PROJECT PHASES
The Kalapawai Roadway Improvement Project Full Build will operate through December 2024. Use the timeline below to view the different phases of the project. Swipe or click through each phase using the black left and right arrows. You can expand each image in the timeline to view the roadway detours planned for each phase. The timeline is subject to change.
The "Table of Contents" will allow you to you skip to each phase detour description located below. The "Kalapawai Project Map, Project Limits" map shows, in purple, the boundaries of the construction project. Click to zoom in and out of the map. The "Phase Descriptions" section describes the detours community members and visitors can anticipate occurring throughout the project.
KALAPAWAI PROJECT MAP
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PHASE DESCRIPTIONS
Each phase descriptions describes the detours community members and visitors can anticipate occurring throughout the project.
November 2022 - January 2023
Eastbound lane closure at roundabout on S. Kalaheo Avenue towards Lanikai. Traffic will be contra-flowed during working hours 8:30 am -3:30 pm Mon. - Fri in Phase 1A. Phase 1B involves a 24/7 detour utilizing Kailua Beach Park's parking lot.
January 2023 - September 2023
Eastbound lane closure at roundabout on Kailua Road and S. Kalaheo Avenue towards Lanikai. A 24/7 detour will utilize Kuulei Street and two-way traffic fronting Kalapawai Market will be allowed.
PHASE 3
July 2023 - November 2023
Northbound lane closure on Kailua Road between Aumoe Road and S. Kalaheo Avenue towards Lanikai. Traffic will be detoured on Kuulei Street.
HOLIDAY 2023 TRANSITION
December 2023 - January 2024
No detours. Roundabout temporarily open for the holidays.
PHASE 4
January 2024 - May 2024
Southbound (mauka bound) lane closure on Kailua Road between Aumoe Road and Kailua Beach Center (mauka driveway) towards Kailua Town. Kailua town bound traffic will be detoured on Kuulei Road.
PHASE 5
May 2024 - July 2024
Southbound (mauka bound) lane closure on Kailua Road between S. Kalaheo Ave and Kailua Beach Center (makai driveway). Lanikai bound traffic from N. Kalaheo Ave detoured mauka on Kuulei Rd. , S. Kainalu Dr., and makai bound on Kailua Rd. Kailua town bound traffic detoured onto Kuulei Rd.
PHASE 6
July 2024 - August 2024
Westbound lane closure at roundabout fronting Kalapawai Market on S. Kalaheo Ave towards Kaneohe.
PHASE 7
August 2024 - September 2024
Westbound lane closure at roundabout opposite Kalapawai Market on S. Kalaheo Avenue towards Kaneohe.
PHASE 8
September 2024 - December 2024
Westbound lane closure at roundabout on S. Kalaheo Avenue towards Kaneohe. Outbound Lanikai traffic will be detoured through Kailua Beach Park parking lot.
PHASE 9
December 2024 - February 2025
S. Kalaheo Avenue closure between Kuukama Street and Kailua Road towards Lanikai. Traffic will be detoured.