Real-time feeds for new Maui traffic cameras at nine key intersections around the island went live at GoAkamai.org on Thursday, state Department of Transportation officials announced.

The public can view, for free, real-time snapshots of traffic conditions. The pictures are updated at least every five minutes. The cameras can pan, tilt and zoom as needed.

Installation was funded through a state Capital Improvement Program’s Traffic Signal Modernization project of about $250,000, which was awarded in 2018, according state DOT spokesman Tim Sakahara.

The state Transportation Department said the tools are for monitoring traffic conditions, not for traffic violations.

“The cameras are an additional resource for people to see live traffic conditions on Maui roadways to help plan their commute and avoid certain areas if necessary,” Gov. David Ige said in a news release. “We are working to have more state roadways on Neighbor Islands connected soon.”

This summer, Chris Coleon, a Wailuku resident who drives five to six times a week to Lahaina for work, said he would access the site.

“I would definitely use this feature for planning my drive to work every day,” he said.

Currently, Oahu and Kauai also have live traffic cameras. Cameras used on Hawaii island are inoperable, but the state said that should change soon.

To view the Maui cameras, go to the GoAkamai.org website, click on the “Cameras” link, then search “Maui.” The images also can be seen by scrolling over the map of Maui and clicking on the camera icon at the specific intersection.

Cameras currently are available at the following nine intersections:

• Haleakala Highway and Hana Highway.

• Honoapiilani Highway and North Kihei Road.

• Airport Access Road and Hana Highway.

• Piilani Highway and Piikea Street.

• Maui Veterans Highway and North Kihei Road.

• Kaahumanu Avenue and Kahului Beach Road.

• Hana Highway and Baldwin Avenue.

• Haleakala Highway and Kula Highway.

• Honoapiilani Highway and Keawe Street.

A 10th intersection — the busy junction of Kuihelani Highway and Puunene Avenue — will have a set of two cameras once construction there is completed at the end of the year.

“The intersections were chosen based on congestion and the ability to view multiple intersections from one camera location,” Sakahara said. “For example, the camera at Piikea Street / Piilani Highway can also zoom in on Lipoa Street / Piilani Highway and the camera at North Kihei Road / Piilani Highway can zoom at North Kihei Road and South Kihei Road.”

He added that cameras will be installed at more intersections in the future.

The project provides additional tools for the state and county to manage their roadway systems. It is part of a plan to update all 82 existing signalized intersections on Maui, and to allow connectivity among them, officials said.

“The cameras allow the Highways Division and our county partners the ability to manage the roadway system in real time and adjust to traffic conditions as necessary,” said Ed Sniffen, deputy director of state DOT Highways Division. “We are working hard to get the remainder of the system connected to ensure we can maximize the efficiency of the system that we have throughout the day.”

* Kehaulani Cerizo can be reached at kcerizo@mauinews.com.