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A $7 million investment by Government in a new locally produced, low-cost concrete mix is expected to save the country millions in road repair costs, improve road safety, and make potholes a thing of the past. Made from local aggregate and waste material from bauxite processing, the product was developed by the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS)...

Work on the Palisadoes Shoreline Protection Project in Kingston has been completed within budget, Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, has announced. He made the disclosure during Friday’s, February 15, media briefing at the Transport, Works and Housing Ministry’s offices in Kingston, where he updated journalists on a range of projects and developments, being spearheaded by...

The Government has decided to take the necessary steps towards the implementation of three major infrastructure works, which are critical to the country's future development. The three projects are the North-South link of Highway 2000; the Gordon Cay Container Transshipment Hub; and the Fort Augusta Terminal. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, made the disclosure in...

The Government is moving apace to have the island's National Building Act approved, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton. "The first draft of this Act has been completed and reviewed by the broad based Building Code Implementation Steering Committee. The comments from the Committee are to be submitted to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel for deliberation...

Communications Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC) Charles Buchanan has said that ground will be broken early next week for the Soapberry Wastewater Project in St. Catherine. Preliminary work on the multi-million dollar project began late last year. The project will involve the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant to improve the management of wastewater in sections of...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is evaluating the extent of damage to a section of the roadway between the communities of Tranquility and Bangor Ridge in Portland, in order to begin rehabilitative work as early as possible. The damage resulted from heavy rains on December 23, which caused a section of the road to be cut off preventing access to...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has said it is working assiduously to restore access to roads in Portland, which have been blocked or damaged as a result of the heavy rains which lashed the parish on Friday (November 25). Speaking to JIS News, Petra-Kene Williams, Acting Communications Manager at the NWA, said clearing activities were being carried out on the...

As the island recovers from heavy rains associated with Hurricane Wilma, Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie has said there are 10 critical link roads in the corporate area that are in need of immediate rehabilitation. "This rehabilitation work will cost $37 million to fund and we need the intervention of central government to assist us," Mayor McKenzie informed. He...

Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill has reported that since amendments to the Road Traffic and Transport Authority Act were passed earlier this year, the Transport Authority and the Police have seized some 358 vehicles, including 98 'robots', for violating the revised Act. Mr. Pickersgill, who was speaking at the monthly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of the Caymanas...

Opposition Spokesman on Transport and Works, Pearnel Charles is urging the government to make special budgetary allocation for disaster prevention to avoid expending sizeable amounts for relief in the aftermath of disasters. Mr. Charles, who was making his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House on June 29, said the cost of prevention was far more economic than...

Repair work on the Lakes Pen to Grange Hill main road in St. Catherine is 90 per cent complete and the project is way ahead of its April 20 delivery date. The four-month works contract was awarded to ALCAR Construction & Haulage Company on December 14, 2004 and work began on the 4.3 kilometre roadway on January 5, said Vando...

The Ministry of Transport and Works will be introducing a new road maintenance programme, as it continues to develop strategies aimed at preserving the country's roadways. Minister of State in the Ministry, Dr. Fenton Ferguson made the announcement while addressing the contract signing ceremony for the construction of a ford at Moore Park in Bybrook, Western Portland on Friday, February...