper Lane is expected to be open for eastbound commuters with two or more people in their vehicle between 5:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. on the H-1 Freeway between ...
Read More ZIPPER LANE OPERATIONS TO BEGIN EARLY ON FRIDAY, OCT. 25