MEDIA RELEASE

PLEASE NOTE:
Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.
All projects are weather permitting.

— HAWAII BELT ROAD (ROUTE 19) —

1) VICINITY OF LAUPAHOEHOE GULCH
Alternating single lane closures on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) in both directions from Laupahoehoe Point Road to Laupahoehoe Gulch, also known as the Second Horseshoe, near Milepost Marker 26.1, on Monday, June 13, through Friday, June 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily for slope stabilization work.

— MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY (ROUTE 190) —

1) VICINITY OF MAKALEI
Alternating lane closures on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190) in both directions near Milepost Markers 27 and 31 for worksite in the vicinity of Makalei on Monday, June 13, through Friday, June 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, for slope stabilization work.

2) VICINITY OF WAIKOLOA
There will be a continuous, 24 hours per day/seven days per week, closure of the southbound (Kona-bound) lane on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190) near Milepost Marker 14, from Tuesday, May 31, through Friday, July 15, for construction of a concrete rubble masonry rock wall and the installation of a guardrail. Traffic will be contraflowed, and a temporary traffic signal will be installed to control traffic through this work area.

— MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY (ROUTE 11) —

1) VICINITY OF KAHUKU
Alternating lane closures on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) in both directions between Milepost Markers 73 and 72 in the vicinity of South Point Road on Monday, June 13, through Friday, June 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, for roadway paving work.

— WAIMEA, LINDSEY ROAD —

Repairs to Lindsey Road Bridge in Waimea will begin the week of June 13. Two lanes, one in each direction will remain open at all times.

The project entails installing four additional reinforced concrete beams in a section under the bridge that is more than 70 years old.

The weekday work schedule is 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. No night or weekend work is planned at this time.

The $465,000 contract was awarded to Global Specialty Contractors Inc. The Federal Highway Administration is financing 80 percent of the cost and the County of Hawaii pays 20 percent.

Under a separate, contract, Goodfellow Bros Inc. is reconstructing curb ramps along Mamalahoa Highway near the Lindsey Road intersection. Both contractors will coordinate their respective work avoid inconveniencing motorists as much as possible.

Replacement of fifteen (15) curb ramps to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is scheduled for completion in mid-July.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided funds for the $696,000 project awarded to Goodfellow Bros Inc.