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HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT), the county police departments and the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are encouraging motorists to “Put the Phone Away or Pay” for Distracted Driver Awareness Month this April. According to NHTSA, “Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road ...
Read More HDOT and its partners remind drivers to “Put the phone away or pay,” for Distracted Driver Awareness Month

Mauka Wailua Bridge is open

Posted on Apr 15, 2024 in Highways News, Main, News

Kauai #hitraffic 4/15/2024 4:40AM: The mauka Wailua River Bridge on southbound Kuhio Highway is open. Lanes have been narrowed so drive with caution. Reminder, bridge will close at 8 p.m. to continue debris removal.

4/18/2024 Update: The debris removal work at the mauka Wailua River Bridge is done. There will be no closure tonight. Contraflow will be operational. Bridge will close nightly at 8 p.m. for debris removal. LĪHUʻE, Hawaiʻi – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) provides an update on the closure of the Wailua River Bridge on ...
Read More Wailua Bridge on southbound Kuhio Highway on target to reopen Monday, April 15

Contraflow will not be set up Saturday, April 13. Contractors working to remove drill rig and debris. LĪHUʻE, Hawaiʻi – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) provides an update on the closure of the Wailua River Bridge on southbound Kūhiō Highway (Route 56). HDOT closed the bridge early Friday, April 12 for safety, as a ...
Read More Wailua Bridge on southbound Kuhio Highway remains closed

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies highway users of a full closure of the Pauoa Road offramp from the Pali Highway in the Honolulu-bound direction on Thursday night, April 18, and Friday night, April 19, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. This closure is to adjust guardrail and post heights to comply ...
Read More Full closure of the townbound Pauoa Road offramp from the Pali Highway

KONA, HAWAI‘I – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) reopened the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) at 12 noon today following the closure of Runway 17-35 this morning to repair an asphalt crack. The crack in the pavement formed overnight, between the intersections of Taxiways “G” and “H.” Daily visual inspections are ...
Read More Kona International Airport Reopened; HDOT to Conduct Additional Runway Repairs Tonight

Kauai Flood Impacts

Posted on Apr 12, 2024 in Highways News, Main, News

Kauai #hitraffic #hiwx 4/12/2024 5:44AM: Kuhio Highway near Hanalei Bridge remains closed. The southbound (mauka) Wailua River Bridge on Kuhio Highway is closed. There is two-way traffic on the northbound (makai) bridge. There will be no contraflow today.

 LĪHUʻE – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs highway users of a full closure of Mā‘alo Road (Route 583) between milepost 2.8 and 3.91 in the vicinity of Wailua Falls Lookout, on Thursday, April 18 from 8:30 a.m.to 3 p.m. for tree trimming at the Lookout. During the work the Wailua Falls Lookout will ...
Read More Full closure of Maalo Road Thursday April 18

LῑHUʻE – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs highway users of a lane shift on Kaumuali‘i Highway (Route 50) at its intersection with Kua Road/Kōloa Road, on Thursday, April 11 from 8:30 a.m. The closure is needed for emergency work to replace a damaged guardrail. Motorists can expect intermittent closures of the adjacent lane ...
Read More Emergency work on Kaumualii Highway in Lawai, Thursday, April 11

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises air travelers that monthly parking passes for the general public will no longer be offered at the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), effective June 1, 2024. The move is in response to increased demand for daily parking and the limited availability of spaces ...
Read More Monthly Public Parking Passes at Kona Airport to Be Discontinued