Highways

The state DOT and the four county police departments are reminding everyone to buckle up every day, day or night. The national 2012 “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement mobilization kicks off on May 20 and runs through June 3, but local law enforcement officers will be strongly enforcing seat belt safety laws around the clock and year-round.

Beginning at 10 p.m. on Monday night, May 14, the northbound lane of Puhi Road, approaching Kauai Community College, will be closed continuously between the Puhi Park Entrance and Kaumualii Highway for road construction for approximately four weeks.

DOT requests the public’s assistance to help stop new thefts of copper wiring on the H-3 Freeway. Sometime in late April, electrical copper wiring was cut on the Halawa-side of the tunnels, near the Halawa Interchange. This rendered all emergency callboxes and six traffic monitoring cameras on the Halawa-side of the tunnels inoperative. Motorists are asked to be vigilant and to report any suspicious activity along state highways to the police immediately.