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HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises that the lane closure schedule for Halloween weekend, Friday, Oct. 28 through Sunday, Oct. 30 is being adjusted in consideration of multiple events happening on Oahu. Previous lane closures had been scheduled for The Rail project on the H-1 Freeway and Kamehameha Highway. These lane closures ...
Read More Postponing rail project work to make Halloween weekend traffic less scary

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is proud to be a sponsor for the 10th annual Hawaii Construction and Career Days event that will take place on October 27 and 28, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Aloha Stadium, lower Halawa lot. Construction Career Days is an annual two-day free ...
Read More HDOT welcomes 1,400 students to the 10th annual Construction Career Days event

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that all lanes will be closed on the H-1 Freeway in the eastbound direction between Middle Street and Liliha Street on Monday night, Oct. 24, 2016 through Thursday morning, Oct. 27, from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., nightly. The Middle Street Tunnel from the ...
Read More Nighttime eastbound H-1 Freeway lane closures in Kalihi beginning Monday, Oct. 24

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) would like to remind the public that outdoor advertising, including political campaign signage, is prohibited on the state right of way. In the last month alone, Highways Maintenance staff have removed more than 200 signs from HDOT jurisdiction, which takes time and resources away from other maintenance ...
Read More HDOT reminds public of outdoor advertising laws

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies 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, Oct. 22, 2016, through 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, Oct. 23, 2016, for routine tunnel maintenance and cleaning. Electronic message boards ...
Read More Pali Highway Kailua-bound closed Saturday night Oct. 22, for tunnel maintenance

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce it has reduced its unexpended federal obligation balance, also known as the “Pipeline” by more than $108 million. This is the second year in a row HDOT has experienced a reduction of more than $100 million. As of the end of Fiscal Year ...
Read More HDOT reduces federal Pipeline to lowest amount in 16 years

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that there will be lane closures on multiple roadways on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. for the Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation’s Race to the Base triathlon. The lane closures on State roadways are as follows: Ala Moana Boulevard/Nimitz ...
Read More H-3 Freeway, H-1 Freeway, Nimitz Highway, and Ala Moana Boulevard lane closures on Saturday, Oct. 15, for triathlon

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that Ala Moana Boulevard will be closed in the westbound direction between Queen Street and Kamakee Street on Thursday night, Oct. 13, 2016 from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., for resurfacing work. During closure hours, westbound motorists will be detoured onto Queen Street then ...
Read More Westbound Ala Moana Boulevard closed on Thursday, Oct. 13, for resurfacing work

HILO – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is notifying the public of lead contamination mitigation work being performed below and in the vicinity of the Hakalau Bridge in Hawaii County. Initial tests discovered lead in the soil around the base of the bridge structure that exceeded allowable levels. Additional soil testing will determine the ...
Read More Area beneath two Hawaii bridges being tested for lead contamination

UPDATE:  The work referenced below on the H-1 Freeway eastbound in Kapolei has finished ahead of schedule. The remaining scheduled overnight closures beginning Sept. 28 & 29 are no longer necessary. The H-1 Freeway will remain open as normal. HDOT thanks the public for planning ahead while we make the infrastructure improvements. HONOLULU – The ...
Read More H-1 Freeway eastbound closure scheduled for the Kapolei Interchange Phase 2 project