Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says improvement works will be undertaken on the Mandela Highway this year under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). “There is going to be an additional lane on both sides, so you are going to have a six-lane strip,” he said during a statement in the House of Representatives...

Financial closure for the upgrading of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) is expected to take place by the end of March, with handover of the facility to port concessionaire, Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL), to occur simultaneously. Financial closure is defined as a stage when all the conditions of a financing agreement are fulfilled prior to the initial availability of...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says the North-South Highway is 90 per cent complete and will be opened in phases beginning this month. The Angels to Linstead segment will open by the end of January, while the sections from Caymanas to Angels and Ocho Rios to Moneague will be opened by the end of...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says the enterprise team is to conduct a thorough assessment and review of the recent bidding process for the privatisation of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA). The report will indicate the possible reasons for the lack of bids, and recommendations regarding the way forward. Dr. Davies, who was...

The Transport Authority (TA) will launch a rewards programme to encourage best practices in the land transportation system this year. The programme will recognise public transportation operators, drivers and conductors at the parish and national levels based on the category of their driver’s licence. Manager, Communication and Customer Service at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams, told JIS News in an...

Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says mechanisms and processes are in place to safeguard the integrity of the $42.46 billion (US$352.94 million) Major Infrastructure Development Programme’s (MIDP) implementation by the Government. “Apart from the objective of improving infrastructure throughout the country, we have sought to ensure that there is a spread of the benefits (targeting...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, has hailed the recently signed tripartite agreement for the development of the Ocho Rios fishing village in St. Ann. The agreement, which was signed on November 27, involves the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) and the Sailor’s Hole Fishermen Benevolent Society. It will see the...

The Kupius Bridge in Pennants, Clarendon, is to be rebuilt at a cost of approximately $665.4 million (US$5.53 million), under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). A two-lane reinforced concrete bridge is be built to replace the existing single-lane steel structure, which is over 100 years old, and has deteriorated extensively, posing a danger for commuters, motorists, and pedestrians. The...

There is a call for the business sector to seize investment opportunities that are on the horizon, due to the building of the US$600 million North-South link of Highway 2000. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says while the project is a major transformation to the country’s infrastructure, it represents a major boost to the...