How do those disks along Kahekili Highway, in the lanes heading toward Likelike Highway, work? There are two of them, with signs that say "Overheight, Do Not Turn Right at Signal." Why are they placed there so far from the tunnel and not on Likelike? Are they used anywhere else in Hawaii? Kahekili Highway sensors
alert overheight trucksThe disks are sensors that will warn an overheight truck, by sounding an alarm, that it should not go through Wilson Tunnel, said state Department of Transportation spokesman Ross Smith. There have been sensors on Likelike Highway for quite a while, he said.
"The reason they're on Kahekili is that, once a truck turns to get on Likelike, it can't turn around," Smith said.
Can you help alleviate a serious problem at Kahekili Highway and Haiku Road? All the striping has been removed, the degree of turn has been increased and it’s full of potholes. I’ve seen several accidents there.By the time you read this, there should be new striping and the potholes should be fixed, said DOT spokesman Ross Smith.
However, regarding the degree of turn, “There is no way around it,” he said, because it’s part of the Kahekili construction. It’s a temporary condition, but one that will last at least until roadwork there is completed.
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