Dillingham Boulevard reopens after utility poles repaired
UPDATE: 5:40 a.m.
Dillingham Boulevard reopened this morning between Mokauea Street and Puuhale Road after crews completed repairs to downed utility poles.
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Dillingham Boulevard remained closed Thursday afternoon between Mokauea Street and Puuhale Road because of downed utility poles, police said.
Bill Brennan, spokesman for Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit, confirmed that a dump truck belonging to a rail contractor, Nan Inc., “snagged some overhead wires and four utility poles fell down.”
The city hired Nan under a contract for up to $400 million to relocate the utility lines along the last 4.1 miles of the rail line.
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Police said they received a call at 8:47 a.m. today of wires on the road and a downed telephone pole.
Officers were still in the area about 3:30 p.m. as utility company crews conducted the repair work. A police update at 6:13 p.m. said all eastbound lanes on Dillingham remained closed between Mokauea Street and Puuhale Road.
There was no estimated time of completion, a police dispatch supervisor said.