Heads up, Līhu‘e residents and commuters: a stretch of Eha Street is slated for closure next week, so start planning your detours now. In a recent announcement from the County of Kaua'i, a section of the road between Kūhiō Highway and Elima Street will be off-limits to traffic from August 15 to October 15. Weekday disruptions, running 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., are due to waterline installation by contractor Pipe Works, with operations hinging on the vagaries of the weather.

During this period the street will be closed to eastbound and westbound traffic alike, Pipe Works and the Public Works Department urge the public to make necessary adjustments to their routines, seeking alternate routes, and penciling in some extra travel time to navigate around the work zone. Schedules have to bend, routines must pivot, as infrastructure demands its due, the city's veins and arteries maintained for our collective pulse, as per the County of Kaua'i.

Mindful of the inconvenience and potential hazards, both authorities call on drivers to approach the area with heightened caution and reduced speed; to navigate the work area with the concerned vigilance that such disruptions require. The focus is on safety—for the workers on the road and the community threading around them.