Updated at 10:53 a.m., Monday, April 9, 2007

Contraflow to resume at 3 p.m. at rockslide site | Pics

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Vehicles line up this morning to move through a single open lane of Kamehameha Highway near the site of the rockslide at Waimea Bay. BRUCE ASATO I The Honolulu Advertiser   Police managed contraflow lane traffic between 4 and 8:30 this morning. The stretch of road will now be shut until 3 p.m. for debris clearing and repairs. BRUCE ASATO I The Honolulu Advertiser

The stretch of Kamehameha Highway at Waimea Bay that was struck by a rockslide early Saturday morning opened to contraflowed traffic between 4 and 8:30 this morning.

It is now shut for for rock removal and repair work.

The area will open again for contraflowed traffic from 3 to 7 p.m.

Contraflowed traffic moved smoothly this morning, said state Department of Transportation spokesman Scott Ishikawa. Starting Wednesday, he said, officials hope to keep one lane open 24 hours a day.