Convoys planned for saddle road

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Hilo-based military units will convoy from Keaukaha Military Reservation to Pohakuloa Training Area on Friday between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Hilo-based military units will convoy from Keaukaha Military Reservation to Pohakuloa Training Area on Friday between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

The unit will redeploy from PTA to KMR on Sunday between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

The convoys will travel via Hilo Airport Road, Kanoelehua Avenue, West Puainako Street, Komohana Avenue, Puainako Extension Route 2000 and Saddle Road.

The trucks will have Hawaii Police Department escorts front and rear. Motorists are advised to be alert and drive with care.

The PTA Department of Army police are working closely with local authorities and military units to coordinate this activity in support of unit training.

For more information, call Bob McElroy, public affairs officer, at (808) 969-2427.