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The Honolulu Advertiser

Posted at 3:32 a.m., Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Windward roads getting facelift

Advertiser Staff

Lanes will be closed along Mokapu Saddle Road/Mokapu Boulevard and Kane'ohe Bay Drive through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. for pavement repairs. The paving is among several construction projects that will slow traffic at various points around the O'ahu.

Other areas to use caution while driving by:

H-1 lanes to close

Lanes will be closed in both directions along the H-1 Freeway between the airport off-ramp (Exit 16) and the Radford pedestrian overpass through Friday between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. for median guardrail repairs.

H-3 pavement work scheduled

Lanes will be closed along the H-3 Freeway in the Honolulu-bound direction between the Halekou Interchange and H-3 tunnels through Friday between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. for pavement striping.

Lanes to close near Crouching Lion

Lanes will be closed along Kamehameha Highway between Waiahole Valley Road and Crouching Lion Inn through Friday for roadwork. One lane of traffic in either direction will be closed and contra-flowed from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

Work on Farrington Highway in Waipahu

East-bound lanes will be closed along Farrington Highway in the vicinity of Kahi Mohala through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Also, the right west-bound lane along Farrington Highway will be closed near Paiwa Street through Friday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for drainage work.

Light pole, bridge work on 'Aiea Access Road

The right south-bound lane of the 'Aiea Access Road Bridge over the Moanalua Freeway will be closed through Friday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. for light pole installation work and bridge upgrades.

Roadwork set near Camp Smith

Lanes will be closed along Halawa Heights Road near Camp Smith through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. for roadwork. Lanes will also be closed along Halawa Heights Road between Ulune Street and Fernridge Place, in the vicinity of Camp Smith, through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. for pavement marking and sign installation.

Plenty of work on Pu'uloa Road

Both shoulder lanes along Pu'uloa Road from Kamehameha Highway to Salt Lake Boulevard will be closed through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. for utility work. Also, a single lane will be closed in the south-bound directions along Pu'uloa Road near Mokumoa Street through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. for drainage system installation.

New traffic light on Big Island

Big Island motorists should be aware that that a new traffic signal at the intersection of Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway and Puapua'anui Street accessing Pualani Estates subdivision will be fully operational on Sept. 6. The intersection is on Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway, approximately 2.2 miles south of Palani Road. The traffic signal will flash yellow on Sept. 5 to notify motorists of the new light. Restriping of the intersection to eliminate a temporary storage lane will be completed on Sept. 6 when the traffic signal is made operational.