The lava flowing from Hawaii's Mauna Loa, which is the world's largest active volcano and erupted this week, is edging closer to the Big Island's main highway.
The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported Friday that the main front of the lava flow was 3.2 miles away from the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, also known as Saddle Road, and could possibly reach it in a week.
If the main highway is cut off, Hawaii county officials say, traffic will be forced onto coastal roads, crowding them and adding hours onto a trip from Hilo, the largest city on the Big Island, to Kona, a tourist magnet, which takes just 90 minutes on the Daniel K. Inouye Highway.
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