Kaua‘i Weekly Road Closures: Dec. 19-25

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced weekly road and lane closures for Dec. 19-25. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

There will be no holiday lane closure exception due to continued low traffic volumes from COVID-19. Special use lanes will not operate on Christmas Day. Kuhio Highway contraflow is in modified hours due to lower COVID volumes from Monday through Friday 5:30-9 a.m. There are no contraflow operations on Saturday.

KUHIO HIGHWAY (ROUTE 56)

KAPA‘A

Single lane closure on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in both directions between mile markers 9.5 and 9.8, Mailihuna Road and Kuhio Highway, on Tuesday, Dec. 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., to adjust barriers for abandoned vehicle removal.

KAPA‘A (24-HOUR WORK)

Traffic on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) near mile marker 10 is shifted to the temporary Kapa‘a Stream Bridge 24-hours a day, seven days a week until further notice. For safety during the shift to the temporary bridge, right turns off Kuhio Highway onto Mailihuna Road are not permitted. Access to Kapahi is recommended via the Kawaihau Road or Hauaala Road detours.

MAILIHUNA ROAD

KAPA‘A

Full closure of Mailihuna Road to thru traffic between Kuhio Highway and Silva Road, through Tuesday, Dec. 22, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., for utility and concrete work associated with the Kapaa Stream Bridge project. Local residential traffic access will be detoured to Kawaihau Road and Hauaala Road.

MA‘ALO ROAD (ROUTE 583)

LĪHU‘E

Single lane closure on Ma‘alo Road (Route 583) in both directions near mile marker 1.0, on Monday, Dec. 21, through Thursday, Dec. 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., for landscape maintenance.