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July 18, 2014   Traffic Advisory: Lane closures for Honolulu rail transit project   The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) would like to inform drivers about lane closures next week related to design and construction work for the Honolulu rail transit project. Motorists are advised that work along the 20-mile rail route from East Kapolei to Ala Moana Center will require lane closures during non-peak traffic hours.   For the safety of both the work crews and motorists, the public is advised to proceed with caution through these areas. Drivers should anticipate possible traffic delays or use alternate routes during work hours, and provide a safe distance between their vehicles and workers and equipment.   EWA   Farrington Highway between Kualakai Parkway (North-South Road) and Old Fort Weaver Road will be closed overnight from Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25 between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. the following morning for utility relocation work. Drivers traveling between East Kapolei and the Ewa/Waipahu region during the overnight closures will still be able to use either the H-1 Freeway on the north end of Kualakai Parkway, or Kapolei Parkway on the south end. That nightly detour will run until the end of July.   Left turns from Farrington Highway in Ewa onto Fort Weaver Road heading northbound will be restricted 24/7 through the end of July for column construction. Eastbound drivers using Farrington Highway will be asked to make a detour up Leoku Street to access Fort Weaver Road through either Leolua or Waipahu streets.   H-1 FREEWAY WAIAWA INTERCHANGE   Two southbound lanes of the H-2 Freeway near the Waiawa Interchange (H-1/H-2 merge) will be closed overnight from Sunday, July 20 to Thursday, July 24 between 8:30 p.m. and 4 a.m. the following morning for utility work.   WAIPAHU   The eastbound lanes of Farrington Highway between Leokane Street and Pupukahi Street will be closed overnight from Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25 between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. for utility work. The inside lanes of Farrington Highway and a portion of the Leoku Street intersection will also be closed during those same times.   The eastbound lanes of Farrington Highway between Aniani Place and Waipahu Depot Road will be closed overnight from Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25 between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. for utility work.   The inside lanes of Farrington Highway between Waipahu Depot Road and Mokuola Street will be closed overnight from Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25 between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. for construction preparation work.   The inside lanes of Farrington Highway near Waipahu High School will be closed overnight from Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25 between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. for construction preparation work. The westbound left-turn lane pockets at the Paiwa Street and Waipio Point Access Road intersections will also be shortened during the ongoing construction.   PEARL CITY   Two westbound lanes and two eastbound lanes along Kamehameha Highway will be closed overnight between Waiawa Road (near Leeward Community College) and Waimano Home Road from Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25 between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. for utility relocation/excavation work: The intersection of Acacia Road will be closed after 8 p.m. on weeknights The outside eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway between Acacia Road and Waimano Home Road will be closed weekdays between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for roadway widening work.   Two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway will be closed overnight between Puu Poni Street and Kuleana Road from Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25 between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. The inner eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway in the same area, including the left-turn lane at Kuleana Road, will be closed 24/7 for several weeks for utility work. Two westbound lanes will also be closed on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.   AIEA/ALOHA STADIUM   The left eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway between Lipoa Place and Pali Momi Street will also be closed 24 hours a day for test shaft work.   The right eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway between the Moanalua Freeway on-ramp and Salt Lake Boulevard will be closed 24 hours a day, seven days a week for roadway widening and installation of utility lines for traffic signals. One westbound lane of Kamehameha Highway in the same vicinity will also be closed from Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25 between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. and between 7:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.   AIRPORT/PEARL HARBOR   Overnight lane closures will take place at the Honolulu International Airport from Sunday, July 20 to Thursday, July 24 between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. the following morning for soil testing: Left eastbound lane of Aolele Street between the Airport Post Office and Aopoko Place   KALIHI   Overnight lane closures will take place at the following location in Kalihi from Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25 between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. for soil testing: Left lanes of Dillingham Boulevard in both the eastbound and westbound directions between Kokea Street and Alakawa Street   DOWNTOWN/KAKAAKO   Overnight lane closures will take place in downtown Honolulu at the following location from Monday, July 21 to Thursday, July 24 between 9:30 p.m. and 3:30 a.m. for soil testing: Left lanes of Nimitz Highway in both the eastbound and westbound directions between Kekaulike Street and Alakawa Street.   Overnight lane closures will take place in Kakaako at the following location from Sunday, July 20 to Thursday, July 24 between 9:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. for soil testing: Right westbound lane of Kona Street between Keeaumoku Street and Kona Iki Street.   For updates on work days and times, visit the project website at www.honolulutransit.org or contact our hotline at 566-2299.   -END-   Media Contact: Scott Ishikawa. (808) 768-6172. cell: (808) 227-2350.