Multiple road projects slow Hamakua traffic

HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald Repaving and landscaping work takes place near mile maker 42 Tuesday in Honokaa.

HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald

Landscaping and shoulder work reduces Highway 19 traffic to one lane between mile markers 26 and 27 Tuesday in Laupahoehoe Gulch.

HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald Road repairs continue near mile marker 11 on Highway 19Tuesday in Pepeekeo.

Drivers might face significant delays along the Hamakua Coast this week as several construction projects reduce Highway 19 traffic to one lane only at multiple points.