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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.

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...

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.

NWA Installing Cable Crash Barriers Along Palisadoes Road

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.

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

Project Manager at the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardener, says roads, bridges, drains and gullies across the island have been rehabilitated under the programme.

JEEP Providing Employment While Improving Critical Infrastructure

State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the refurbished Lover’s Lane road in Adelphi, East Central St. James, on July 17. To the State Minister’s left are Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Mr. Edmund Bartlett and Project Manager at the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardener.

JEEP Road Projects Completed In St. James

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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...

11 years ago Transport

North South Highway 70% Complete

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) is reporting that the North South Highway Project is over 70 per cent complete, heading into its 2016 first quarter opening. Managing Director of NROCC, Ivan Anderson, who led a recent tour of the roadway to provide an update on the progress of construction, informs JIS News that paving work has started...

11 years ago Transport

JUTC Could Earn $4 Million Daily from Summer Promotion

The state-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) says that it is likely to earn $4 million daily from its new summer promotion, which began on July 5. Speaking with JIS News, Marketing and Communications Manager at the JUTC, Clinton Clarke, said that they are hoping to have an additional 40,000 riders per day. “This is what we have projected. If...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Roads and Works, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the refurbished Land Top main road in Hanover on July 10. Joining Mr. Azan for the opening are Project Director of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardner (centre); Lucea’s Mayor, Councillor Wynter McIntosh (4th left); as well as representatives of the National Works Agency (NWA) and members of the community.

11 years ago Transport

Chester Castle Residents Get Improved Roadway

Residents of Land Top District in Chester Castle, Eastern Hanover are now enjoying improved road conditions. This, after rehabilitation of the 1.8-kilometre road, which serves the community at a cost of $4 million. The improvement work was carried out under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). At the official opening on Friday, July 10, State Minister in the Ministry of...

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

11 years ago Transport

Adult Fare for Students during Summer Break on JUTC

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is reminding student concession passengers ages 12 to 20 in uniform that effective Saturday, July 4, the student concession rate of $30 will not apply to their travel on JUTC buses. This is so because school officially ends on Friday, July 3, and student travel which is for students ages 12 to 20 in...

11 years ago Transport

Gov’t to Ban Smoking of Ganja While Driving

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, said a provision is to be added to the Road Traffic Act to prohibit smoking of ganja while driving. He said if a person smokes ganja while driving or in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place, he or she would be fined $10,000. “We feel...

11 years ago Transport

Work to Resume on Bernard Lodge Housing Project

Work is scheduled to resume shortly on the provision of affordable housing solutions at Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine. The development follows Cabinet’s approval of a public/private partnership (PPPA) between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and Herzog Jamaica Limited to complete the development. Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, made the disclosure during Tuesday’s (June 30)...