The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) will conduct general maintenance and repairs to portions of the main runway at the Hilo International Airport (ITO.

Taxiway A and Runway 8-26 will close nightly from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. starting on Tuesday, June 24, and Wednesday, June 25.. During the closure, the alternate runway, 3-21, will be used for aircraft operations.

The work, which will include pavement repairs and crack sealing, is part of the HDOT’s ongoing efforts to maintain the runway and improve takeoff and taxiway operations at ITO. HDOT has scheduled this maintenance work at night to minimize impacts to air travelers and airline operations, as well as to reduce the project duration to the extent possible.