Restriping on Keaʻau-Pāhoa Road switches to day schedule due to seabird fledgling season

Due to the start of seabird fledgling season, the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is switching to a daytime work schedule on Sept. 15 for the restriping on Kea‘au-Pāhoa Road at the intersection of Shower Drive.

The alternating single-lane closure on Kea‘au-Pāhoa Road at the intersection of Shower Drive, will take place Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The work includes a dedicated right-turn lane from Shower Drive onto Kea‘au-Pāhoa Road.  

Preparation work for this project began on Aug. 12, and restriping work began as night work on Sept. 3. The estimated completion date is early October 2024, weather permitting. 

In summer 2019, the dedicated right-turn lane from Shower Drive was previously removed to accommodate the morning Hilo-bound contraflow from Kaloli Drive to Shower Drive. After reevaluation of traffic patterns and community input, the Department of Transportation made the decision to reinstate the right-turn lane. The morning Hilo-bound contraflow will remain operational after this work.  

Electronic message boards will be posted to notify motorists of closure information.

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