The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that a section of the White River to St. Ann’s Bay roadway, in the vicinity of Pearly Beach and JPS’ sub-station in St. Ann, will be reduced to single lane next Monday. The partial closure is to facilitate the replacement of a HDPE pipe culvert that has been damaged. Manager of...

Cabinet has approved the US$274.51-million expenditure for the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure at Wednesday’s (December 1) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing. The project, for which a contract was signed on November 24, involves construction of the Montego Bay Bypass road, rehabilitation of Barnett Street and West Green Avenue, construction...

Renovation works are slated to begin shortly at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Port Royal Street in downtown Kingston. This follows Cabinet’s approval for the award of a $115.08-million contract to Geecho Consultants and Construction Limited to undertake the works. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement at a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has modified the traffic arrangements for Shortwood Road, St. Andrew, where works commenced on Saturday on the Benson Ford. The NWA is undertaking repairs to the Ford, to include the construction of concrete pavements at both approaches. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that the work is slated to be...

A US$274.5-million contract was signed on Wednesday (November 24) for the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project, which will see construction of a 14.9-kilometere bypass of the city. This is expected to create a safe and reliable alternative route for motorists travelling that direction. It will also assist in reducing traffic congestion within the city. Scope of work includes the construction...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the main road between Williamsfield and Cumberland in Manchester will be closed tonight (Thursday, November 11, 2021). The road will be closed for eight hours, starting at 9:00 p.m in order to carry out emergency works on a storm water drain. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Southern Region, Howard Hendriks says...

Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), Janel Ricketts, says the agency has been successful in clearing roadways in St. James and Hanover that were blocked due to heavy rains, on Monday (November 8). “In St. James, we had sections of the Barnett to Adelphi (roadway), as well as sections of the Montego Bay to Great River (Hanover)...