03/06/15 Traffic Advisory: Lane closures for Honolulu rail transit project

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03/06/15 Traffic Advisory: Lane closures for Honolulu rail transit project March 6, 2015 Traffic Advisory: Lane closures for Honolulu rail transit project The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) would like to inform drivers about lane closures for the week of March 8-14 as 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: EAST KAPOLEI/EWA (FARRINGTON HIGHWAY) Seven days a week through the end of March 2015 Kualakai Parkway (North-South Road) to Old Fort Weaver Road Farrington Highway between Kualakai Parkway (North-South Road) and Old Fort Weaver Road Loop will be closed in both directions over the next three weekends for rail guideway work crossing over the highway. The section of highway will close each weekend at 7:30 p.m. Friday and reopen 5 a.m. Monday. During the highway closure, drivers travelling between East Kapolei and the Ewa/Waipahu region will still be able to access either end by using the H-1 Freeway or Kapolei Parkway/Geiger Road. On weekdays, the eastbound direction of Farrington Highway will be open from 5 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The contractor will reclose that section of highway each weeknight from 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. for rail guideway construction through the end of March 2015. H-1 FREEWAY WAIAWA INTERCHANGE Sunday through Thursday between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. H-1/H-2 Freeways near Leeward Community College Up to three westbound lanes and two eastbound lanes of the H-1 Freeway approaching the H-1/H-2 merge (Waiawa Interchange) will be closed overnight Sunday through Thursday. Rail guideway work crossing the H-1 Freeway is scheduled to run until 2016. WAIPAHU (FARRINGTON HIGHWAY) Monday through Friday lane closures Leoku Street to Leokane Street The westbound lanes of Farrington Highway are closed between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. The inside lanes of Farrington Highway in the same area are closed between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Left turns will be restricted in the westbound direction from Farrington Highway onto Leoole Street. Waipahu Depot Road to Mokuola Street The outside lanes of Farrington Highway are closed weeknights between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. The inside lanes of Farrington Highway in the same area are closed between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Pupupuhi Street to Aniani Place The outside lanes of Farrington Highway are closed weeknights between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Kahualii Street to the Kamehameha Highway overpass The outside lanes of Farrington Highway are closed weeknights between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. PEARL CITY (KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY) 24-hour lane closures Waiawa Road to Waimano Home Road One eastbound lane and one of the two eastbound left-turn lanes from Kamehameha Highway onto Acacia Road fronting Pearl Highlands Center are closed 24/7 through Summer 2015. Eastbound U-turns will be allowed at the intersection during the work. One westbound left-turn lane and the inside westbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near the Acacia Road intersection will also be closed 24/7 through Summer 2015. Tentatively beginning Monday, March 16, similar 24/7 lane closures will take place along Kamehameha Highway at the adjacent intersection of Waimano Home Road. Monday through Friday lane closures Waiawa Road to Waimano Home Road One westbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near Acacia Road is closed weeknights between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. with various left-turn pocket restrictions. One eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway in the same vicinity is also closed weeknights between 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. The intersections at Acacia Road and Waimano Home Road are closed after 9 p.m.  Kuleana Road to Kaonohi Street Two westbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed weeknights between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. with various left-turn pocket restrictions. Two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are also closed overnight between 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. Kuleana Road to Kaonohi Street One eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near Kuleana Road (HECO-Waiau power plant) and fronting Neal Blaisdell Park near Kaahumanu Street also remains closed 24/7 until the end of March. Alternate lane closures will take place along Kaluamoi Place off Kamehameha Highway between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. weekdays. One lane will remain open at all times. Utility relocation work in area scheduled to run until mid-2015  AIEA/ALOHA STADIUM (KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY) Monday through Friday lane closures Lipoa Place to Pali Momi Street One eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near the Pearl Kai Shopping Center remains closed 24/7 until the end of March. Two westbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. with various left-turn pocket restrictions. Two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed between 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.    Monday through Friday lane closures Pali Momi Street to Honomanu Street Two westbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. with various left-turn pocket restrictions. Two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed between 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. One eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near McGrew Point is closed 24/7 through Spring 2015 Intersection at Honomanu Street closed after 9 p.m. One lane of the Moanalua Freeway on-ramp closed weeknights between 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.  Near Aloha Stadium Two westbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed weeknights between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. with various left-turn pocket restrictions. Two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed between 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.  PEARL HARBOR/AIRPORT Monday through Friday lane closures Kamehameha Highway from Arizona Street to Makalapa Drive Two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for utility work. Kamehameha Highway and Makalapa Road/Radford Drive Intersection The right-turn lane from Kamehameha Highway onto Radford Drive is closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for utility work. Right turns will still be permitted at the intersection. Kamehameha Highway from Makalapa Road to Center Drive Two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway are closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for utility work. The left-turn lane into Makalapa Gate will be contraflowed along the highway median.  Monday through Friday lane closures Kamehameha Highway and Center Drive Intersection The westbound bus stop at Kamehameha Highway and Center Drive is temporarily closed on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for utility work. The outside westbound lane of Mauka Frontage Road/Kamehameha Highway near Center Drive is closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for utility work.  H-1 Freeway (Exit 15A) Westbound to Kamehameha Highway/Center Drive intersection The right lane of Exit 15A is closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for utility work 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

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