By Staff Reports
(KAILUA) – The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services (DTS) is reminding the public that traffic mitigation efforts are still in place to reduce the amount of congestion coming in and out of the Lanikai neighborhood, during the ongoing construction of Phase 8 of the Kalapawai Roundabout project. These traffic mitigations have been in place since Monday, January 27th.
Parking is banned in the Kailua Beach Park parking lot makai of the Kalapawai Store. This is the parking lot between Lihiwai Road and Kailua Road, currently used as the detour to leave Lanikai. This parking ban, expected to last the duration of Phase 8 construction, will reduce conflicts and congestion for vehicles leaving Lanikai. Digital and hard signage is posted at the Lihiwai Road entrance to the parking lot.
The previous Lanikai parking ban announced on January 11, will continue to remain in place.
Visitors may consider other beaches along Oʻahu’s east shore or choose to ride TheBus Route 671 from Kailua Town for convenient alternative access to Lanikai.
Temporary “sawhorse” type signs on affected streets in Lanikai are in place to warn drivers of the parking restrictions.
Residents traversing through this area should allow for extra time to get through Kalapawai and expect congestion during construction times.
Additional information on the project, construction schedules, detour patterns and remaining phases can be found here: https://www.kalapawaiproject.com/.
This federally-funded project will include various improvements, including an upgraded roundabout with higher-quality materials, new sidewalks, raised pedestrian crossings in the immediate vicinity of the roundabout, and new drainage infrastructure to address frequent storm water ponding. Drainage infrastructure will include permeable pavements, trench drains, pre-treatment tanks and rain gardens.