Updated at 1:35 p.m., Monday, October 16, 2006
Engineers to inspect Big Isle bridge, highway
Advertiser Staff
Engineers specializing in bridges and road construction from the state Department of Transportation arrived on the Big Island this morning to inspect damage to a bridge on the Akone Pule Highway in North Kohala between the 5- and 6-mile markers.State experts also planned to check damage to to Highway 19 near Pa'auilo on the Hamakua Coast.
A private road was opened to the public to bypass the collapsed lane on Highway 19, but Akone Pule remained closed today.
County Chief Engineer Bruce McClure that for the county, "basically we've been lucky on our road infrastructure, that our bridges have not shown major damage." None of the county roads are closed because of a damaged bridge, McClure said.
