HAWAII Department of Transportation - Thu August 01, 2019
Following Record June Rain, HDOT Adds Additional Slope Protection Measures
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announced that beginning Aug. 1, 2019, the Pali Highway access hours will be extended. The new schedule will be:Sunday to Friday (closed on Saturday and State holidays):Honolulu bound a.m....
EIN Presswire - Tue July 02, 2019
USDOT Announces $10M to Hawaii Airports for Infrastructure Improvement
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $495 million in airport infrastructure grants, the second allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States....
Associated Press - Wed May 22, 2019
Feds: Honolulu Must Add $25M More Cash to Rail
HONOLULU (AP) Honolulu must contribute more money to help construct the city's rail line before getting any of the $744 million in federal funding that has been withheld from the project. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that a Federal Transit Administration spokeswoman said May 7 the agency is insisting the city provide more money....
HAWAII Department of Transportation - Wed April 10, 2019
HDOT Finishes Emergency Repairs on Roads After Hurricane, Volcano
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division reports that the emergency repairs on Hawaii Island of damages caused by the Kilauea East Rift Zone Eruption (May to September 2018) and Hurricane Lane (August 2018) have been completed....
Associated Press - Thu January 17, 2019
Pearl Harbor Submarine Museum Begins $20M Update Project
Officials broke ground on a $20 million revitalization and expansion project for the Pearl Harbor campus of the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park. The project, which is expected to be complete in April 2020, will add new exhibits and about 3,000 sq....
HAWAII Department of Transportation - Wed January 02, 2019
HDOT Makes Seismic Repairs to Mamalahoa Highway
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) continues emergency repairs to Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) in Volcano following the seismic activity associated with the activity at the lower East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano....
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 31, 2018
Hawaii Supreme Court Upholds Permit for Giant Telescope
HONOLULU (AP) — After years of delay, including lengthy court battles and passionate protests from those willing to be arrested for blocking construction crews, builders of a giant telescope plan to move forward with constructing the $1.4 billion instrument on a Hawaii mountain that is considered sacred....
Associated Press - Wed October 10, 2018
Hawaii Expects Spending to Hit $9B This Year
HONOLULU (AP) Hawaii economists expect statewide construction spending to reach a decade high of $9 billion this year despite last year's projections of spending leveling out. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported the analysis by the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization projects a 7 percent increase in construction spending from last year's $8.4 billion....
Associated Press - Mon October 01, 2018
Report: Hawaii Construction Spending Expected to Reach $9B
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii economists expect statewide construction spending to reach a decade high of $9 billion this year despite last year's projections of spending leveling out. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported the analysis by the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization projects a 7 percent increase in construction spending from last year's $8.4 billion....
AASHTO Journal - Wed September 26, 2018
Hawaii DOT Battles Yet Another Tropical Storm
While still working to fix the damage caused by Hurricane Lane in late August, the Hawaii Department of Transportation is now dealing with the impact of Tropical Storm Olivia, which made landfall on Sept....
