Roads to close for Sunday Kauai Marathon and Half Marathon

POIPU — The Kauai Marathon and Half Marathon begins at 6 a.m. Sunday. While traffic will flow in and around the Koloa, Poipu, Lawai and Kalaheo areas, there will be some lane and road closures between 5 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Road closures

• Access into Koloa and Poipu will be limited to Koloa Road and Omao Road until 6:30 a.m. From 6:30 to 8 a.m., there will be no inbound traffic other than emergency vehicles into Koloa and Poipu;

• Poipu Road will be closed from Kapili Road to the Koloa bypass road (Ala Kinoiki) from 5 to 6:30;

• Ho‘onani Road will be closed from 5 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. from Lawai Road to Kapili Road. Traffic will continue to flow in and out of the Sheraton Kauai Resort via Kapili Road;

• Koloa Road inbound and outbound lanes from Kaumualii Highway (Highway 50) will be closed from 6:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.;

• Lauoho Road, Waha Road and Pu‘u Roads will be closed to through traffic from 7:15 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.;

• Omao Road from Kaumualii Highway (Highway 50) to Koloa Road will be closed to through traffic from 6:30 until 9:30 a.m.;

• The Koloa bypass road (Ala Kinoiki) will be closed from 6 a.m. until 7:45 a.m.;

• Maluhia Road both inbound and outbound to and from the Koloa bypass through to Kaumualii Highway (Highway 50) will be closed to traffic from 6 a.m. until 8:15 a.m. All traffic on Maluhia and the Koloa bypass (Ala Kinoiki) will return to normal shortly before 8:45 a.m.;

Partial closures

• Kaumualii Highway (Highway 50) from Maluhia west to Omao Road will be restricted to alternating one-way traffic from 6:30 until 9 a.m.;

• Papalina Road from Waha to Pu‘u Road will be restricted to alternating one-way traffic from 7:15 a.m. until noon;

As runners retrace their steps via Papalina, Waha, Lauoho and Koloa roads, the roads will re-open as indicated above once all of the runners have passed.

• The Kukuiula bypass (Ala Kalanikaumaka) will be closed from 6:15 a.m. until 2 p.m. Outbound traffic from the Poipu roundabout to Koloa Road will remain open;

• The Poipu roundabout will be heavily impacted, and traffic will be slowed considerably from 6:45 a.m. until 2 p.m. as runners enter the roundabout from the Kukuiula bypass.

• Westbound Lawai Road and Spouting Horn traffic will be re-routed through The Shops at Kukuiula.

In summary, traffic will flow in and out of all South Shore regions, but it is recommended that travel in these areas on race day be limited from 5 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. For those visitors and residents needing to reach Lihue Airport from the south or Westside, plan at least 1.5 to 2 hours travel time. For more information and course maps, please visit www.thekauaimarathon.com.
Source: The Garden Island