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JUTC Committed To Quality Service – Roper

Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Chairman, Rev. Dr. Garnett Roper, has re-affirmed the entity’s commitment to the seamless delivery of quality service to the commuting public. He also assured that the entity’s road safety record remains high, despite recent accidents...

Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works, and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (left), shares a joke with (from left): Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Chairman, Rev. Dr. Garnett Roper; University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of UWI Mona, Professor Archibald McDonald; Mona Campus Registrar, Dr. Camille Bell-Hutchinson; third year student in the Department of Computing, UWI Mona, Oswald Smith; and Department Head, Dr. Ezra Musiga. Occasion was the launch of the JUTC’s Google Transit technology application, developed by Mr. Smith, at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre on Tuesday (August 25).

Commuters Can Access Information on JUTC Services on Google Transit

State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (left), addressing a ceremony at the Ministry, Maxfield Avenue, Tuesday, August 18, for the construction of a new bridge on Barbican Way, in St. Andrew. Looking on is Member of Parliament for North East St. Andrew, Delroy Chuck.

Bridge to be Constructed on Barbican Way

Commuters boarding a JUTC bus which plies the Spanish Town to Half-Way Tree route.

JUTC Urges Students to Regularise Smarter Cards for New School Year

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing and Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (left) interacts with President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Mrs. Kelly Tomblin and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right) at a handing over ceremony for a solar-powered street light on Fourth Street in Trench Town, St. Andrew on August 7.

Street Lights Installed In Trench Town

10 years ago Transport

Parents Urged To Protect Children on the Roads

Education and Information Officer of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Cameal Stewart, is urging parents to pay keen attention to their children while on the road. “We want to encourage parents to be more cognizant of the road environment with their children. Do not leave them on the road to school. Walk with...

10 years ago Transport

Transport Ministry Working to Identify Funding to Undertake Repairs to Roadway

The Transport, Works, and Housing Ministry is currently in the process of identifying nearly $130 million to repair sections of the Wharf Road and Lyssons main road in St. Thomas, which have been significantly damaged by the sea. The damage includes significant erosion and undermining of the roadways’ supporting infrastructure, inclusive of the base foundations and protective seawalls, along the...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), cuts the ribbon to launch the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Kingston City Tours, at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre, on Saturday, August 1. Looking on (from second left) are: Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna; Managing Director of the JUTC, Mr. Colin Campbell and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke.

10 years ago Transport

Companies Urged to Sponsor Children on Kingston City Tours

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, has invited Jamaican companies to sponsor school children, particularly those from the inner city, to participate in the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Kingston City Tours. “These tours will be an important learning tool. Many children from the inner city have never been outside of their communities and will...

New Buses acquired by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) in May 2015 that will be used in Kingston City Tour Service to be launched by the JUTC on August 1.

10 years ago Transport

JUTC To Launch Kingston City Tour Tomorrow

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will launch its Kingston City Tour Service on Emancipation Day (August 1) at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony, which is scheduled to get underway at 9:00am. Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is also expected...

State Minister for Transport ,Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), makes a point to Director for Major Projects, National Works Agency (NWA), O’Reilly Henry (right), about the cable crash barriers that are being installed by the NWA along the Palisadoes Road in Kingston. Occasion was a tour of the $10 million pilot project on July 28. Looking on is Director, Mona Geo-Informatics Institute (MGI), University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee.

10 years ago Transport

NWA Installing Cable Crash Barriers Along Palisadoes Road

The National Works Agency (NWA) is currently installing cable crash barriers along the Palisadoes Road in Kingston under a $10 million pilot project, aimed at enhancing the safety of all users of that corridor. The barriers, which are new to Jamaica, replace the regular aluminium structures. They are being installed to prevent or reduce the likelihood of out of control...

11 years ago Transport

JUTC Provides Service to Denbigh Show

Patrons from Kingston and St. Andrew and parts of St. Catherine who will be attending this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, in May Pen, Clarendon, will have an opportunity to travel in style and comfort. The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will again offer its park and ride services from Half-Way Tree, Portmore and Spanish Town. The cost...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (left), and Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, walking on the newly constructed Tryall pedestrian bridge, during a tour of the area on July 23. State Minister Azan along with Members of Parliament in St. Mary and officers from the National Works Agency (NWA), visited several road rehabilitation projects in the parish.

11 years ago Transport

Roadway in Hamilton Mountain, St. Mary, to be Repaired Soon

The Government is assuring residents of Hamilton Mountain in St. Mary, that work will get underway within two weeks to repair a damaged roadway in the community. State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, said the technical assessment of the project has resulted in a delay of the project, but the contract has been...