Lane closure scheduled for raised crosswalk installations on Hilo roadway

Night work is scheduled to start for raised crosswalk installations as part of the Puʻainakō Street Resurfacing Project.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation reports evening work will begin Aug. 1. There will be an alternating single lane closure on Puʻainakō Street from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, for the installation of four raised crosswalks fronting Waiākea Elementary School prior to the start of the 2024-2025 school year.

The lane closure will be in the direction of work.

Remaining work on Puʻainakō Street includes: the installation of loop detectors and striping. These installations will be completed during daytime work hours and will be announced as scheduled. The estimated completion date for this project is August 2024.

Electronic message boards will be posted to notify motorists of closure information. Special duty police officers will be on-site.

Motorists are advised to use alternate routes, if possible, drive with caution and to follow all traffic control signs through the work-zone area.

All work is weather permitting. The final completion date of this project is subject to change per these conditions.

For Hawaiʻi Island state road closures can be found here.