Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, says close to $200 million will be allocated to carry out much needed infrastructural roadworks in the parishes of Westmoreland and Hanover. The Minister, who toured sections of Central Westmoreland along with other Ministry officials and a team from the National Works Agency (NWA) on...

The National Works Agency (NWA) will today be closing a section of the northbound lane of Marcus Garvey Drive, close to the Three Miles intersection. The closure, which will be in the slip lane, near the beginning of the upper overpass bridge, is to facilitate the construction of a drainage structure. The roadway will be closed at 9 p.m. and...

The road through the Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine will be closed this Sunday, June 20, 2021. The corridor is now undergoing repairs valued at 18 million dollars and is being closed by the National Works Agency (NWA) to facilitate some of the works. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that the works to...

Repair works have begun to the road through the Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine. The works commenced at the weekend and is slated to last for six weeks. The stretch which forms part of one of the main corridors linking the northern and southern coasts, has been in a deplorable condition since November last year, when the island experienced...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is now executing a major drainage project in the community of Watermount in St. Catherine. The agency is replacing a key drainage feature that has been the source of much flooding along this corridor. Under the project which is valued at just over $45 million, the agency will be replacing pipe culverts with a reinforced...

The government has earmarked 100 million dollars for the cleaning of drains and clearing of verges across the island. The activities form part of the first phase of national preparations for the 2021 North Atlantic Hurricane season. The works under this 100 million dollar programme will be carried out by the National Works Agency (NWA) through its parish teams and...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has commenced a $26 million retaining wall project along the Loser to Hope Bay roadway in the community of Shrewsbury in Portland. Works became necessary due to progressive erosion caused by a nearby river. The erosion resulted in the embankment which form a section of the road being reduced to single lane. The works are intended to protect the road embankment from further erosion. Manager...