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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

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Oahu motorists that the Zipper Lane may not be open for the morning commute on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. The Zipper Lane is typically open between 5:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. on weekdays to add eastbound capacity on the H-1 between the Manager’s Drive Overpass and ...
Read More ZIPPER LANE MAY NOT OPEN FRIDAY, OCT. 25

HILO – The Hilo International Airport (ITO) will serve as the staging area for a full-scale emergency response exercise on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The exercise is a mandatory certification requirement by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which tests airfield disaster preparedness and response by simulating a full-scale aircraft ...
Read More Hilo International Airport hosts triennial emergency exercise

KAHULUI – The Kapalua Airport (JHM) reopened today at 6 a.m. with normal operations following a large brush fire that was burning nearby. Power utilities have been restored. Passengers are urged to check with their airline to confirm flight details before leaving for the airport. People are encouraged to follow the HDOT Twitter account @DOT ...
Read More Kapalua Airport reopens for normal operations

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division with the assistance of Harbor Police, Honolulu Fire Department and Honolulu Police Department worked to extinguish a fully engulfed vehicle fire at Honolulu Harbor Pier 5 this morning. The incident is currently under investigation and the cause is yet to be determined. The driver was ...
Read More Vehicle fire extinguished at Honolulu Harbor

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Oahu motorists that both directions of the H-1 Freeway will be closed nightly at the Kapolei Interchange on Sunday night, Oct. 20, 2019 through Friday morning, Oct. 25, 2019 for grinding, patching, electrical installations and concrete pours to the bridge over the eastbound and westbound lanes. ...
Read More H-1 Freeway closed nightly in both directions at the Kapolei Interchange starting Sunday, Oct. 20

HONOLULU – In the interest of ensuring the safety of everyone on the road, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is reminding motorists, protestors, and permittees of state law regarding the highway right-of-way. HRS 264-6 prohibits the placement or storage of structures, vehicles, equipment, or other objects within the state highway right-of-way without HDOT’s permission. ...
Read More Motorists, Protestors are asked to exercise caution along Kamehameha Highway at the entrance to Kahuku Agricultural Par