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The Panaewa Drag Strip will close for at least six months for renovations starting as early as October.
The Panaewa Drag Strip will close for at least six months for renovations starting as early as October.
The project, estimated at $4.5 million, will involve repaving the drag strip, making the facility handicap accessible, building upgrades and installing a sewage system, a Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation spokesman said.
“This is going to be a major construction project,” he said. “We can’t have the racing going on while we are doing this.”
Bids for the project are due Thursday.