In a bid to reduce congestion in the city of Montego Bay, St. James, the National Works Agency (NWA), has installed four new traffic signals, along a route that is used to bypass the city of Montego Bay St. James. These signals will be commissioned into service on Friday, September 1, 2023. Congestion has been a serious concern in the...

The National Works Agency (NWA) recently formalized an agreement with the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) for the commencement of works along the Elegant Corridor in St. James. The work to be executed in the area is aimed at rehabilitating lighting infrastructure. Sections of the corridor, from the Lilliput main road to the roundabout at Sangster International Airport, have been...

Rehabilitation work on the Jackson Town to Ulster Spring roadway in Trelawny is progressing. This was noted by Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), Western Office, Janel Ricketts, who informed JIS News that the project is 40 per cent complete. The project is being undertaken at a cost of $166 million, under the NWA’s Maintenance of Secondary...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is to begin repair work on two well-traversed roadways in Trelawny. This was disclosed by Community Relations Officer at the NWA’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, who informed JIS News about the upcoming projects in the parish. She noted the agency will be commencing work on the Wakefield to Friendship Road in Trelawny, starting on August...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising commuters that a section of Eastwood Park Road in Kingston will be closed this weekend for repairs. The closure, which will commence at midnight on Friday, August 25, will be between the intersections with Burlington Avenue and Red Hills Road. The roadway is scheduled to be reopened on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at...

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it has been receiving reports from motorists in St. Thomas about aggregates falling from trucks transporting these on sections of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) and has referred the matter to the police. Acting Manager for Communications and Customer Services, Stacy-Ann Delevante, told JIS News that there has been dialogue with the...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the motoring public that come Sunday August 20 traffic will be diverted for three days from a section of the Black River to Scott Cove Main Road in South Western St Elizabeth in the vicinity of the Black River High School Entrance. The restriction is to facilitate rehabilitative road works on a section...