NWA undertakes islandwide road programme

The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking a major effort to repair roadways across the parish of St James which have been severely undermined by successive flood events.

Approximately $120 million has been allocated to this effort through the Government of Jamaica's Islandwide Repair to Scoured and Damaged Roads Programme.

Janel Ricketts, community relations officer for the NWA's Western Region, says that currently, 12 critical roadways are being targeted.

The roadways include a mix of parochial and main roads. Among the parochial roads being targeted are Hart Boulevard and the Branch Hall roadways. The main roads from Barnett to Adelphi and from Johns Hall to Springfield are also being targeted under the programme.

The projects, which are at varying stages of completion, involve repairs to the worst affected sections of the targeted corridors. Generally, the projects involve drainage and base improvements, and the resurfacing of specific sections of the roadway.

Ricketts says that over the course of the next six weeks, motorists may experience delays as they traverse these corridors. Motorists are therefore being advised to obey the posted warning signs and instructions of the flagmen when traversing these corridors.