The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is currently installing nearly 30,000 linear feet of dust screen for the protection of highway users on Honoapiʻilani Highway (Route 30) and the Lāhainā Bypass (Route 3000).
The Bypass road connects Kahului Airport, Kihei, and other main regions in Maui with the resort area after passing the destroyed city of Lahaina.
If this fence is also meant to block any view of the town of Lahaina seems to be logical. Currently, hotels and resorts in Kaanapali house many of the displaced survivors, and emergency crews.
The work started on August 16, with Maui-based contractors teaming up for the massive project that should take about a month to complete. The teams are constructing a fence that will stretch more than 5 miles.
On Monday, August 21, HDOT was informed of $3 million in quick-release Emergency Relief (ER) funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for …