Portion of Waimea Canyon Drive to close for paving, resurfacing

Waimea Canyon Drive will be closed between Panini Place and milemarker 3.2, starting March 2, for pavement reconstruction and resurfacing.

The road work will continue through March 6, with work performed from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Traffic needing to access Kōkeʻe State Park will be detoured to Kōkeʻe Road; local traffic will be allowed, according to a news release from Hawai‘i Department of Transportation.

There will be a single lane closure from March 9 to March 31, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., for striping. Alternating traffic will be directed in the open lane.

Variable message boards have been posted to alert road users. Work is weather permitting.

To view scheduled Kauaʻi lane closures for the week visit https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/roadwork/kauai/.