H-1 Freeway East

Be careful driving on this highway in the mornings from the West Side. Everyone’s getting to work, so it’s often backed up. There is a zipper lane and HOV lane for carpoolers.

Hands down the busiest freeway in Hawaii. Traffic is inevitable on Oahu; however, poor planning, poor politics, and poor execution has made this traffic situation way worse and last way longer than it needed to be.
The Zipper Lane was at least an attempt to alleviate traffic, but looking at it long term and in light of the recent Zip Mobile disaster, it may not have been their best option.
The next attempt is the Rail Project. I’m indifferent to this but I really wish they could deal with the whole lane closures thing and construction more efficiently. Ala Moana is being extended in about a year… why does the Rail have to take so long?! They don’t realize how ridiculous the impact on the Westside is. I’ve gotten stuck in traffic at 1am for over an hour and a half for a drive that should’ve only taken 20 minutes.
Well, that is just me venting. Besides that I guess they patch potholes pretty quickly and I do appreciate FSP services. Pretty much the view of the sunrise and sunset saves this review… Unless the sun is blaring into your eyes like it tends to do.