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WAINIHA – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces both lanes of Kuhio Highway in Wainiha are open to two way traffic as of 3:10 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. The highway was covered in mud and rock debris after two landslides on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018.  “I appreciate our Kauai District staff‘s efforts to clear the road and restore access to the communities on the other side of the ...
Read More Both lanes of Kuhio Highway in Wainiha open to two way traffic

WAINIHA – Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Kauai District staff continue to work through the night to clear debris from the February 23rd landslides on Kuhio Highway between Wainiha and Lumahai.     This afternoon the HDOT crew, alongside a crew from the Kauai County Department of Public Works, focused on clearing an emergency access route through the area affected by the landslides. The emergency access route will enable emergency ...
Read More 8 p.m. update: Kuhio Highway in Wainiha to remain closed overnight; access for emergency vehicles only

KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) provides the following updates on the Lahaina Bypass Phase 1B-2, the Honoapiilani Highway Improvements – Keawe Street to Kapunakea Street, and the associated project, Traffic Signal Modernization at Various Locations. Honoapiilani Highway Improvements – Keawe Street to Kapunakea Street Work hours on this project to account for ...
Read More HDOT update on Honoapiilani Highway Realignment and Improvements at Keawe Street, February 23, 2018

WAINIHA – Kuhio Highway between Wainiha and Lumahai remains closed following two landslides that occurred Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Kauai District was notified of the first landslide at approximately 6 a.m. Friday, Feb. 23, and have been working alongside Kauai County Department of Public Works crews to clear the ...
Read More Kuhio Highway in Wainiha remains closed

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be holding a Public Informational Meeting to inform the public of construction work on the Interstate Route H-1 Shoulder Work and Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation project in the vicinity of the Waimalu Viaduct to Halawa and the project’s noise variance permit. The project consists of ...
Read More Public Informational Meeting and noise variance consultation scheduled for Interstate Route H-1 Shoulder Work and Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation project

HDOT Highways Division receives $11 million and continues seeking additional compensation HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the Office of the Attorney General are pleased to report they have prevailed in litigation with Ciber Inc., the now bankrupt company that HDOT had hired to implement a new financial accounting system. The State ...
Read More HDOT victorious in claim against Ciber Inc.

Signs notifying motorists of revised weights to be installed by February 15.   HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be installing signage advising motorists of weight limit reductions on bridges on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, and Kauai. The weight reductions are in effect from the date of the posting until ...
Read More Weight limits reduced for bridges on Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, and Kauai

Update: Due to wet weather conditions the roving closure mentioned below is postponed until tomorrow night, Thursday, February 15. Should wet weather occur tomorrow as well, the work will be conducted the following night. HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists of a roving closure on the H-1 Freeway in both ...
Read More Roving closure scheduled on the H-1 Freeway for improvement project, Feb. 13

KAHULUI – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) provides the following updates on the Lahaina Bypass Phase 1B-2, the Honoapiilani Highway Improvements – Keawe Street to Kapunakea Street, and the associated project, Traffic Signal Modernization at Various Locations.   Honoapiilani Highway Improvements – Keawe Street to Kapunakea Street Work hours on this project to account ...
Read More HDOT update on Honoapiilani Highway Realignment and Improvements at Keawe Street, February 9, 2018

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the westbound H-1 Freeway will be closed between the Makakilo Drive overpass and the Kalaeloa Boulevard overpass during the overnight hours of 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Sunday night, Feb. 11, 2018 through Friday morning, Feb. 16, 2018. A full closure of ...
Read More Nightly closure of westbound H-1 Freeway for the Kapolei Interchange project scheduled to begin Sunday, Feb. 11