Helicopter to install rockfall netting at Waimea Bay, Kamehameha Hwy temporary closure
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Hawaii Department of Transportation is closing Kamehameha Highway near Waimea Bay on Sunday as part of ongoing rock mitigation work.
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A helicopter is scheduled to drape netting over a nearby slope to keep large boulders from falling into the road.
The closure is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The work comes more than a month after the Kona low storms dislodged boulders from the slope, sending them into the highway.
Crews placed metal plates to protect a water main servicing North Shore customers when the rock mitigation work began. They plan to lift them on Sunday.
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Emergency vehicles and TheBus will be allowed through the closure with advanced coordination.
Drivers are asked to use alternative routes, expect delays, with electronic signage directing.
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