By Staff Reports
(WAILUKU) – The Department of Public Works announced that updates on road closures and other announcements related to the Kahekili Highway Paving Project are now available online at www.mauicounty.gov/Kahekili. Besides project and road closure updates, the webpage features a map of the project area and a link to subscribe to email updates.
The third and final phase of the Kahekili Highway Resurfacing Project, which starts at milepost 10.5 (Wailena Gulch) and will conclude at milepost 7 (entrance to Camp Maluhia), began Monday, October 6, 2014. Construction is expected to be completed by March 31, 2015.
Phase 3 will cause traffic delays including partial and full road closures during work hours from Monday through Friday, excluding County holidays; however, the work schedule may be impacted by inclement weather or by unforeseen conditions.
Residents are asked to adjust family and work schedules to accommodate the safety improvements to this heavily-traveled road, and motorists are asked to obey all posted signs and roadblocks. Drivers are asked to stay off the road from 7:30 a.m. on work days, so that equipment can be staged and workers can make other preparations. Work is completed by 4:30 p.m. each day.
The road closure will be opened as needed to allow the school bus and any emergency responders to pass through the closed area.
The work is being done by County Public Works crews at an estimated cost of $500,000 through the County’s Pavement Preservation program. For more information, contact Raynard Oshiro, Public Works Highways Div. Wailuku District Supervisor, at ph. 270-7443.