Garbage truck fire slows traffic on H-1
Honolulu police reopened all townbound lanes of H-1 near Kunia at about 4 p.m. today, after a rubbish truck fire and ensuing diesel fuel spill had closed three lanes.
Police announced the closures, near the Managers Drive overpass, just before 2:30 p.m.
Firefighters responded shortly after 1 p.m. and found a garbage truck engulfed in flames, said Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Kevin Mokulehua.
The spill initially affected all five lanes and a shoulder lane, and an early estimate reported that about 50 gallons of fuel had run out onto the freeway, Mokulehua said. The spill stretched across about 300 feet of roadway.
Firefighters called the state Department of Transportation for assistance with the clean up, and the state contacted a private contractor who was responding, Mokulehua said.
Video and images posted to social media showed the cab of a green Honolulu Disposal Service front-loading truck engulfed in flames.
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Vehicle fire H-1 eastbound near Kunia offramp. Expect delays. #hitraffic pic.twitter.com/2OCiDnkZaz
— Hawaii DOT (@DOTHawaii) October 22, 2016
4 responses to “Garbage truck fire slows traffic on H-1”
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While accidents and incidents happen, HPD’s management and traffic control of this mess was sub par. Freeway Parking lot for hours for those unfortunate souls stuck in the mess.
Rail now!
Traffic is projected to erode from a D to an F even with Rail. We need some true traffic mitigation and/or to control growth until the mitigations are in place. In today’s case a little traffic mgt 101…perhaps HPD can take some tips from the mainland.
What tips? More rails.