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HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies motorists of a full closure of Kamehameha Highway in both directions at Waimea Bay on Saturday night, Feb. 25, from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., for the removal of the concrete wall. As a reminder, crews will be doing mitigation fence work on Kamehameha Highway during ...
Read More Full closure of Kamehameha Highway in Waimea on Saturday night, Feb. 25

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT), along with the Honolulu Police Department (HPD), and Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) remind drivers of the Move Over Law to protect our first responders. This past Sunday night, Feb. 19, an HPD officer was critically injured when a car veered into him and pinned him against a ...
Read More HDOT reminds drivers to move over for first responders

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Oahu motorists that 5-minute intermittent stoppages will occur on Kamehameha Highway in both directions at Waimea Bay, for rock scaling work. The stoppages are scheduled on Wednesday, Feb. 22 and Thursday, Feb. 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., when rocks are dropped from the cliff ...
Read More Intermittent full closures scheduled on Kamehameha Highway in Waimea on Feb. 22 and 23

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs motorists of a full closure of the Airport offramp (Exit 16) from the westbound H-1 Freeway, for the installation of in-lane rumble bars. Closures will occur during weeknights beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 8 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. The installations are planned to finish within ...
Read More Westbound airport offramp (Exit 16) closed for rumble strip installations

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces a new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint for Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). The new four-lane checkpoint will be located at the makai end of Terminal 1. On the mauka end of Terminal 1 is a ten-lane TSA checkpoint. “This is about safety and taking ...
Read More Hawaii Department of Transportation announces new TSA checkpoint at Terminal 1

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) takes steps to ensure preparedness for possible heavy storms and flooding across the island chain in the coming days. With threatening weather in the forecast HDOT notifies contractors about potential storms and possible flooding. HDOT crews and the contractors they work with routinely check drains and bridges, ...
Read More Hawaii Department of Transportation makes storm preparations

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs the public of a new TSA checkpoint opening in Terminal 1 at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). A new four-lane checkpoint will be located at the makai end of Terminal 1, Lobby 3, and will open Saturday, Feb.18, 2023. Ahead of the opening TSA pre-check ...
Read More Changes coming to TSA checkpoints at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

KAHULUI – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces the partial opening of the Kῑhei Roundabout on Piʻilani Highway. On Friday, Feb. 10 when work concludes at 3:30 p.m., the contractor will open all lanes through the roundabout. There will be two lanes open in each direction through the roundabout. The right turn lane in ...
Read More Kihei Roundabout to partially open for motorists on Friday, Feb. 10

HONOLULU– The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT), Highways Division is seeking applications for federal Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-aside funding (FY 2023) for specific activities that enhance the intermodal transportation system. The funded transportation projects will prioritize safety, comfort, equity, and connectivity to destinations for non-motorized users of our transportation networks, including pedestrians, cyclists, children, seniors, ...
Read More HDOT opens applications for Transportation Alternatives projects

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be taking action to protect Kamehameha Highway near Waimea Bay by extending the impact fencing between the slope and the highway. Rock scaling and resetting of the barrier at the site of the Feb. 5 rockfall was completed late Tuesday, Feb. 7. The barrier is designed ...
Read More Next steps for Kamehameha Highway near Waimea Bay