The Hawaii Department of Transportation announced the full closure of the westbound H-1 Freeway Airport viaduct for concrete deck work in a news release Friday.

What You Need To Know

  • The westbound H-1 Freeway Airport viaduct will be closed to motorists from 11 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Saturday

  • The westbound Lunalilo H-1 Freeway, Nimitz Highway and Kamehameha Highway on-ramps to the Airport viaduct will be closed and motorists will be detoured via Nimitz Highway during these hours
  • The Rodgers Boulevard on-ramp to the H-1 Freeway from the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport will remain open
  • Motorists are advised that this work is in addition to the continuous weekend closure of the three right lanes on the H-1 Freeway/Airport Viaduct

The work is part of the H-1 Airport Viaduct Improvements project and will take place from 11 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Saturday. The full closure is needed for the installation of expansion joints across the roadway.

The westbound Lunalilo H-1 Freeway, Nimitz Highway and Kamehameha Highway on-ramps to the Airport viaduct will be closed and motorists will be detoured via Nimitz Highway during these hours.

The Rodgers Boulevard on-ramp to the H-1 Freeway from the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport will remain open. The Aolele on-ramp to the westbound H-1 near the lei stands will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday through 1 a.m. Saturday.

Motorists are advised that this work is in addition to the continuous weekend closure of the three right lanes on the H-1 Freeway/Airport Viaduct, and to obey all posted construction signage.

HDOT notes that the weekend work on the H-1 Freeway/Airport Viaduct will continue through mid-June, with the estimated completion of the project set for August 2025, weather permitting.