Traffic/Roads

The raised crosswalk in Anahola will be installed between Ioane and Kalalea roads, while crews will install the raised crosswalk In Lāwaʻi between Piko and Akemāmā roads; the projects were expected originally to begin in early September.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation will pave the highway and widen the shoulder.

The anticipated closures are necessary for upcoming wastewater manhole and sewer line inspections and are scheduled for 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily Oct. 14-16, weather permitting.

Highway users will have to turn right from Kukui Grove Street onto Nāwiliwili Road then left onto Kaumualiʻi Highway and then left again at the next signal to access Kukui Grove Center while the closure is in effect.

The closures are necessary for public safety while crews resurface the roads.

All of the planned closures are related to necessary road work, including paving of Mauka Wailuā Bridge, manhole and sewer line inspections and road resurfacing; all work is weather permitting.

Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative emergency utility pole replacement originally planned for Wednesday and Thursday was pushed back because of inclement weather; now slated for Oct. 3-4.

Closures are slated for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. They are necessary for emergency tree removal work; traffic will be reduced to one lane with alternating flow with intermittent full road closures possible.

Authorities are investigating a tragic collision on ʻElepaio Road where 91-year-old cyclist Bonifacio Ventura succumbed to his injuries after being struck by an SUV.

The highway was closed earlier Sunday between Hardy Street and Poinciana Street in Līhuʻe because of necessary water system repairs and following road work.

Only remaining closure restricting access to homes as of Tuesday afternoon/evening was on Kūhiō Highway at Hanalei Bridge, as the highway is closed in that location because of fallen poles.

In observance of Labor Day on Sept. 7 there will be no contraflow or lane closures unless otherwise permitted. The Kaua‘i Marathon and Half-Marathon (https://thekauaimarathon.com/the-race/the-course/) also is scheduled Sept. 6, with several road closures necessary.

The closures are set for today and Saturday and are necessary remove hazardous trees in the work zone in advance of Hurricane Lowell.

Impacted roads are Lehua Street, Inia Street, Kukui Street, Ulu Street and ʻŌhiʻa Road; Closures are scheduled for 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 8-11 and are part of a multi-week project to clean and inspect the sewer collection system.

The public is advised to plan now for full and partial road closures scheduled from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. to accommodate for the event; motorists are advised to exercise caution to keep participants safe.

Installation will require a single-lane closure, in one direction at a time, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 4 in both locations. Work will be conducted 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. in Anahola and 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. in Lāwaʻi; all work and lane closures are weather permitting.

Traffic will be reduced to one lane with alternating flow, and intermittent full road closures could be necessary, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting, to accommodate emergency tree removal work.

Riders can now tap a Discover or Diners Club International contactless payment card, joining the other payment methods through the bus Open Payments system and giving the public even more convenient ways to simply tap and ride.

The county reported about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday that a one‑lane closure of the southbound lane was in effect for the portion of Kūhiō Highway between Uhelekawawa Canal Bridge and Hoi Road, in the vicinity of Safeway and Ross Dress for Less, because of necessary emergency repairs following a break in a water line in that area.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.