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...

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...

At least one major road rehabilitation project will be undertaken in each constituency, in the next financial year. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. C. Everald Warmington, in an interview with JIS News. The Minister explained that every year, members of parliament (MPs) are asked...

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,...