Updated at 12:51 p.m., Monday, July 2, 2007
Road closures in Waimea next week for rock removal
Advertiser Staff
Intermittent lane and full road closures along Kamehameha Highway at Waimea Bay are expected to start beginning July 9 as crews remove loose material from the hillside overlooking the highway.Contractor Goodfellow Brothers Inc. will raise a temporary protective netting to contain the falling rocks that crews loosen, according to a news release issued by the state Department of Transportation.
The work is expected to last until July 17 and closures are expected on July 9, July 11-14 and July 16 and 17.
Officials decided the $151,000 project was necessary after a recent inspection.
