Highways

HILO — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) and Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (FHWA-CFLHD) are completing the final phase of the Daniel K. Inouye Highway (formerly known as Saddle Road) improvement project. Construction has commenced for the realignment of the roadway from milepost 5.6 to milepost 11.7 west of Hilo. The ...
Read More Public urged not to take wood from Daniel K. Inouye Highway project site to prevent spreading fungus

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts the public that the Middle Street Off-Ramp (Exit 19A) from the westbound H-1 Freeway will be closed on Friday night, April 22, 2016 from 9:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. for pavement striping and marker installations. Westbound H-1 Freeway motorists are advised to use the Likelike Highway ...
Read More H-1 Freeway westbound Middle Street Off-Ramp closed Friday night, April 22

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts the public that two southbound lanes will be closed on Liliha Street between Vineyard Boulevard and North King Street beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 22, 2016 through 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, 2016 as part of the Liliha Street Rehabilitation project. This is ...
Read More Weekend lane closures on Liliha Street scheduled for Friday, April 22

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the Pali Highway will be closed in the Kailua-bound direction between Waokanaka Street and Kamehameha Highway from 7 p.m. on Saturday night, April 9, 2016, through 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, April 10, 2016, for routine tunnel maintenance and cleaning. Electronic message boards ...
Read More Pali Highway Kailua-bound closed April 9, for tunnel maintenance

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), the four county police departments, and our private partner Toyota Hawaii, are working together on educating all of Hawaii’s roadway users about the dangers of distracted driving throughout National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. Increased enforcement of distracted driving laws combined with public education have proven ...
Read More April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is moving forward with improvements to the Paumalu Stream Bridge in order to lift weight restrictions as soon as possible. The bridge is on Kamehameha Highway, located between Paumalu Place and Ke Nui Road, near Sunset Beach. Damage to the concrete support columns was discovered during a ...
Read More Paumalu Stream Bridge improvements planned, weight limit restrictions modified

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), working with Johnson Controls, advances the state’s commitment to sustainability by providing energy-efficient lighting solutions on the highway systems in Oahu and Maui districts. In July 2015, HDOT Highways Division signed an energy savings contract with Johnson Controls that will reduce annual energy use by an estimated ...
Read More HDOT advances sustainability mission and improves safety with enhanced lighting solutions

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be holding a public information meeting in coordination with area legislators, Senator Lorraine Inouye and County Council Members Greggor Ilagan and Daniel K. Paleka, Jr., to inform the public of the anticipated opening date of the Pahoa Roundabout. The meeting will include information on the project ...
Read More Public information meeting scheduled for Pahoa Roundabout project

HONOLULU – In a recent letter to HDOT, NHTSA Region 9 Administrator Christopher Murphy commended Highway Safety Manager Lee Nagano and her staff and highlighted their achievements as reflected in the HDOT’s Highway Safety Annual Report. Click here for the 2015 Highway Safety Annual Report. NHTSA Region 9 recognized Hawaii for continuing to rank amongst ...
Read More HDOT Highway Safety Staff recognized for traffic safety efforts

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts the public that there will be nighttime lane closures on various roadways in the vicinity of Kaimuki starting Sunday night, March 13, 2016 through Wednesday night, March 16, 2016 from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., nightly. The closures are required for crews to complete pavement marking ...
Read More Nighttime lane closures on eastbound H-1 Freeway, Kapiolani Boulevard, and Kapahulu Avenue begin Sunday, March 13