Roadwork this week around Oahu
Advertiser Staff
The State Department of Transportation has announced several road projects around Oahu this week, weather permitting.
H-1 FREEWAY
WAIPAHU TO WAIKELE (Night Work)
Lane closures on the H-1 Freeway and Paiwa Street from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., nightly, for pavement resurfacing and landscaping work at the following locations and dates:
Monday Night
Tuesday night
KAPOLEI TO KUNIA
Single lane closure in the eastbound direction between the Makakilo and Kunia Interchanges today from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., for concrete coring work.
H-1 AIRPORT VIADUCT EASTBOUND THREE-LANE CLOSURE (Night Work)
Three rightmost lanes will be closed in the eastbound direction from the Airport off-ramp (Exit 16) to the Middle Street Tunnel through Thursday morning from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m., nightly, for concrete pavement repair work.
All on-and-off-ramps will remain open during this time. Single lane closures may also be implemented on Nimitz Highway below the viaduct during these hours as a safety precaution.
H-1 EASTBOUND PALI HIGHWAY TO 6TH AVENUE (Night Work)
Median shoulder and possible left lane closures in the eastbound direction from the Pali Highway overpass to the 6th Avenue overpass from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., for drainage inspections and maintenance.
H-2 FREEWAY
HONOLULU-BOUND MEHEULA PARKWAY ON-RAMP CLOSURE
H-2 Freeway Honolulu-bound on-ramp from Mililani Town on Meheula Parkway will be closed on Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, for pavement repairs and lane striping.
Honolulu-bound motorists are advised to use alternate routes such as Kamehameha Highway or to proceed along Meheula Parkway, U-turn at the Ainamakua Drive intersection and use the H-2 Freeway Honolulu-bound loop on-ramp from the Makai-bound lanes.
During these hours, the Meheula Parkway sidewalk on the Mauka-bound side will also be closed from Kuahelani Avenue to the bus stop at 1618 Meheula Parkway. Mauka-bound pedestrians are advised to cross Meheula Parkway at the Kuahelani Avenue intersection and use the opposite sidewalk.
H-201 MOANALUA FREEWAY
KALIHI TO HALAWA
Various two-lane closures in both directions from Kalihi to Halawa through Friday morning from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., nightly, for overhead signage repairs.
H-3 FREEWAY
MOKAPU SADDLE ROAD OFF-RAMP CLOSURE, KAILUA-BOUND RIGHT LANE
Right lane closure in the Kailua-bound direction near the Mokapu Saddle Road off-ramp through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, for roadside drilling work.
During these hours, the Mokapu Saddle Road off-ramp will also be closed. Motorists are advised to use the following H-3 exit to Kaneohe Bay Drive or Kailua Road as alternate routes.
FARRINGTON HIGHWAY
WAIALUA, NANAKULI TO MAKAHA
Single lane closures in both directions through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, at the following locations:
KAHEKILI HIGHWAY
KANEOHE
Left lane closures between Kulukeoe Street and Haiku Road in both directions through Fridayfrom 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, for the removal of existing drainage systems and water line adjustments.
KALANIANAOLE HIGHWAY
NEAR CASTLE JUNCTION
Right-lane closure in the Kailua-bound direction between Castle Junction and Kapaa Quarry Road through Friday from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., daily, for erosion control work.
Work and lane closures are scheduled at this site on weekdays through May 2008.
Project contractor Prometheus Construction will be anchoring mesh safety netting to the adjacent hillside to stabilize the slope.
KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY
PEARL HARBOR
Single lane closures in the eastbound direction from Makalapa Road to Valkenburgh Street through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., daily, for lane striping and lane marker installations.
MILILANI TO WHEELER AAF
Southbound traffic will be contraflowed using the northbound lanes between Lehua Road and Waikalani Drive through Friday from 8:30 a.m. through 3 p.m., daily.
24-hour lane closures will also be in effect, seven-days-a-week at the following locations:
Portable concrete barriers will be closing these lane segments for shoulder widening and curb construction.
LIKELIKE HIGHWAY
UPPER KALIHI AREA
Right lane closure in the Honolulu-bound direction between Valley View Drive and School Street through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., daily, for roadside tree-trimming.
PALI HIGHWAY
1) NEAR PALI TUNNELS
Right lane closure in the Kailua-bound direction from Waokanaka Street to the Pali Tunnels through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., daily, for roadside tree-trimming.
ALA MOANA BOULEVARD
DOWNTOWN TO ALA MOANA (Night Work)
Multiple lane closures in the eastbound direction from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., nightly, for pavement resurfacing work at the following locations and dates:
To avoid delays, motorists are advised to use Queen Street or South King Street as alternate routes.
ALA MOANA TO WAIKIKI
Single lane closure in the westbound direction between Kalakaua Avenue and Kalia Road through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, for driveway, sidewalk, curb and gutter construction.
This improvements project will include the reconstruction and resurfacing of pavement areas, the addition of a fourth eastbound lane from Hobron Lane to Kalia Road, the lengthening of left-turn stacking lanes onto Hobron Lane and Kalia Road, center median landscaping enhancements designed in consultation with the Outdoor Circle, replacement of highway lighting with decorative lighting similar to Kalakaua Avenue, and the reconstruction of portions of pedestrian sidewalks and driveways.
These road improvements will be paid for by the Hilton Hotels Corporation as part of a larger development surrounding the construction of The Grand Waikikian Tower, adjacent to the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa. Hilton has also established a construction information hotline at 948-7600 and an informational website at www.villagerejuvenation.com. Project completion is anticipated in December 2008.
FORT WEAVER ROAD
EWA
Single lane closures in both directions through Friday at the following locations and times:
PUULOA ROAD
MAPUNAPUNA
Various lane closures on Puuloa Road between Kamehameha Highway and Salt Lake Boulevard through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, at the following locations:
PAIWA STREET
NEAR H-1 FREEWAY (Night Work)
Lane closures on the H-1 Freeway and Paiwa Street from 9:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., nightly, for pavement resurfacing and landscaping work at the following locations and dates:
Tuesday Night