Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, says at least 25 per cent of the annual expenditure on mitigation activities could be otherwise utilised, if the country’s drains are not blocked with garbage and debris. Addressing the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Disaster Preparedness Month press conference in Kingston recently, Mr....

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that the Mandela Highway Realignment and Reconstruction Project is 97 per cent complete. The highway, which spans St. Andrew and St. Catherine, is a key thoroughfare that links Kingston with Jamaica’s northern, western and southern regions. Senior NWA Communications and Customer Services Officer, Ramona Lawson, told JIS News that although the roadway is...

Work on the US$56-million Hagley Park Road Improvement Project, designed to significantly improve traffic flow in the Corporate Area, is on track for completion by the end of the summer. In a recent interview with JIS News, Senior Communications and Customer Services Officer, National Works Agency (NWA), Ramona Lawson, said that the bridge works are “practically done”. “We have allocated...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is currently undertaking a $21.8-million project to rehabilitate the 800-metre Somerton to Virgin Valley roadway, in St. James. Community Relations Officer at the NWA’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that the work commenced on April 15 of this year and has a six-month duration. Ms. Ricketts outlined that the scope of the work...

The Ministry of Justice has commenced preparatory work for a new Stony Hill courthouse and the St. Andrew Justice Centre. Speaking with JIS News at the site today (May 2), Infrastructure and Property Services Manager at the Ministry, Major (Retired) Marlon Stephens, said the demolition of old buildings on the property and preparation for the new multimillion-dollar complex would involve...

The National Works Agency (NWA) says construction of the US$24.9-million Ferris to Mackfield road in Westmoreland is approximately 85 per cent complete. Community Relations Officer at the NWA’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that most of the work on the 14-kilometre roadway should be completed by May. This, she said, places the China Harbour Engineering Company Limited-executed project...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has advised that the bridge located at the eastern end of Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay, St. James, is to be repaired. Community Relations Officer at the NWA’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that a particular section of the structure, involving the expansion joints, has been compromised, which necessitates the repairs. “That...