The temporary orange barricades between m.m 29 and m.m 30.1 on Saddle Road is being replaced with permanent fencing. In addition, the shoulders were recently widened in this area. The CFLHD/HDOT did these improvements to prevent Nene from crossing the road or congregating by the shoulders.
Road and Highway Builders LLC did not install a Nene crossing between m.m 11 and m.m 19, according the CFLHD. I drove over this segment in late December and couldn’t find this crossing.
Lastly, Kirkland Construction is confident they’ll finish the earthwork phase of the last Kona side Saddle Road segment by December 2012, according to the HDOT’s Chief of Communications Dan Meisenzahl. I will believe this when I see it. The terrain in this area is probably nothing like Kirkland has faced before, so it will take a miracle if they finish six months ahead of schedule.
