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It will cost the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) $60 million, during 2010/11, to operate a free shuttle system connecting commuters in Parade to the new downtown transportation centre, when it opens on January 15. Addressing the Infrastructure and Physical Development committee meeting Wednesday (January 5) at Gordon House, Managing Director at the JUTC, Paul Abrahams, noted however that this...

Some 100 new buses are to be added to the fleet of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) by the end of January. This was disclosed by Managing Director of the JUTC, Paul Abrahams, at the sitting of the Infrastructure and Physical Development Committee, at Gordon House, on January 5. He further pointed out that the 100 buses should be...

The Transport Authority has recalled road licences from some rural stage carriage operators with routes terminating in downtown Kingston. The licences will be reprinted to reflect the new terminal points for downtown Kingston, to meet the January 15 opening of the new transport centre facilities. Affected carriage operators include those from Portland, St. Mary, St. Thomas, route taxis in the...

Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Kenute Hare says males between 21 and 40 years of age will be targeted more in 2011, as they accounted for more than 90 per cent of fatal accidents that occurred in 2010. "We have to reach out to them more; we have to get them to...

Nearly 20 persons will see the dawn of 2011 tomorrow despite experiencing a horrific plunge some 24 metres (80 feet) down a ravine above the Wag Water River in Brandon Hill, rural St Andrew on December 30. The narrow escape highlights the importance of careful driving on this mountainous island. On December 2008, 14 persons traveling on a market truck...

The Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Works has proposed amendments to the Road Traffic Act to regulate the use of cell phones and other gadgets, which can contribute to accidents.Director of the unit, Kenute Hare, noted that the proposed amendments to the Act should be in place by August 2011. "What it's going to do is...

Extensive rehabilitative works, valued at approximately $300 million, are currently being done on sections of the Porto Bello main road in Eastern St. James and the John's Hall main road in Southern St. James, by the National Works Agency (NWA). The NWA has intensified efforts to channel the river away from the Porto Bello Road, and recreate the embankment which...

Work to restore the roadway at Friday in the Upper Rio Grande Valley in Portland has restarted. The restoration work, which began in July 2009, was put on hold, but is now being completed under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP). Residents in the Upper Rio Grande Valley communities in Portland, carefully negotiating the track being used after the main...

Residents of West Kingston and other inner-city communities will benefit from a total of $6 billion dollars from the European Commission for security issues and infrastructure development. This announcement was made by Head, European Commission, Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi Alemanni who spoke at the handing over ceremony of a Mid-Town Sanitation project on December 9. The project is funded by the...

The new arrangements for public transport in downtown Kingston will be implemented by mid-January. This was disclosed by General Manager, Operations, Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan during a press briefing, held on December 8, at the Jamaica Conference Centre to unveil the proposed transportation plans for the capital city, within the framework of the redevelopment of downtown Kingston. He explained that...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Mike Henry, has expressed regret at the tragic collision on the Palisadoes main road in Kingston, Sunday night, involving two students from the nearby Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI). The Minister also expressed concern about another fatal collision in Trelawny, hours later, which resulted in three deaths. Mr. Henry said he was disturbed that the...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, has called on citizens to be vigilant in ensuring that work carried out under the $36 billion Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), is of the highest standard. "Citizens, you are the eyes and ears of the government of Jamaica and the Ministry of Transport and Works, to ensure that quality work is...