The Kamaka’eha Avenue – Palani Road intersection will be closed from January 18th until February 18th, 2012. Nan is also slated to reroute traffic on Palani Road to the new Ka’u side concrete pavement starting on Tuesday January 17th, 2011. This allows Nan’s subcontractor, CTS Earthmoving Inc., to demolish the existing asphalt pavement in preparation to pour additional concrete.
The concrete slip form paving machine arrived on Wednesday. Nan staged it in front of the West Hawaii Civic Center. They’re slated to begin paving the West Hawaii Civic Center to Henry Street intersection segment of the Ane Keohokalole Highway on Tuesday January 17th, 2012.
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January 13th, 2012 at 3:53 PM
I get confused as I age. I assume this is a county project.
Why would they bust up asphalt and replace it with concrete when in Hilo late last year they busted a concrete section on Puainako Avenue and replaced it with asphalt?
January 13th, 2012 at 5:00 PM
The HDOT’s consultant recommended that concrete be used instead of asphalt for this highway, according the FHWA. Durability and cost considerations likely played a role in this decision.