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Sinkhole repair shut Kalanianaole Highway until midday

COURTESY HDOT
                                A sinkhole near Baby Makapuu beach has led to the complete closure of Kalanianaole Highway between Kealahou Street and near the Makai Research Pier today.

COURTESY HDOT

A sinkhole near Baby Makapuu beach has led to the complete closure of Kalanianaole Highway between Kealahou Street and near the Makai Research Pier today.

UPDATE: 10:05 a.m.

The sinkhole repair work on Kalanianaole Highway near Baby Makapuu beach is ahead of schedule and the highway closure will end at 11:30 a.m., state Department of Transportation officials said.

The closure, caused by a sinkhole near the highway around Baby Makapuu, was originally scheduled to last until 5 p.m. today.

But in a 9:40 a.m. update, DOT officials said the work is now set to be done and the road between Kealahou Street and near the Makai Research Pier will be reopened at midday.

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Kalanianaole Highway between Kealahou Street and near the Makai Research Pier is closed today for emergency repairs after Thursday’s torrential winter storm created a sinkhole near Baby Makapuu beach.

The state Department of Transportation crews closed the Waimanalo-bound lane near Baby Makapuu Saturday evening, then closed both directions at 5 a.m. today. The highway is expected to remain closed until 5 p.m.

Workers will haul in coral boulders and back fill a portion of the road, officials said, adding that both lanes needed to be closed to set up the heavy machinery used to place the boulders.

Motorists are advised to avoid the area since there is no available detour through this section of the highway. Buses and emergency vehicles will not be allowed through the closure due to the stationing of the heavy machinery, DOT officials said.

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