Upcoming full closures as a part of the eastbound H-1 Freeway Improvements Project

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies drivers of a full closure of the Hālona Street and Likelike Highway on-ramps to the westbound H-1 Freeway on the night of Friday, Aug. 8 in assist of the H-1 Freeway Widening mission. 

Crews will shut two proper lanes on the westbound H-1 Freeway between the Houghtailing Street off-ramp (Exit 20B) and the Likelike Highway on-ramp, from 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8 to 7 a.m. the next day. The closure is required for the set up of moveable concrete obstacles for a subsequent 24-hour closure of the precise shoulder of the westbound H-1 Freeway in assist of waterline relocation work. For security causes, the Hālona Street and Likelike Highway on-ramps to the westbound H-1 Freeway will probably be closed throughout this set up.  

Motorists touring Honolulu-bound on Likelike Highway will probably be detoured by way of Kalihi Street to North King Street, the place they might reenter the westbound H-1 Freeway. Motorists touring westbound on Hālona Street will probably be detoured by way of Houghtailing Street to North King Street, the place they might reenter the freeway. Please plan accordingly, enable for additional journey time to get to your locations and proceed with warning via any work areas.  

Special obligation cops will probably be on-site to help with visitors management and security procedures. Electronic message boards will probably be posted to inform motorists of closure data.    

Work continues to widen the eastbound H-1 Freeway and assemble new retaining partitions, with every day work within the eastbound shoulder of the H-1 Freeway. Two lanes will probably be closed throughout the mission limits on Monday nights via Friday nights, from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., as work requires. The H-201 Moanalua Freeway on-ramp to the H-1 Freeway can even be closed throughout these hours.  

Beginning on Monday, Aug. 11, Beckley Street will probably be totally closed from 7 a.m. to three:30 p.m., every day, for set up of a brand new waterline vault, an underground construction designed to accommodate and shield water meters, valves, and different associated gear. Outside of labor hours, Beckley Street will stay closed on the intersection with Gulick Avenue, jersey obstacles will probably be in place throughout this time. Local visitors could entry Beckley Street from the Diamond Head aspect of the road. This work and closure is anticipated to final 4 months, climate allowing.   

In addition to those closures, crews have been performing work every day on Richard Lane and Gulick Avenue respectively, with an alternating single lane closure, Monday via Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to five p.m. for utility relocation, in assist of the widening of the freeway. Night work continues with two proper lanes closed on the eastbound H-1 Freeway, from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., Monday via Friday.    

HDOT estimates widening and retaining wall work to be accomplished by November 2025, that is modified from the beforehand estimated July 2025. Installation of momentary pedestrian bridge for the widening of the Gulick Avenue overpass would require the H-1 Freeway to be utterly closed in each instructions in a single day. This work is anticipated to start in March 2026; that is modified from the beforehand estimated September 2025.   

The estimated completion date for the Eastbound H-1 Freeway Improvements Project is September 2027, climate allowing. This is revised from the beforehand acknowledged estimate of March 2027. For extra data, please view the mission web site at https://h1widening.com/ 

For a full record of lane closures scheduled on state roadways, please go to the HDOT web site at https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/roadwork/. 

 

 

###