Water service in east Kilauea area up to Waipake on Kaua'i will be interrupted for six hours next week to allow for the installation of a temporary bypass waterline as part of the Kilauea bridge replacement project.

Work will begin at 10 p.m. Tuesday and is expected to be completed by 4 a.m. Wednesday.

Residents affected by the water outage are encouraged to prepare by storing the water they need for this six-hour period.

For more information, call Department of Water on Kaua'i at 245-5455 between 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.