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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, centre), affixes his signature to one of three local sub-contracts for rehabilitation works under the South Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). The signing took place during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Monday (Aug. 26). Also participating (seated, from left) are: Managing Director, Alcar Construction and Haulage Company Limited, Junior Leslie (one of the local contractors); China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) Country Manager, Dangran Bi; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell. Overseeing the process (standing at left) is Manager, Communication and Customer Services, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw. Also standing (from second left) are: Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson; Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz; Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Fenton Ferguson; and Chief Executive Officer, NWA, Everton G. Hunter.

Work on Road from Harbour View to Cedar Valley in St. Thomas Begins End of Sept.

The Government will be spending US$195 million ($2.8 billion) to undertake road construction works under the South Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), which is slated to begin by the end of September. This initial segment of the project will entail...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), officially reopens the rehabilitated Georges River Bridge in East Rural St. Andrew during a ceremony on Wednesday (August 21). Also participating are: Member of Parliament for the constituency, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), and National Works Agency (NWA) Communication and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw.

Georges River Bridge in St. Andrew Rehabilitated

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), presents Director, Rite Solutions Development Company, Owen Campbell (2nd right), with a signed copy of the joint venture agreement for the provision of 623 new solutions under the Shooter — Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), presents Director, Rite Solutions Development Company, Owen Campbell (2nd right), with a signed copy of the joint venture agreement for the provision of 623 new solutions under the Shooter's Hill Housing Development project in Portmore, St. Catherine. The agreement, between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and Rite Solutions, was signed at Jamaica House on Thursday (Aug. 8). Others (from left) are: Chairman, HAJ, Norman Brown; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; and Director, Rite Solutions Development Company, Vincent Taylor.

623 New Housing Solutions At Shooter’s Hill

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices in Montego Bay on Thursday (July 25).

More Sidewalks in St. James to Be Repaired

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left foreground), walks along the overpass at Three Miles/Portia Simpson Miller Square in St. Andrew, during a tour of the major road improvement projects in the Corporate Area on Sunday (July 21). He is accompanied by Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), E.G. Hunter (centre); and Senior Director for Project Implementation at the NWA, Varden Downer.

Road Development Projects to Spur Jobs, Investments – PM

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A section of the Ferris to Mackfield roadway in Westmoreland, which is being upgraded.

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Ferris to Mackfield Road in Westmoreland 98% Complete

Work on the Ferris to Mackfield roadway in Westmoreland is 98 per cent complete and should be finished ahead of schedule. Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), Western Region, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that, so far, 12 kilometres of the roadway have been completed and work is in progress on the final section in terms of...

The Paradise Bridge in Westmoreland that will be rebuilt by the National Works Agency (NWA) over the next six months.

7 years ago Works / Construction

Paradise Bridge in Westmoreland to be Rebuilt

The Paradise Bridge in Westmoreland will be demolished and rebuilt at a cost of $48 million. Community Relations Officer for the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Region, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that the work will be undertaken over the next six months by Otega Engineering Company Limited. She said that the project will be preceded by construction of a...

Community Relations Officer of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts.

7 years ago Works / Construction

NWA to Complete Road and Drainage Works in St. James by August

Road repair and drainage improvement works being undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA) along several thoroughfares in St. James are expected to be completed by August 2019. The projects, which started between April and June, are being executed under the NWA’s Maintenance of Secondary Roads Programme at a cost of approximately $100 million. Works include reshaping and asphalting of...

7 years ago Works / Construction

Work Progressing on Jacob’s Hut Bridge in Clarendon

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that the foundation for the Jacob’s Hut bridge in Clarendon has been completed as part of ongoing works to repair the structure. Senior Communications and Customer Services Officer, NWA, Ramona Lawson, told JIS News that work has intensified on the project in recent weeks, with significant concrete works planned for the next phase...

Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, addresses the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Disaster Preparedness Month press conference, at the ODPEM’s Haining Road offices in Kingston, recently.

7 years ago Works / Construction

NWA Says Too Much Money Spent to Clear Drains Blocked by Garbage

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....

Motorists traverse the US$64-million Mandela Highway Realignment and Reconstruction Project. The project is being funded under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme and executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited.

7 years ago Works / Construction

Mandela Highway Reconstruction Project 97 Per Cent Complete

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...

Workmen engaged in constrction activities under the Hagley Park Road Improvement Project.

7 years ago Works / Construction

Hagley Park Road Improvement on Track

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...