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September 26, 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)   Monday, September 29 to Friday, October 3 Kualakai Parkway (North-South Road) to Old Fort Weaver Road   Farrington Highway from Kualakai Parkway (North-South Road) in Kapolei to Old Fort Weaver Road near Waipahu will be closed for approximately four months beginning Monday, September 29.   During the initial part of the four-month closure, contractor Kiewit will keep the eastbound lane of Farrington Highway open between 5 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays. The contractor also plans to restore left turns from Farrington Highway onto Fort Weaver Road heading northbound beginning Wednesday, October 1 to assist motorists with the morning drive.   The road closure will allow work crews to safely relocate major utility lines and build columns along a narrow two-lane stretch of Farrington Highway, just west of the Kahi Mohala Behavioral Center. Drivers travelling between East Kapolei and the Ewa/Waipahu region will still be able to access either side by using the H-1 Freeway on the north end of Kualakai Parkway, or Kapolei Parkway/Geiger Road on the south end.   Monday, September 29 to Friday, October 3 Near the Fort Weaver Road Overpass Left turns from Farrington Highway in Ewa onto Fort Weaver Road heading northbound will be restored beginning Wednesday, October 1.   H-1 FREEWAY WAIAWA INTERCHANGE   Sunday, September 28 to Thursday, October 2 H-1/H-2 Freeways near Leeward Community College Two soundbound lanes of the H-2 Freeway approaching the Waiawa Interchange (H-1/H-2 merge) will be closed overnight between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m.   WAIPAHU (FARRINGTON HIGHWAY)   Monday, September 29 to Friday, October 3 Leoku Street to Leokane Street The eastbound lanes of Farrington Highway will be closed overnight from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.   Aniani Place to Waipahu Depot Road The eastbound lanes of Farrington Highway will be closed overnight between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.   Mokuola Street to Paiwa Street The inside lanes of Farrington Highway will be closed overnight between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.   Paiwa Street to Kahualii Street Traffic starting next week will also be contraflowed along Farrington Highway as part of rail construction. One westbound lane of Farrington Highway will be closed from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. One eastbound lane of Farrington Highway will be closed from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Drivers may be diverted to the other side of the road during those times. The westbound left-turn pockets of Farrington Highway at Paiwa and Kahualii streets will be shortened 24 hours a day, seven days a week during construction   Monday, September 29 to Friday, October 3 Kahualii Street to the Kamehameha Highway overpass The inside lanes of Farrington Highway near Waipahu High School will be closed between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. The eastbound lanes of Farrington Highway near the Kamehameha Highway overpass will be closed between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.   PEARL CITY (KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY)   Monday, September 29 to Friday, October 3 Various sections along the outside lanes of Kamehameha Highway in Pearl City and Aiea in both directions will be closed for overhead utility work between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.   Waiawa Road to Waimano Home Road Two westbound lanes and two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway will be closed overnight between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. for utility relocation work (Two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway will reopen by 5:30 a.m. the following morning.) The intersection at Waimano Home Road is closed after 9 p.m. One eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near Home Depot will be closed 24/7 until early October.   Puu Poni Street to Kaonohi Street Two westbound lanes and two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway will be closed overnight between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. for utility relocation work (Two eastbound lanes to reopen by 5:30 a.m.). The intersection at Puu Poni Street is closed after 9 p.m. Drivers heading westbound along Kamehameha Highway will be contraflowed to the eastbound side of the highway weekdays between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. One eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near Kuleana Road (HECO-Waiau power plant) fronting Neal Blaisdell Park will also be closed 24/7. Left turns at Kuleana Road will also be restricted.   AIEA/ALOHA STADIUM (KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY)   Monday, September 29 to Friday, October 3 Lipoa Place to Pali Momi Street One eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near the Pearl Kai Shopping Center will be closed 24/7   Pali Momi Street to Honomanu Street Eastbound drivers along Kamehameha Highway in the area will be contraflowed to the westbound side of the highway on weeknights between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. The eastbound Moanalua Freeway on-ramp near McGrew Point will be closed weeknights between 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. for utility relocation work   Near Aloha Stadium Right eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway from the Moanalua Freeway on-ramp to Salt Lake Boulevard will be closed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Two westbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway near the Moanalua Freeway/Kamehameha Highway merge will also be closed weekdays between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.   DOWNTOWN HONOLULU/KAKAAKO   Monday, September 29 to Friday, October 3 Downtown Honolulu Lane closures will take place weeknights at the following locations between 8:30 p.m. and 4 a.m. for soil testing: Left westbound lane of Nimitz Highway from Bethel Street to Awa Street   Lane closures will take place weekdays at the following locations between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. One eastbound lane of Halekauwila Street from Richards Street to Punchbowl 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.