Lava flows are headed toward the thoroughfare, but it’s too soon to say if they’ll cross it.
/Gray News) - The state has a plan to close a portion of Daniel K. Inouye Highway on Hawaii Island if lava from the Mauna Loa eruption approaches, officials announced Tuesday.If the lava does cut through the highway, it would have a major impact on the island’s infrastructure, and Hawaii Island Mayor Mitch Roth is asking residents to consider what alternatives they’d use.
Currently, flows are traveling at less than 1 mph and flows were about 5 to 6 miles long. They’ve alreadyMeanwhile on Tuesday, officials stressed the eruption does not pose a threat to downslope communities. gathered along Daniel K. Inouye Highway and flocking to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to see the fiery show.Ken Hon, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientist-in-charge, said that four fissures have opened as part of the eruption but only two are active: Fissure no. 3 — which he described as the “main” fissure that’s spewing lava up to 100 feet into the air — and a smaller, fourth fissure that opened up downrift early Tuesday.
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