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HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is illuminating iconic Aloha Tower in red to celebrate the 34th annual National Travel and Tourism Week (May 7-13), which unites communities across the country to celebrate what travel means to American jobs, economic growth and personal well-being. “We are proud to celebrate National Travel and Tourism ...
Read More HDOT supports National Tourism and Travel Week with Aloha Tower illumination

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), Highways Division, invites the community to an informational meeting for the extension of the Western terminus of Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200), formerly known as Saddle Road, to connect with the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) and Waikoloa Beach Drive. The meeting is scheduled ...
Read More Public informational meeting scheduled for the Saddle Road Extension project

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Oahu motorists of overnight work beginning on the H-3 Freeway for the Johnson Controls and HDOT Highways Division Energy Savings Performance Contract. The H-3 Freeway will be closed in one direction at a time to install LED lighting fixtures through the Hospital Rock Tunnel. Roadwork is ...
Read More Overnight closures of the H-3 Freeway begin for lighting replacements in Hospital Rock Tunnel

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Oahu motorists that the northbound H-2 Freeway/Mililani/Wahiawa off-ramp (Exit 8B) from the eastbound H-1 Freeway will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. beginning Monday, May 8, 2017, through Friday, May 12, 2017, for tunnel lighting replacements. Following this week’s schedule, the off-ramp will ...
Read More Overnight closures of the off-ramp to the H-2 Freeway/Mililani/Wahiawa (Exit 8B) from the H-1 eastbound begin Monday night, May 8

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division, alerts Oahu motorists that Kamehameha Highway will be closed in both directions between Ka Uka Boulevard and Lanikuhana Avenue from Friday night, May 5, 2017 at 9 p.m. continuously through Monday morning, May 8, 2017 at 5 a.m. for bridge deck work. Closures for the ...
Read More Closure of the Kipapa Stream (Roosevelt) Bridge on Kamehameha Highway in Mililani scheduled for Friday night, May 5

State to save hundreds of millions of dollars in guaranteed airport electricity savings HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has entered the second phase of its Energy Savings Performance Contract with Johnson Controls to provide high-efficiency lighting at 11 Hawaii airports and solar photovoltaic systems at Honolulu International Airport. The total guaranteed energy ...
Read More HDOT cuts energy usage in half at Hawaii, Maui, Oahu & Kauai Airports with improved lighting and photovoltaic systems

HONOLULU – A bill that would have created an airport corporation to manage Hawaii’s 15 airports, failed to make it out of the State Legislature by today’s deadline. The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) and many other airport stakeholders strongly supported Senate Bill 658. The following quotes are responses to the measure’s unsuccessful bid this ...
Read More HDOT responds to the airport corporation bill failing to gain legislative approval

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists of closures on the H-201 Moanalua Freeway between the Middle Street Overpass and the Puuloa Road/Tripler Hospital offramp (Exit 3). Monday night, May 1, 2017 All lanes of the H-201 Moanalua Freeway will be closed in the westbound direction from 10:30 p.m. to 4:30 ...
Read More H-201 Moanalua Freeway closures begin Monday night, May 1, for message board removal

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), in coordination with the Airlines Committee of Hawaii, the Airport Concessionaires Committee, and various stakeholders agree the inefficiencies associated with the Airports Division system must be changed, which are reasons they support the airport corporation proposal currently being debated in the State Legislature. The current process requires ...
Read More HDOT and airport stakeholders support taking the state out of airport management

HILO – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts the public it will be reopening the Umauma Bridge on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 19) in the vicinity of Hakalau on Monday, April 24, 2017. One lane of traffic will be contraflowed over the bridge beginning at 9 a.m., and the bridge will be open to two-way ...
Read More Umauma Bridge to reopen to two-way traffic on Monday, April 24