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Posted at 1:33 a.m., Monday, January 15, 2007

H-1 Zipper Lane work set for today

Advertiser Staff

Some road work will continue over today's holiday, but road construction will really pick up around O'ahu the rest of the week.

H-1 Zipper Lane work set for today

The two left lanes of the H-1 Freeway (westbound) will be closed for Zipper Lane maintenance work from the Ke'ehi Interchange in Mapunapuna to the H-1/H-2 merge in Waipahu from 12:30 a.m. this morning through the regularly scheduled closing of the movable barrier lane at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow.

During today's closure, the Zipper Lane barriers will be deployed as crews repaint the 15-mile-long Zipper Lane guideline, replace 60 damaged barrier sections and perform maintenance work on overhead signs. The project was scheduled on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to ensure the smallest possible effect on traffic.

The Zipper Lane will be open to commuters tomorrow during normal operational hours from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Kamehameha work near Crouching Lion

Single lanes will be closed on Kamehameha Highway between Waiahole Valley Road and Crouching Lion Inn in both directions Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. through 3 p.m., for sign installation and guard-rail work.

Traffic will be contra-flowed in the remaining open lane.

Farrington project in Waipahu ongoing

Single lanes will be closed in both directions on Farrington Highway in Waipahu from Old Fort Weaver Road to Kamehameha Highway Tuesday through Friday for the installation of traffic loop detectors and pavement striping at these times:

  • Eastbound: 8:30 a.m. through 3 p.m., daily

  • Westbound: 7:30 a.m. through 3 p.m., daily

    Nimitz/Ala Moana work ongoing

    Single lanes will be closed in both directions on Nimitz Highway from Fort Street to Richards Street Tuesday night through Friday morning, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, for pavement saw-cutting and trenching for the installation of street lighting and traffic signal conduits.

    Lanes closed on Pu'uloa Road

    Single lanes will be closed in both directions on Pu'uloa Road near Salt Lake Boulevard, Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, for traffic signal, utility and electrical work. Shoulder lanes on both sides of Pu'uloa Road will also be closed during these hours for utility work.

    'Aiea Access Road pavement work under way

    Shoulder lanes will be closed in both directions on 'Aiea Access Road from Moanalua Road to Kamehameha Highway, Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., for installation of pavement markers. During this time, the shoulder lane on the Moanalua Freeway on-ramp may also be closed.

    H-2 Freeway lane to be closed

    A single lane will be closed on the H-2 Freeway (north-bound) between the westbound H-1 Freeway Waipahu Exit (exit 8B, west) and the Waiawa Interchange. The right lane will be closed for approximately 4,000 feet for erosion control work on the adjacent hillside Tuesday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily.

    H-3 Freeway lanes to close in Kane'ohe

    Single lanes will be closed on the H-3 Freeway between the Halekou Interchange and the Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kane'ohe Tuesday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. for pavement resurfacing at the following locations:

  • Northbound direction from the Halekou Interchange to the Marine Corps Base Hawai'i

  • Southbound direction from the Kailua Interchange to the Halekou Interchange

    On/off-ramps at the Halekou Interchange to the H-3 Freeway (northbound) will also be closed for pavement resurfacing at the following locations and dates:

  • H-3 (East) Exit 11 to #83 Kamehameha Highway on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

  • H-3 on-ramps (northbound) from Kamehameha Highway on Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

    Kamehameha project continues near Pearl Harbor

    A right lane will be closed on Kamehameha Highway (outbound) between Radford Drive and Halawa Drive Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., for bikeway construction.