The National Works Agency (NWA), is now conducting drainage improvement activities at Big Pond in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. The works which commenced in January are scheduled to be concluded by the end of March. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that the project is an intervention meant to mitigate flooding which usually occurs...

The National Works Agency is advising the public that West Street in Downtown Kingston, from its intersection with Harbour Street to its intersection with Ocean Boulevard, will be inaccessible to motorists tomorrow, March 3, 2021. The roadway will be closed between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to facilitate paving works. During the period of works, motorists will...

All construction activities under the Montego Bay Closed Harbour Beach Park project are to be completed in the upcoming fiscal year. The project aims to provide 6.5 hectares of active public park with recreational amenities for the people of Montego Bay in St. James. A sum of $91.95 million has been provided to complete the remaining project activities, as outlined...

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...

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) is assuring the public that a high level of environmental monitoring and compliance is taking place on the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000. In an interview with JIS News, Environmental Manager at NROCC, Errol Mortley, explained that before the project even began, an environmental permit was required and that...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking a patching programme across the western parishes of St. James, Trelawny, Hanover and Westmoreland. The programme, which is valued at close to $300 million, targets critical sections of several roadways across the four parishes Community Relations Officer of the NWA’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, tells JIS News that the agency has, so far,...

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....