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Members of the public traversing the busy downtown business district should have little difficulty adjusting to the new transport arrangements. General Manager at the Transport Authority (TA) in charge of operations, Cecil Morgan, told JIS News that when the new system becomes effective, on Saturday (January 15), signs will be used to direct commuters.  “We want to ensure that we...

The new downtown Kingston transport system, to be implemented on January 15, is being hailed as ‘highly beneficial’ to commuters and persons doing business in the area. Transport Authority (TA) General Manager for Operations, Cecil Morgan, told JIS News that the new system will prove “quite beneficial” to the general public. “It’s really a very good move on the part...

Effective Thursday, January 13, 2011, the National Works Agency (NWA) will be re- implementing major changes to the flow of traffic through the Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine.  The changes are being re-implemented in order to allow for the continuation of the pipe laying activities by the National Water Commission (NWC). Starting Thursday, the permanent traffic signals at the...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, on Wednesday January 5, officially opened the Martha Brae Bridge in Falmouth, Trelawny, which was built at a cost of approximately US$2 .1 million under the Government of Jamaica /R.A Murray Bridge Programme. The structure is one of 11 being constructed across the island under phase two of the initiative. In a...

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...