Updated at 1:04 p.m., Monday, July 9, 2007
More repair work to close Round Top Drive all year
Advertiser Staff
Round Top Drive likely will remain closed to through traffic until the end of this year as additional repair work is completed, city officials said.The scenic road that winds around Tantalus has been closed since heavy rains and flooding washed out some sections more than a year ago.
After trimming heavy vegetation, repair crews recently discovered that a 120-foot-long wall beside the road was deteriorating and must be strengthened, officials said.
The additional work is expected to cost $1 million, bringing the project's total cost to $5.5 million.
The closed portion of the road is just before the first "hair-pin turn" mauka of the intersection of Round Top Drive and Ainalani Place.
