Makai-bound traffic has backed up nearly to Kealakaa Street the last several evenings.
The mauka-bound lanes of Palani Road will close effective Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the Department of Public Works said Friday afternoon.
Drivers were to see some traffic changes Friday night, when county officials decided to prohibit left turns from Henry Street to Palani Road, Noelani Whittington said. The closures are the result of increasing traffic congestion at the intersection because of the Ane Keohokalole Highway construction.
The Palani Road lane closure could last up to two months, Whittington said.
Mauka-bound traffic will be diverted from Palani Road onto Queen Kaahumanu Highway, then drivers may turn left onto Henry Street and right back onto Palani Road.
Makai-bound traffic has backed up nearly to Kealakaa Street the last several evenings.