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MEDIA RELEASE ROAD CLOSURE ON MANONO ST. (BETWEEN KEKUANAOA ST. AND EAST LANIKAULA ST.) AND LEILANI ST. (BETWEEN MILILANI ST. AND HINANO ST.) The sounty Department of Public Works and its contractor Loeffler Construction announces that effective 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 through Thursday, March 24, 2016, Manono Street (between Kekuanaoa Street and East […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Ironman World Triathlon Championship is Saturday, Oct. 10, which means roads in and around the race course will be impacted. Kailua Pier: — Kailua Pier and Kaahumanu Place access is restricted to vehicles bearing an Ironman pier pass 6 a.m. Thursday to 2 p.m. Sunday. Alii Drive: — Between Likana Lane and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A blessing and dedication ceremony is held Tuesday, Jan. 27 for Kona’s Laaloa Avenue extension project, which creates another critically needed mauka­makai connector road to improve traffic circulation and public safety. The 1,900­-foot extension, complete with sidewalks and bicycle lanes for safe multi­ modal travel, connects Alii Drive with Kuakini Highway mauka. The […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff A head-on collision between an SUV and a sedan Thursday morning closed Highway 19 near Laupahoehoe, sending three people to the hospital, according to county authorities. Emergency crews responded to the scene at 8:20 a.m. and found the occupants of both vehicles trapped. Crews used the “Jaws of Life” to free a […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff The Ironman World Triathlon Championship is Saturday, Oct. 11 in and around West Hawaii. Drivers are reminded that roads will be closed and traffic will be limited. — Find out more: www.ironman.com

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MEDIA RELEASE Starting Friday, Aug. 29, the county Department of Parks and Recreation will implement temporary traffic-safety measures at Kailua Park, also known as Old Kona Airport Park, to accommodate the E.K. Fernandez Big Island Fair 2014. Vehicular traffic entering Kailua Park will be diverted to the beach access road located at the north end […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Malama Solomon (District 4 – Hilo, Hamakua, Kohala, Waimea, Waikoloa, Kona) released the following statement on the administration’s release of nearly $300,000 for wastewater and highway capital improvement projects on Hawaii Island: • $47,000 for transportation improvements to Queen Kaahumanu Highway at the intersection of Kawaihae Road • $250,000 for design and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises motorists well in advance of an upcoming detour as it plans for construction of the new Pahoa Roundabout. Beginning in mid- to late September the HDOT anticipates construction signage will begin to go up and construction preparation work will begin as the contractor prepares a temporary […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz has announced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will receive an $802,500 grant from the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration to rebuild the last 2.3 miles of the 18-mile long Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO) Road, which suffers from deterioration due to the high altitude and harsh conditions. […]

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Mayor Kenoi: ‘It’s not about asphalt. It’s about connecting family and friends.’

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MEDIA RELEASE Bayfront Highway will close be closed 7 pm.-5 a.m. the night of July 10. Nighttime construction work will begin at Kamehameha Avenue and Pauahi Street intersection, weather permitting. The night work schedule is Monday-Friday through July 25. Bayfront Highway at Pauahi Street intersection will close during nighttime construction. Motorists traveling to Hamakua should […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The county Highway Maintenance Division of Public Works will resurface Kalaniai Street in Kalopa on Wednesday, May 7. It will start at the Kalopa Road intersection, and continue in the mauka direction. Only one travel lane will be open. The work schedule is 8 am.- 3 p.m. Roadwork was delayed a week due […]

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