Posted at 1:27 a.m., Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Detour bypass to open on Hawai'i Belt Road
Advertiser Staff
On the Big Island, a detour bypass road on Hawai'i Belt Road (Route 19) will officially open to traffic today at approximately 4 p.m.The detour road is just south of the town of Pa'auilo at mile marker 35.2.
The new two-lane mauka detour road will bypass the Kawaili'i Bridge, which was damaged in the Big Island earthquake on Oct. 15, and will remain in use until a permanent bridge is built.
Following the earthquake, traffic at the bridge has been controlled using a pair of portable traffic signals, contra-flowing vehicles through one lane. The detour road will remove that traffic bottleneck.
Other road work around the state:
Kapa'a Bypass Road extension opens on Kaua'i
The Kapa'a Bypass Road extension is open to traffic.
The new segment will allow Lihu'e-bound commuters to further bypass traffic congestion in the Kapa'a area. The one-lane extension runs 0.82 miles southbound, connecting Kuhio Highway with the Kapa'a Bypass Road at Olohena Road. The extension connects with the existing bypass road, which runs from Wailua to Olohena Road in Kapa'a.
'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, 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-3 Freeway lanes to close in Kane'ohe
Northbound lanes on the H-3 Freeway will be closed for pavement resurfacing work this week at the following locations:
H-2 Freeway lane to be closed
A single lane will be closed on the H-2 Freeway (north-bound) near the Waiawa Interchange. The right lane will be closed for approximately 2,000 feet for erosion control work on the adjacent hillside through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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 through Friday for pavement striping at these times:
Kamehameha work near Crouching Lion
Single lanes will be closed on Kamehameha Highway between Waiahole Valley Road and Crouching Lion Inn in both directions 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.
Nimitz/Ala Moana work ongoing
Single lanes will be closed in both directions on Nimitz Highway from Fort Street to Richards Street 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.
A single lane will be closed in each direction from 8 p.m., with a second lane in both directions to close at 10 p.m.
Lanes closed on Pu'uloa Road
Single lanes will be closed in both directions on Pu'uloa Road near Salt Lake Boulevard, 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.
Kamehameha project continues near Pearl Harbor
A right lane will be closed on Kamehameha Highway (outbound) between Radford Drive and Halawa Drive through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., for bikeway construction.
