HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii County has received a federal government extension to finish reconstruction of a route that was severely damaged during final year's Kilauea volcanic eruption, officials said.
The county department of Public plant has three additional months to entire its reconstruction of route 132, The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Sunday. session the deadline will pattern the plan eligible though entire federal funding reimbursement, officials said.
Work to repair the way began June 10 with an creative deadline of Oct. 5. way work has been slowed, however, by areas of dense lava rock and pockets of extreme fever up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit (427 Celsius), officials said.
The department believes work above the big island way will exist completed ago the new Federal route Administration deadline of Jan. 5.
asphalt concrete base, striping, markers and signage," said spokeswoman Denise Laitinen.' data-reactid="15">The department anticipates the route will vacant at November. By that time "we expectation to finish total emergency momentary way repairs, including grading of the roadway and shoulders, asphalt concrete base, striping, markers and signage," said spokeswoman Denise Laitinen.
The giant volcanic eruption at can 2018 destroyed more than 700 homes at the Puna part and covered portions of the highway.
Road temperatures eat been steadily dropping and abstract to cool. though of Sept. 13, temperatures were down to 147 degrees Fahrenheit (64 Celsius), though at some pockets there were embankment temperatures nearly 300 degrees Fahrenheit (149 Celsius), Laitinen said.
The entire maximum temperature to install asphalt is 150 degrees Fahrenheit (66 Celsius), meaning "road temperatures eat already reached acceptable levels though paving," Laitinen said.
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Information from: Hawaii Tribune-Herald, http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/
