Highways

HILO – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) will increase the speed limit on Volcano Road (Route 11) between the highway’s intersections with North Ala Road and Old Volcano Road, through Kurtistown.  Effective from the installation of the new speed limit signage on Thursday, April 6, the speed limit in the area will be 45 ...
Read More Speed limit for Highway 11 returns to 45 mph between North Ala Road and Old Volcano Road

HONOLULU– The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies O‘ahu motorists that the eastbound lanes of Farrington Highway (Route 93) will be closed  between Manunūnū Street and Maipalaoa Road on Monday and Tuesday, April 10 and 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., for work at Maipalaoa Bridge. A closure of the eastbound lanes is required ...
Read More Eastbound lanes closed on Farrington Highway on April 10 and 11

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) dedicates the month of April to “Distracted Driving Awareness Month,” a national campaign urging motorists to focus solely on driving and to avoid all distractions. Distracted driving involves any activity that diverts the driver’s attention from the roadway. These actions may include but are not limited to, ...
Read More HDOT Dedicates April to Distracted Driving Awareness Month

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) has procedures to prepare for possible heavy storms and flooding. Those procedures include checks on drains and bridges, rockslide areas, and low-lying spots along freeways, highways, and roads. On Sunday, April 2, HDOT was not expecting the heavy rains over Honolulu that resulted in flooding on the ...
Read More Hawaii Department of Transportation adjusts storm preparations