Cone guys

Kauai is pretty much round. A road runs around much of the island except one stretch where the terrain does not allow. Side roads branch off from this ring road, but again cannot link across the island because of the mountainous terrain in the middle.

I think I mentioned in a previous post that they use an unusual approach to adjust what can be a heavy flow of traffic to and from Lihue (home of Costco). I finally was in the right place at the right time yesterday to get a photo. The road is three lanes moving towards Lihue. I mean a total of three lanes and not three lanes in one direction. After the morning rush and by rush I mean the number of vehicles and not the speed at which this traffic flows (max 40 for much of the trip), these cone guys go out an pick up these cones that signal they side of the road marked for two-lane traffic is now one lane and the second lane has been assigned to the other direction. There are multiple trucks in this convoy. The trucks in the back signal to traffic to be cautious and then move up when the truck in the front is loaded. Evidently some time in the early morning, this cones must be put down again. Five days a week. Steady work and I guess a cost effective solution.