![]() ![]() The concrete had sunk away from the road, creating a crack several fingers wide between the concrete pad and the asphalt. ![]() On Sunday the state’s contractor, Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co., was breaking up a concrete pad that had been placed along the highway to protect it from erosion. The state fixed a nearby section of Kamehameha Highway in April just south of Pokiwai Bridge near Hulahula Place after erosion damaged the roadway. In Hauula, beaches have shrunk at a “moderate” rate of just under half a foot a year since 1928, according to the University of Hawaii’s coastal erosion website. He said most of the roadways suffering from erosion are on Oahu, with some on Maui and Kauai. The Hauula collapse is the latest road damage from shoreline erosion that is affecting 10% of the state’s 2,500 lane miles, according to the Department of Transportation.Įd Sniffen, DOT deputy director for highways, said the state is trying to get ahead of the problem, but there is a lot of catching up to do. ![]() Repair crews began work Sunday morning along a portion of Kamehameha Highway that collapsed into the ocean in Hauula, but some residents questioned why the state allowed the road’s condition to deteriorate to that extent.Ĭoastal erosion caused the latest collapse of the shoulder lane and part of a makai lane Friday night between Makao and Hauula Homestead roads. ![]()
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