The National Works Agency (NWA) will commence work on the May Pen to Sour Sop Turn Road Extension Project in Clarendon in 2019. This was disclosed by Senior NWA Communications Officer, Ramona Lawson, during an interview with JIS News. The Agency has earmarked $1.6 billion dollars for the project, which will see the road being extended towards the town centre....

Work is progressing on the multibillion-dollar infrastructure improvement projects on Constant Spring Road and Hagley Park Road in Kingston, according to National Works Agency (NWA) Senior Communications and Customer Services Officer, Ramona Lawson. She tells JIS News that the 18-month projects are at various stages of completion, with Constant Spring Road about 25 per cent complete, while 35 per cent...

Effective today, November 18, 2018 traffic changes will be made along Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew. The change will be in effect between the intersection of Hillman Road and Oliver Road, Manor Park. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that effective today vehicular traffic heading in both the northerly (towards Manor Park) and southerly...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that upgrading work on Mandela Highway, which spans St. Andrew and St. Catherine, is 89 per cent complete. The US$64-million Mandela Highway Realignment and Reconstruction project involves road construction works comprising extensive soft soil treatment, construction of a 3.5 km six-lane corridor with a two-lane overpass bridge, two new three-lane bridges at Fresh...

A census is to be conducted shortly in the communities surrounding the US$2.5-billion Vernamfield development project site in Clarendon. This was disclosed by Project Manager for the implementation of the Vernamfield project, Colonel Oscar Derby, who will be coordinating and overseeing all the activities pertaining to the project. “We have to know the demographics, (that is) how many people are...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ronald Jackson, is urging Jamaicans to invest in reinforcing structures to withstand a high-magnitude earthquake. He said that while seismic activity throughout the Caribbean since the start of the year does not suggest that Jamaica will experience a major earthquake, citizens must be vigilant. Mr. Jackson noted that Jamaica’s national...

As the National Works Agency (NWA) continues to tweak its traffic management plan in Kingston and St. Andrew, more change is to come starting this weekend. As of this Sunday, September 23, turning restrictions will be implemented along the section of Constant Spring Road, between the bridge at Market Place and the Dunrobin Avenue intersection. Manager, Communication and Customer Services...