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September 04, 2014 Contact:  Mayor Caldwell's press office, 768-5768 (Jesse Broder Van Dyke mobile: 489-0341)   ***TRAFFIC ADVISORY*** South Beretania Street rehabilitation project to begin next week   Honolulu – Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced that the city's Beretania Street resurfacing project will begin Monday and advised drivers to take alternate streets.    This Beretania project is "full-depth reconstruction," meaning crews need to dig deeper than most resurfacing projects to ensure the repairs last.  The project will take longer to complete, but then it will last longer.    The road construction is scheduled to begin this Monday, September 8 and be completed before November 2015.    The project includes pavement milling, removal of underlying concrete pavement, reconstruction of curbs, gutters and driveways, construction of new curb ramps, and the installation of concrete bus pads.   The Department of Design and Construction has contracted Road and Highway Builders, LLC to perform reconstruction and resurfacing of the asphalt roadway of South Beretania Street, from University Avenue to Alapa'i Street.    Work will begin on the University end of Beretania and work towards town. Some lane closures will be in effect 24/7, including the concrete bus pads that need to harden.    The contractor has a noise variance permit from the city and the State Department of Health to work in certain areas between the hours of 7 a.m. and midnight in order to complete the project faster.  Most work will happen Monday to Friday, but some work at major intersections may occur over the weekend.    For any issues or concerns during Beretania Street construction, please call the project hotline, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 945-1000.   On-street parking will be prohibited at times during the project.  Please observe and obey all traffic control devices and special duty officers.    Motorists are advised to take alternate routes, such as Kapiolani Boulevard, Ala Moana Boulevard, Young Street, and other surface streets and allow for extra time.    When resurfacing is completed, a new bike lane will be added onto Beretania Street.   Making Honolulu a bicycle-friendly city through the installation of bike infrastructure and the establishment of a bikeshare program, which is scheduled to be operational late next year, has been a major priority for Mayor Caldwell.  Bike lanes or sharrows were added on both sides of Waialae Avenue when it was resurfaced this year and construction of Oahu's first off-grade bike path on King Street begins next week. The newly reopened Ala Wai Walking Path also features a bike path.   The $9.44 million Beretania Street resurfacing project is part of Mayor Caldwell's ambitious road repaving agenda.  Beretania is among the 1,500 lane miles of city owned roadway that were found to be substandard and cause wear and tear on vehicles in a survey conducted in 2012.    In 2013, Mayor Caldwell's first year in office, the city paved a record 398 lane miles of roads across O'ahu. So far this year, the city has paved 247 lane miles. The Beretania Street project will add an additional 13 lane miles.    The other half of Beretania Street, from Alapa'i Street to King Street, was paved from 2006-2007.    To view the full schedule of upcoming and completed city road paving projects, please visit honolulu.gov and click "Road Repaving Update"   -END-