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Traffic passes smoothly through the newly partially opened Piilani Highway roundabout in Kihei Wednesday morning. The roundabout serving the intersection with Kulanihakoi Street and the entrance to Kulanihako‘i High School is the state’s first multi-lane roundabout. Completion is expected in January. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo

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The second southbound lane of the Kihei roundabout opened Wednesday and there were no issues reported as of Wednesday afternoon, a state Department of Transportation spokeswoman said.

The Piilani Highway in both directions between Kaonoulu Street and Piikea Avenue was scheduled to close at 10 p.m. Wednesday and re-open today at 5 a.m., to complete the permanent striping of the northbound lanes in the Kihei roundabout work zone.

Today there should be two lanes open in the southbound (Makena bound) direction and one lane open in the northbound (Kahului bound) direction, the department said.

Kulanihakoi Street access from Piilani Highway will be partially opened. Vehicles on southbound Piilani Highway can make the right turn onto Kulanihakoi Street and vehicles from Kulanihakoi Street can make the right turn onto southbound Piilani Highway. The left turn from Kulanihakoi Street onto northbound Piilani Highway and the left turn from northbound Piilani Highway onto Kulanihakoi Street will remain closed until the roundabout is completed in January.

The construction speed limit in the active work zone is 25 mph. 

HDOT advises motorists to allow for extra travel time if they plan to travel through the area. Emergency vehicles and first responders will be detoured to South Kihei Road. All roadwork is weather permitting. 

For more information on roundabouts, including a video demonstrating how to use a multilane roundabout, visit https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/roundabouts/.

Traffic passes smoothly through the newly partially opened Piilani Highway roundabout in Kihei Wednesday morning. The roundabout serving the intersection with Kulanihakoi Street and the entrance to Kulanihako‘i High School is the state’s first multi-lane roundabout. Completion is expected in January. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo

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