Highway reopened in Waimanalo after sinkhole repair
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City and County Department of Transportation workers surveyed a sinkhole situated in the middle of Kalanianaole Hwy, near Mekia Place, this evening in Waimanalo. The asphalt surface of the highway is sagging and has a crevice measuring about a foot wide above the sinkhole area. Traffic has been detoured for both directions.
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A sinkhole at the intersection of Kalanianaole Highway and Mekia Street closed a portion of the highway Thursday afternoon.
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Traffic backed up on Kalanianaole Highway near Keolu Drive Thursday afternoon.
Crews completed repairs on a sinkhole that opened on Kalanianaole Highway in Waimanalo and reopened the road by about 4:30 a.m. Friday.
The sinkhole, about 3- to 4-foot deep by 4- to 5-foot wide, at Kalanianaole Highway and Mekia Street was discovered by a passing motorist who called 911 Thursday afternoon, a state Highways Division worker said.
There is a bigger, hollow cavity under the pavement, the worker said.
A Department of Transportation road crew worked on it Thursday night after a city crew did diagnostic testing. Police closed a portion of the highway and rerouted traffic, causing a huge backup during rush-hour traffic.
