The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) announced nighttime road closures on Hawaiʻi Belt Road/Bayfront Highway (Route 19) for the Waianuenue Intersection Improvements Project beginning Sunday, May 22.  The scheduled closures are as follows:

Closure of Hilo-bound Hawaiʻi Belt Road between Waianuenue Avenue and Hau Lane:

From:                                 To:                                       Hours Closed:

Sunday, May 22                  Monday, May 23                  9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Monday, May 23                 Tuesday, May 24                  9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Work on the above dates will include a detour for Hilo-bound motorists along Wainaku Dr. from the Wailuku Bridge to Waianuenue Avenue. Honokaa-bound drivers are asked to maneuver through the route with caution.

Full closure of Bayfront Highway between Waianuenue Avenue and Pauai Street:

 From:                                To:                                       Hours Closed:

Tuesday, May 24                 Wednesday, May 25            9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Wednesday, May 25            Thursday, May 26                9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Motorists are advised to use Kamehameha Avenue as an alternate route.

HDOT asks all road users to obey posted traffic signs and plan for additional time needed to move through the area. All work is weather permitting.