Several JEEP Projects Underway in St. Elizabeth
By: , April 17, 2015The Key Point:
Photo: Marlon Tingling
State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (right), in discussion with Councillor for the Pedro Plains Division of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council, Jeremy Palmer, during a tour of projects under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) in the parish, on Thursday, April 16.The Facts
- They were toured by State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, on April 16.
- Projects visited included the Junction bypass, being done at a cost of $4.9 million; the Top Hill Primary School, where $924,000 is being spent to patch the roadway and the $10.1 million box culvert along the Bigwoods main road.
The Full Story
Several infrastructural projects are being undertaken in St. Elizabeth, as part of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).
They were toured by State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, on April 16.
Projects visited included the Junction bypass, being done at a cost of $4.9 million; the Top Hill Primary School, where $924,000 is being spent to patch the roadway; the $10.1 million box culvert along the Bigwoods main road, which he officially opened; and a section of the Logwood main road where patching and other works are being carried out at a cost of $3 million.
The State Minister, along with representatives of JEEP, officers of the National Works Agency (NWA) and Members of Parliament in St. Elizabeth, Mr. Richard Parchment, South East; Mr. Hugh Buchanan, South West, and Mr. J. C. Hutchinson, North West, also toured a section of the Content to New Forrest main road, where $1.8 million is being spent on its rehabilitation.
The group also visited the Jointwood to Denbigh road, where some $2.8 million is being expended on upgrading works, as well as the Harmony Hall and Coker roads, which are being rehabilitated at a cost of $1.8 million and $3.3 million, respectively.
Speaking to JIS News following the tour, Mr. Azan expressed satisfaction with the pace at which the projects are being done as well as with the high quality of the work.
“The Technical Officers have signed off on the quality work and I do not really see anything that I could complain about or hear any residents complain about the projects so far,” he added.
The State Minister informed that several other projects are in the pipeline for other sections of St. Elizabeth under JEEP and other programmes, including the Mountainside to Watchwell main road, which will be repaired at a cost of over $100 million, with some of the funds coming from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).
He said work will also be done on the Maggotty to Elderslie main road and the Mocho to Anchovy roadway.