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UPDATE: Old Highway Through Ahualoa Reopened
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***Updated 4:34 p.m.***
The Old Mamalahoa Highway has been reopened in Ahualoa, police said this afternoon.
The roadway had been closed to clear a large eucalyptus tree that had fallen, and to repair the damage it caused.
The road had been expected to be closed until Saturday.
Posted 1:15 p.m.:
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Big Island police said a road closure in Hamakua resulting from a fallen eucalyptus tree will continue through this evening.
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Motorists are advised to avoid that portion of the Old Mamalahoa Highway in Ahualoa.
Police said the large tree that fell Tuesday night caused damage to a water line and telephone lines.
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