The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising essential workers, and other motorists, that corrective works will be undertaken along sections of the Mandela Highway next week. The works which are scheduled to commence at 5:00 a.m. Sunday, September 12 will continue until 4:00 p.m. Tuesday September 14. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that...

The National Works Agency is undertaking a major effort to repair critical roadways across the Western Region. This follows significant damage to the road infrastructure, following recent flood rains. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, says that $80 million has been devoted to this targeted approach to improving the ease and safety with which commuters traverse...

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation will be undertaking a major $323-million road rehabilitation project in Trelawny. Minister without Portfolio, Hon. Everald Warmington, made the disclosure while speaking with journalists following a tour of sections of the parish on Wednesday (September 1). He advised that the repairs would include asphalting, patching, and drainage improvement. Mr. Warmington indicated that phase one...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that rising waters in the community of New Market, St. Elizabeth has, once again, resulted in the main road leading to Carmel, Westmoreland being impassable. The Siloah-Windsor Bridge along the Williamsfield to Aberdeen roadway in the parish is also impassable as a result of inundation. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry or Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, says more than $168 million will be spent to improve infrastructure in Central Manchester. The Minister said $60 million will be spent on repairing the Williamsfield to Cumberland road, Royal Flat to Old England road, and the Mandeville to Rudd’s Corner road. He revealed the...

The Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine is now reopened to vehicular traffic, following the passage of Tropical Storm Grace which prompted its closure, after the Rio Cobre overflowed its banks. Elsewhere in the parish, as well as in Clarendon, National Works Agency (NWA) teams work to clear other roadways that were made impassable by the storm. Manager of Communication...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that some key intersections in the parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine are now without the service of traffic signals. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that the traffic light network in these parishes was impacted by the wind and rain associated with the passage of...