David Y. Ige

UPDATE: The closure of the eastbound H-1 Freeway for the Kapolei Interchange project is canceled next week, Sunday night, Jan. 6, through Friday morning, Jan. 11. All lanes on the H-1 Freeway will be open for motorists to use.

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the eastbound H-1 Freeway will be closed between the Campbell Industrial Park/Barbers Point Harbor offramp (Exit 1A) and the Wakea Street onramp throughout the month, beginning on Sunday night, Jan. 6, 2019, through Friday morning, Jan. 11, 2019, from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., for the installation of bridge girders over the eastbound lanes.

Eastbound motorists will be directed to Kalaeloa Boulevard via the Campbell Industrial Park/Barbers Point Harbor offramp (Exit 1A) and may continue on Kapolei Parkway, Kamokila Boulevard, and Wakea Street to return to the eastbound H-1 Freeway. To view a map of the eastbound detour route, please click here.

Nightly closures of the eastbound H-1 Freeway will continue for two more weeks during the month of January. Closures are scheduled for Sunday night, Jan. 13, 2019, through Friday morning, Jan. 18, 2019, and on Tuesday night, Jan. 22, 2019, through Friday morning, Jan. 25, 2019, from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., nightly. If there are any changes to this schedule, HDOT will notify the public through our social media outlets, Facebook and Twitter, and on our HDOT website at https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/roadwork/. All roadwork is weather permitting.

Electronic message boards will be posted to notify motorists of the full closure and detour. Special Duty Police Officers will be on-site to assist with traffic control and safety procedures. Emergency vehicles, first responders, and TheBus have been notified of the roadwork and will not be allowed through the work zone.

Motorists are advised to allow for extra travel time to get to their destinations and to drive with caution on the detour routes.

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