Rockfall work to close Kamehameha Highway by Waimea Bay Sunday

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Kamehameha Highway will be closed in both directions at Waimea Bay Sunday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for rockfall prevention work, weather permitting.

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The Waimea Bay beach parking lot will also be closed during work hours. Emergency vehicles and city buses will be allowed access. Waimea Valley will not be impacted.

The Hawaii Department of Transportation said the closure is necessary for the second and final helicopter delivery of rockfall protection netting. Crews will then begin securing the netting to pre-drilled anchors in the slope.

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Boulders fell from the slope and onto the roadway during April’s Kona low storm.

Slope stabilization work and restoration of the second lane is on track for completion by the end of July.

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