The Farrington Highway contraflow lane is now open after an accident this afternoon near Nanakuli Avenue delayed its setup, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The contraflow lane is scheduled to open at 4 p.m. weekdays, but DOT had said crews would wait until the accident was cleared and traffic in the eastbound direction began to flow before setting up the lane today. DOT sent out an email around 4 p.m. that crews started to set up the lane after the accident was cleared. The lane was opened about 10 minutes late, according to DOT.

Operating a contraflow lane allows for three Waianae-bound lanes and one town-bound lane from Piliokahi Avenue to near Nanaikeola Street in an effort to ease a traffic bottleneck during the afternoon rush-hour.