MEDIA RELEASE

South Hilo

Reed’s Island Bridge Closure
Reed’s Island Bridge will be closed from 8 a.m. to 12 noon Friday (Dec 28). This is to prepare for bridge repairs in January. The bridge will close Monday, January 14, 2013, and remain closed until October 2013. Ka‘iulani Street was extended 400-feet in the westerly direction to Hale and Kahema Streets as the detour route during the bridge closure.

No on-street parking along KÄ«lauea Avenue in Hilo
On January 2 and 3, a contractor will be grinding asphalt along both sides of KÄ«lauea Avenue from Ponahawai to Pauahi Street. No, on-street parking, will be allowed from 8 a.m. to noon along both sides of KÄ«lauea Avenue.

January 2– No on street parking allowed from Two Ladies Kitchen to Kukuau Street.

January 3– No on street parking permitted from the Ben Franklin Store to Goodyear Tires.

Driveways along KÄ«lauea Avenue will not be blocked.

North Kona
Road resurfacing on Ka‘iminani Drive, that has closed one lane and created temporary delays this week, ends at 3:30 p.m. Friday (Dec 21). This alternating one-lane closure between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. starts from Hua Place in the makai direction.

No road resurfacing will occur between December 24 to January 1. The week of January 2, road resurfacing will continue on Ka‘iminani Drive to Ahiahi street.

All work is weather permitting.