HDOT to install 5 speed tables on Honoapiilani Highway

WAILUKU, Hawaii — Community concerns about speeding in Waikapu and Wailuku have led to a project to install five speed tables on Honoapiilani Highway (Route 30) in the area of Maui Tropical Plantation and Kolo Place starting July 8.

The Hawaii Department of Transportation announced work will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 8 to July 12. One lane will be closed in either direction during the installation with closures approximately 1,000 feet within project limits, according to a news release. Crews will direct traffic in both directions, alternating traffic in the remaining lane.

Speed table locations:

• Mile marker 0.45 near Wailuku Elementary School in the area of Keanu Street and Kolo Place
• Mile marker 2.09 in the area of Waiolu Place and Pilikana Street
• Mile marker 2.27 in the area of Wilikona Place and Waiko Road
• Mile marker 2.38 in the area of Lehuapueo Place and Wilikona Place
• Mile marker 2.55 near Maui Tropical Plantation in the area of Olo Place and Ololi Place

Honoapiilani Highway near Wailuku Elementary School is a school zone and will have a posted speed limit of 20 mph. The other speed table locations will have a speed limit of 30 mph.

Traffic-calming devices such as raised crosswalks, speed tables and speed humps are a physical reminder to motorists to reduce speed when entering residential and school areas.

HDOT has been gathering data on speed reduction and vehicle crashes in areas with traffic-calming devices. For areas with sufficient post-construction data, officials say the number of motorists exceeding the posted speed limit was reduced by an average of 47%.

The data on major crashes (i.e. crashes resulting in an injury or property damage of $3,000 or more) is shown in the table:

The public can view past and planned installations of traffic-calming devices on the HDOT Safety Improvement Map.