(BIVN) – Nighttime runway work at the Hilo International Airport is set to take place this coming Wednesday night into Thursday morning. 

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said on Friday that the primary Hilo Airport runway, 8-26, will be closed from 9 p.m., Wednesday, September 11 to 5:30 a.m., Thursday, September 12. 

During the closure the alternate runway, 3-21, will be used for aircraft operations, officials say. 

The Hawaiʻi DOT says the work to complete general maintenance and repairs began last week, “including grooving a portion of the runway and sealing cracks.”

According the Hawaiʻi DOT:

The runway work is part of the HDOT’s ongoing efforts to improve takeoff and taxiway operations at ITO. HDOT has scheduled this maintenance work at night to minimize impacts to air travelers and airline operations and to reduce the project duration to the extent possible. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate the public’s understanding as the work must be done to ensure safety for all aircraft operations.