A sum of $328 million has been provided to wrap up activities under the Montego Bay Waterfront Protection Project, in the upcoming financial year. The project seeks to rehabilitate the Montego Bay Groynes to reduce the loss of beachfront acreage to coastal erosion and protect valuable coastal resources along the Montego Bay Waterfront and marine ecosystems in the area. The...

Construction of three new fire stations in Montego Bay, St. James; Port Maria, St Mary; and Yallahs, St Thomas, is expected to be completed during the upcoming financial year. The Government has set aside $1.27 billion to undertake this and other activities under the Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project, which seeks to enhance Jamaica’s resilience to disaster and climate risk....

A sum of $17.4 billion has been allotted in the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure to continue implementation of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). The project seeks to improve the alignment and capacity of the existing southern coastal main arterial road in order to make it safe and efficient, free from flooding and provide for future development. The funds...

The Government will be spending another $1.2 billion in the new fiscal year to continue construction of the Montego Bay perimeter road. The project aims to create a safe and reliable alternative route for motorists travelling across and within Montego Bay, which will result in less congestion within the city and open up new lands to facilitate structured developments. Details...

The largest four-lane bridge in Jamaica is to be constructed over the Rio Minho in Clarendon as part of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on February 10, Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson, explained that the bridge will be much wider than the existing bridge,...

Major construction work is in progress on the third phase of the Highway 2000 programme, which is the May Pen to Williamsfield leg. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Thursday (January 11), Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson, explained that this leg of the highway is a significant part of the road...

Traffic will be curtailed this weekend on three corridors in St. Andrew. Constant Spring Road, Woodglen Avenue and Omara Road will all be impacted by works. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw says that Constant Spring Road in the vicinity of Mary Browns Corner will be impacted as a team will be...