The state Department of Transportation will close the right and shoulder lanes of H-2 Freeway in the northbound direction from the Ka Uka Boulevard overpass to the Meheula Parkway overpass today through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for tree removal and landscape work.

Certain trees adjacent to the freeway are being cut and removed because they may pose safety hazards to drivers, the department said.

Tree removal will continue through September next to both the northbound and southbound lanes of the freeway. Native trees will be planted in the area by the end of the year, the department said.