Department of Design and Construction

KAILUA — The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Design and Construction will implement precautionary measures on the Auloa Road Bridge (407) in Maunawili following the identification of structural concerns caused by a decaying timber pile (deep foundation system consisting of wood logs that support the bridge) on a portion of the mauka edge of the bridge.

The bridge, originally built in 1921, is a low-traffic volume bridge that leads to the Royal Hawaiian Golf Club and is used mainly by golf course users and area residents.

Starting Thursday, the Department of Facility Maintenance will cordon off a four-foot-wide section on the mauka (upstream) side of the bridge using traffic barricades, delineators and signs to prevent access to the distressed section of the bridge. The temporary restriction will keep vehicle loads off the area over the decayed timber pile.

Two ten-foot-wide travel lanes will remain available to motorists to preserve uninterrupted traffic flow across the bridge’s remaining 20-foot travel width. These precautionary measures will allow the continued safe use of the bridge and will remain in place as plans are developed to rehabilitate the bridge.