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The National Works Agency (NWA) is hoping to wrap up road rehabilitation works being undertaken in Hanover in July. The projects are being done under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), and the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). Chief Executive Officer of the NWA, E.G. Hunter, said that after some delays, due to contractual and other issues, the projects are...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) will be seeking to achieve significant reductions in construction costs to lower the price of houses to contributors. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. Morais Guy, said the move is part of efforts to meet the demand for some 400,000 houses. “The Government recognises that this has to be...

Principal and Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Gordon Shirley, will serve as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica effective November 1, 2013. In a statement to the House of Representatives on June 18, Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, said Professor Shirley will replace Noel...

Public passenger transport operators continued to press their case for an increase in fares, at a public consultation held on Monday, June 10, at the Holy Cross Church on Half-Way-Tree Road, Kingston. The session was the third in a series organised by the Transport Authority of Jamaica (TAJ), to provide the opportunity for transport operators to share with the public,...

Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Paula Fletcher, has reiterated her call for Jamaicans to refrain from using their mobile phones while driving on the island’s roadways. She was speaking on June 5, at the Jamaica Gasoline Retailers Association’s (JGRA) launch of National Road Safety Awareness Month, held in New Kingston. The theme for National Road Safety...

The feasibility study for the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project is expected to be completed this financial year. Making the disclosure during his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House on June 5, State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, informed that this initiative is in keeping with the Government’s efforts to “plan ahead to...

As part of long term efforts to tackle traffic congestion in urban centres, the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, will be seeking to establish a modern Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). This is to provide real-time monitoring and control of highway traffic operations, through a centralized Traffic Management Centre (TMC). State Minister in the Transport, Works and Housing Ministry, Hon....

Motorists using the flood-prone Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine will soon be provided with a reliable early warning system to alert them to dangerous conditions in the area. State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, has said that the National Works Agency (NWA) will be installing closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras and radios...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, says the Government is working to put a modern crash data system in place by 2016. The state-of-the-art system, he said, will enable the seamless transmission of information to all road safety stakeholders, “thus ensuring that critical decisions can be taken efficiently and effectively”. “It...

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing will be partnering with the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) to undertake two infrastructure projects during this financial year. Making the announcement during his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House on June 5, State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, said one project will involve the installation of...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is to rehabilitate approximately 56 kilometres of road at an estimated cost of almost $4 billion during this fiscal year. Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, made the announcement as he addressed the House of Representatives during the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate on June 5. Among the roads...

The National Works Agency (NWA) will undertake additional river training works along the Yallahs River in St. Thomas, at a cost of US$270,000 this year. This was disclosed by State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, during his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House on June 5. “In addition, the Ministry will conduct maintenance...