Motorists should continue to expect delays this week in the Puuanahulu area as crews work on drainage improvement work on Mamalahoa Highway in North Kona. ADVERTISING Motorists should continue to expect delays this week in the Puuanahulu area as crews
Motorists should continue to expect delays this week in the Puuanahulu area as crews work on drainage improvement work on Mamalahoa Highway in North Kona.
Motorists should continue to expect delays this week in the Puuanahulu area as crews work on drainage improvement work on Mamalahoa Highway in North Kona.
The Department of Transportation said intermittent single-lane closures remain in effect 24 hours per day between mile markers 20 and 22. Trucks/trailers that exceed statutory size-weight limits will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Maximum width for any vehicle with permit passing through the project area is 10 feet.
Delays should also be expected because of lane closures on Mamalahoa Highway, also known as Highway 190, between Ahikawa Street and Makalei Golf Course, in North Kona as Hawaii Electric Light Co. works to upgrade transmission lines and equipment to improve system reliability. According to HELCO, one lane will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Delays could last up to 20 minutes.
Alternating lane closures also continue on Highway 19, also known as Hawaii Belt Road, for road work in the vicinity of Honokaa. Lane closures will impact both directions of travel near mile marker 44 starting Wednesday and continuing through Friday. The road pavement reconstruction work will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
In Hakalau, alternating lane closures are also in effect on Hawaii Belt Road near mile marker 16 in the vicinity of Hakalau for rehabilitation work on Umauma Bridge. The work is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and travel speed on Umauma Bridge is reduced to 20-mph.
In Kealakaha, alternating single-lane closures will be in effect on Hawaii Belt Road near mile marker 32, in the vicinity of Ookala, for bridge deck work from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
