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Work being carried on a section of the Ferris to Mackfield roadway in Westmoreland.

New US$24.9M Ferris to Mackfield Road 85 Per Cent Complete

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...

Compromised expansion joint on the bridge at the eastern end of Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay, St. James, which is to be repaired by the National Works Agency (NWA).

Mobay Bridge to be Repaired

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new bridge in the Taylor Land community today (January 14). Others (from left) are Director of Technical Services at the National Works Agency (NWA), Roger Smith; Councillor of the Dallas Division, Celia James; Head of Chin’s Construction, Alex Chin, and Project Manager at the company, Donald Pearson.

Bridge Opens in Taylor Land

Sections of the Mandela Highway Road Improvement Project, being funded under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme and executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC)., which is expected to be completed in 2019.

Majority of Legacy Road Project Works to be Completed By March 2019

Motorists travel along Chesterfield Drive extension road in St. Andrew, which opened on December 2.

Motorists say Chesterfield Drive Extension has Improved Traffic Flow

7 years ago Works / Construction

May Pen to Sour Sop Turn Road Extension Project to Begin in 2019

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....

Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), E.G. Hunter (left) tries his hand at steel work at China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited

7 years ago Works / Construction

CHEC Stages Inaugural Skills Competition

China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited staged its inaugural skilled workers’ competition on Friday (Dec. 14) geared at enhancing team spirit between locals and their Chinese counterparts and inculcating excellence as an integral part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme. Dubbed the ‘CHEC me, I can –Skills Competition’ it also aimed to motivate workers to high levels of production...

7 years ago Works / Construction

Traffic Restrictions This Weekend Along Harbour Street in Downtown Kingston

The National Works Agency (NWA) wishes to advise the public that Harbour Street in Downtown Kingston will be reduced to single lane usage this weekend, between Maiden Lane and Foster Lane. The restriction which will begin at 12:00 noon on Saturday, December 8 and continue until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2018 is to facilitate the excavation of the...

Sections of the Hagley Park Road Improvement Project. The project is being funded under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme and executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited.

7 years ago Local GovernmentWorks / Construction

Work Progressing Steadily on Constant Spring/Hagley Park Road Projects

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...

(FILE)Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw.

7 years ago Local GovernmentWorks / Construction

Traffic Change effected along Constant Spring Road

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...

Work progressing on a section of Mandela Highway. The project, which is expected to be delivered in 2019, is being funded under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme and executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC).

7 years ago Works / Construction

Mandela Highway Upgrading Project 89 Per Cent Complete

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...

Project Manager for the implementation of the US$2.5-billion Vernamfield development project, Colonel Oscar Derby, addresses a Vernamfield Development Town Hall Meeting, held at the Power of Faith Ministries, Gimme-me-Bit, Clarendon, on Thursday (October 11).

7 years ago CommunityWorks / Construction

Census to be Conducted in Communities around Vernamfield

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...