HONOLULU (KHON2) — If visiting Lanikai is at the top of your bucket list in the coming weeks, you may want to start thinking of a backup plan.
With Phase 8 of Kailua roundabout upgrades underway, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services has placed parking restrictions in the Lanikai area.
Restrictions start as soon as Saturday, Jan. 11, and will be put in place every day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Phase 8 has been completed, which is set to conclude in mid-March.
Drivers will be unable to park on all streets, shoulders and cross-streets between Mokulua and ʻAʻalapapa Drives.
According to DTS, temporary “sawhorse” road signs will be placed on affected streets in Lanikai to serve as a warning for parking restrictions.
Those who plan on visiting Lanikai should “consider other beaches along Oʻahu’s east shore, or ride TheBus Route 671 from Kailua Town for convenient alternative access to Lanikai.”
Officials also urge residents to allow extra time to travel through Lanikai and Kalapawai during construction times as traffic congestion is expected.
Once complete, the roundabout will feature new sidewalks, raised pedestrian crossings and new drainage infrastructure.
For more information on the project, construction schedules and detour patterns, visit the Kalapawai project’s website.