Polihale State Park back open!

April 26th, 2009

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For those missing the burning hot sand, beautiful views of the Na Pali coast and sunsets from Polihale Beach, rejoice!  The road is now open again thanks to the tireless efforts of many volunteers.  The Garden Island newspaper reports the following were completed by the volunteers:

— Bridge repair and improvements: welding surface pieces in place, pouring concrete access segments, installation of vehicle barrier rails, clearing accumulated debris below to re-establish ability for natural flow under the bridge, and adding structural supports.

— Repair of four roadway washouts: tasks include grading four miles of roadway, and portions covered in silt run-off or scoured out, repair of the road accessing the park water well and pump, repair of the broken water line to four comfort stations, and blocking off vehicle access to the fifth comfort station that was severely damaged by the Dec. 11 rain storm.

DLNR staff has not yet estimated the actual value of the volunteers’ efforts but it could be worth near $200,000, the release said. The last time the road to Polihale State Park was graded, it cost the state $90,000.  In addition to the volunteers’ work, other tasks completed by DLNR State Parks staff included: clearing of drainage culverts, cleaning comfort stations, adding safety and information signage, installation of rock barriers to prevent vehicles from driving into culverts at the approaches to the two bridges, and installation of road edge markers at two drainage spots where washouts were repaired.

Camping permits for Polihale will again be issued starting Monday, DLNR said.


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