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<br />For Immediate Release: May 7, 2018 <br />18-0199 <br /> <br />STATE HIGHWAYS PREPARING POTENTIAL ALTERNATE <br />ROUTE IN PUNA <br /> <br />HILO – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is working with the County of <br />Hawaii to prepare an alternative route in Puna should Keaau-Pahoa Road (Highway <br />130) be cut off by the Kilauea Volcano East Rift Zone Eruption. Highway 130 is closed <br />between Highway 132 (Pahoa-Kapoho/Kapoho Road) and Old Kalapana Road until <br />further notice due to road cracking that could be related to potential fissures in the <br />vicinity of Leilani Estates. <br /> <br />The observed cracking on Highway 130 is located at mile markers 14.4 and 14.6 and <br />has widened over the weekend. The current northern end of the detour route making <br />use of Highway 137 (Kalapana-Kapoho/Kaimu Kapoho Road) and Highway 132 is close <br />to the cracking. To ensure access to the Kalapana and Kaimu areas in the event the <br />cracking on Highway 130 progresses, HDOT is working with the county to prepare the <br />unpaved portion of Highway 137 that extends north of Highway 132 to Makuu Drive in <br />Hawaiian Paradise Park. <br /> <br />“The state is committed to taking the preemptive and protective actions necessary for <br />the safety and welfare of Puna residents during this eruption of Kilauea,” said Gov. <br />David Ige. “I will continue to direct our state agencies to support the County of Hawaii as <br />they work to provide access, information, and shelter to the thousands of residents in <br />Leilani Estates and the surrounding areas.” <br /> <br />Additional information on the preparation of the potential alternate routes and updates <br />on the status of Highway 130 will be provided as the situation develops. <br /> <br />Map showing closure and detour as of 5/7/18 <br />https://hidot.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Kilauea-May-2018-Status-HAWAII- <br />ISLAND-40x32-01.pdf <br /> <br /> <br />Photos of the cracking on Highway 130 <br />http://hidot.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_0111.jpg <br />http://hidot.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_0113.jpg <br />http://hidot.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_0117.jpg <br /> <br /> <br />