All H-1 westbound lanes open after excavator hits Aala Street overpass
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Two westbound lanes of the H-1 Freeway were closed for several hours Friday after officials said an excavator hit the Aala Street overpass.
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The incident was reported at 10:45 a.m. and initially closed three lanes.
Oahu #hitraffic 6/26/26 10:49AM: Three left lanes of the H-1 at the Aala overpass is closed due to an excavator hitting the overpass and concrete falling into the lanes. The excavator is on the right shoulder near the School St. off-ramp.
— Hawaii DOT (@DOTHawaii) June 26, 2026
Officials said an excavator on a flatbed truck hit the overpass, sending concrete onto the freeway lanes below.
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Wahiawa resident Anna Xayphengsy saw it happen.
“I had to brake hard, but luckily the cars ahead of me and my car were able to avoid direct damage from the debris. There were two motorcycle police officers that had just rode past and they saw what happened and helped pull over excavator truck right away,” she said.
No one was hurt.
Westbound traffic backup was heavy through the Punahou area until the lanes were reopened at around 1 p.m.
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