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Project Update –January 2025
Department of Public Works
County of Kaua‘i
Engineering Division:Michael Moule, Division Chief
Meeting Agenda
•Project Background
•Project Scope
•Construction Schedule
•Other Nearby Projects
•Questions/Comments
Project Location
Project History
•Envisioned by the public at Community Workshops in 2013
•Adopted as part of the South Kaua‘i Community Plan in 2015
•Pre -COVID public meetings confirmed the preliminary design:
–December 19, 2019 –Resort Property Stakeholders
–January 23, 2020 –General Public
–February 25, 2020 –Other Business Interests (retailers, landowners)
•Received $25 M RAISE Grant from FHWA in 2022
Po‘ipū Road
A Vision for the Corridor
May 2013 – Training & Community Design Workshop
Kaua‘i, HI
Po‘ipū Road
A Vision for the CorridorOverall Concept Map
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Town Portion
Po‘ipū Road
A Vision for the CorridorOverall Concept Map
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Resort Portion
Meeting Agenda
•Project Background
•Project Scope
•Construction Schedule
•Other Nearby Projects
•Questions/Comments
Po‘ipū Road Mobility and Safety Project
Project Overview
Project Components
•Roundabouts
–Po‘ipū Road at Kōloa Road (mini-roundabout)
–Po‘ipū Road at Ala Kalanikaumaka and Lāwa‘i Rd (existing)
–Po‘ipū Road at Kiahuna Plantation Drive and Kiahuna
Plantation Resort
–Po‘ipū Road at Ala Kinoiki and Pe‘e Road
•Left-turn-only lanes at all intersections and driveways
in the resort section of Po‘ipū Road
•Separate right-turn-only and left-turn only lanes on
side streets
–Kāpili Road approaching Po‘ipū Road (existing, but no
resolution)
–Ho‘owili Road approaching Po‘ipū Road
Project Components
•Sidewalks
–Continuous sidewalk on at least one side of the street
–Sidewalks on both sides
•Po‘ipū Road to south of Pa‘anau Road
•Kukui‘ula Market to Kīpuka Street
•Marked Crosswalks (some existing, most new)
–Across all legs of all four roundabouts
–3 crosswalks across Kōloa Town section of Po‘ipū Road (plus 2 existing)
–4 crosswalks across the resort section of Po‘ipū Road (plus 2 existing)
–Across Waikomo Road at Po‘ipū Road (existing but no resolution)
–Across Pa‘anau Road at Po‘ipū Road
–Across Kūkona A La‘a Street at Po‘ipū Road (Po‘ipū Beach Estates)
–Across Kāpili Road at Po‘ipū Road
–Across Hoaka Street at Po‘ipū Road (proposed entrance road to Village at Po‘ipū
subdivision)
–Across Ho‘owili Street at Po‘ipū Road
–Across Kīpuka Street at Po‘ipū Road
–Across Loke Road at Po‘ipū Road
–Across Keleka Road at Po‘ipū Road
–Across all major driveways crossed by sidewalks along Po‘ipū Road
Project Components
•Bicycle lanes the full length of Po‘ipū Road, except
fronting the Hyatt:
•Kaua‘i Bus stops:
–Both sides of Po‘ipū Road near Kōloa School (east side new)
–Both sides of Po‘ipū Road near Koa‘e Makana housing (both
new)
–Both sides of Po‘ipū Road north of the existing Ala
Kalanikaumaka roundabout (east side new)
–Both sides of Po‘ipū Road east of the Kiahuna Plantation Drive
roundabout (north side new)
–Both sides of Po‘ipū Road near Ho‘owili Road (north side new)
–North side of Po‘ipū Road west of the Ala Kinoiki roundabout
At Kōloa Road
Near Kōloa Elementary School
At Kiahuna Plantation Drive
Between Ho‘owili Rd. and Kīpuka St.
At Ala Kinoiki and Pe‘e Road
Construction Schedule
•Bid Opening: December 17, 2024
•Bid review by County and HDOT – delayed
•NTP anticipated by July 2025 (hopefully
sooner, possibly as early as April)
•Likely public meeting for construction
•Start Work 60 days after NTP (June to Sept.)
•Construction Time: Two Years
Other Nearby Projects
•Kōloa Bridge Repairs (February/March 2025)
–Includes resurfacing Kōloa Road between Po‘ipū Road and
Maluhia Road
•Kōloa Road Resurfacing from Maluhia Road to
Waikomo Road (within the next few months)
–Pedestrian walkways on pavement
•Kōloa Road Sidewalks (4 years)
•South Kaua‘i Pedestrian Projects (2 to 3 years)
–Po‘ipū Beach Pedestrian Access
–Lāwa‘i Road
–Ho‘onani Road
Kōloa Town Sidewalks
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Kōloa Town Sidewalks
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Kōloa Town Sidewalks
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Questions