NIGHT WORK AND BRIDGE CLOSURE REMINDER
The Hawaii Department of Transportation reminds the residents of Wainiha and Haena of upcoming night work on the Waipa Bridge on Kuhio Highway (Route 560).
The Project has modified the originally planned convoy schedule for the upcoming night work activities and is working with the Hanalei Colony Resort to provide a shuttle for residents from the West Waipā Park and Ride into Wainiha. Please see updated details below.
The night shuttle service will be available to residents only.
The upcoming night work at Waipa is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 and will continue through Friday, April 19, 2019 according to the following schedule:
Waipa Bridge Night Work (Phase I) – Future phases TBA
Wednesday, April 10 – Friday, April 19 (No work Sunday, April 14)
Work to take place nightly from 7 p.m. (after the last car passes through the convoy) to 5:50 a.m.
Parking areas on either side of Waipa Bridge and pedestrian access will be available for those wanting to cross the bridge during night work hours
Parking areas will be secured at all times
The convoys will run on the regular schedule between Wainiha and Waikoko
The bridge will close to all vehicular traffic after 7 p.m., so any vehicles utilizing the convoy after 7 p.m. will not be able to travel over the Waipā Bridge
Hanalei Colony Resort will run a shuttle for residents between the West Waipā Bridge Park and Ride and Wainiha. Those shuttles will run hourly with the regular convoy schedule.
Convoys will run according to the Monday thru Saturday regular schedule posted at Hawaii Department of Transportation of Convey Schedule with no vehicle access over Waipā Bridge after the 7 p.m. convoy.
The convoy schedule for April 10-13 and April 15-19 in its entirety is:
5:50 AM Wainiha to Waikoko
6:20 AM Waikoko to Wainiha
6:50 AM Wainiha to Waikoko
7:20 AM Waikoko to Wainiha
7:50 AM Wainiha to Waikoko
8:20 AM Waikoko to Wainiha
12:45 PM Wainiha to Waikoko
1:15 PM Waikokoto Wainiha
1:45 PM Wainiha to Waikoko
2:15 PM Waikoko to Wainiha
5:00 PM Wainiha to Waikoko
5:30 PM Waikoko to Wainiha
6:00 PM Wainiha to Waikoko
6:30 PM Waikoko to Wainiha (NOTE: This is the LAST CONVOY where you can drive all the way to Wainiha until the next morning at 6:20 a.m. After this convoy, you will need to leave your car at the Waipa Bridge Park and Ride from where a shuttle will take you to the Waipa Bridge pedestrian bridge overpass.)
7:00 PM Wainiha to Hanalei (NOTE: This is the LAST CONVOY where you can drive all the way to Hanalei until the next morning at 5:50 a.m. Residents needing to go to Hanalei will need to leave their cars at the Waipa Bridge Park and Ride then cross the pedestrian bridge where a shuttle will transport you to the Waipa Bridge Park and Ride.)
7:30 PM Waipa Bridge Park and Ride / Pedestrian Bridge Waikoko to Wainiha
8:00 PM Wainiha to Waikoko Waipa Bridge Park and Ride / Pedestrian Bridge
8:30 PM Waipa Bridge Park and Ride / Pedestrian Bridge Waikoko to Wainiha
9:00 PM Wainiha to Waikoko Waipa Bridge Park and Ride / Pedestrian Bridge
9:30 PM Waipa Bridge Park and Ride / Pedestrian Bridge Waikoko to Wainiha
10:15 PM Wainiha to Waikoko Waipa Bridge Park and Ride / Pedestrian Bridge
11:00 PM Waipa Bridge Park and Ride / Pedestrian Bridge Waikoko to Wainiha
Parking will be available on both the East and West sides of Waipā Bridge. Residents wanting to cross the bridge will need to leave their vehicles in the parking lots and cross Waipā Bridge using the pedestrian overpass. The East Park and Ride lot is located at the contractor's staging area as you approach Waipā on the mauka side of Kuhio Highway. A shuttle will be provided to transport residents from the Park and Ride area to the bridge. The West Park and Ride lot is located immediately adjacent to the bridge. Residents will be able to easily walk from the Park and Ride lot to the pedestrian overpass.
All work is weather permitting. First responders have been notified and have planned staging and procedures in the event of an emergency requiring them to access the work zones.
Please note that the Project is aware of the Akita school bus that heads to Wainiha at 5:20 a.m. Crews will ensure that the bus will be able to cross Waipa Bridge at that time.
More information on the Waipa Bridge and other Kuhio Highway Emergency Repairs can be found on the HDOT website at Kuhio Highway Emergency Repairs
