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With one day to go before the end of 2024, and with 359 road deaths recorded up to December 24, the appeal continues for road users to exercise safe habits into the new year.

With the holiday festivities moving into high gear over the next few days, the country’s thoroughfares will be teeming with pedestrian and vehicular traffic. That’s why, the Island Traffic Authority, ITA is encouraging safe behaviours on the roadways as road users tackle the challenges that this time of the year brings.

Phase one of the government’s first ever fully funded road rehabilitation programme was rolled-out to the support of droves of residents in the Duhaney Park Division in Western St Andrew, recently. The community consultation provided a roadmap for the execution of the $40 billion Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network, SPARK programme. Come ‘Duh Road’ with us,...

In the traffic environment, all road users have equal rights, but many times pedestrians are not treated with the courtesies and consideration they deserve. Stay tuned to Duh Road, as Head of the Police Traffic Branch, ACP Gary Mckenzie explores practices impacting pedestrian transportation and highlights the law and rules.

Prime Minister, Andrew Holness in officially opening the Harbour View to Yallahs Leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project, declared St Thomas the new frontier of development. Stay with us as we journey along Jamaica’s newest stretch of roadway.

A new look is coming for Jamaica’s public transportation system, with several service improvement initiatives planned for the state-run bus service, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company, JUTC. The timeline for this transformation, the next 6 months. Join us on the ride as we ‘Duh Road,’ and tell you all about it.

It’s that time of the year again when taxi, bus and commercial vehicle operators ready themselves to renew their road licenses. This time around, however, persons are required to complete the renewal process online, using the Transport Authority’s Automated Integrated Management System, dubbed TAAIMS. Listen up, as the Transport Authority helps us understand what to do.

Students started rolling out this morning for the start of the Easter school term, and what better time to remind motorists about their responsibility to pay extra attention and care when driving in school areas. Listen up as the Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch outlines the do’s and don’ts in school areas.

With the prospect of a new year, the National Road Safety Council, NRSC remains hopeful as it prepares to advance road-safety activities aimed at stemming the bloodletting on the nation’s roads. From January to December 28, 2023, the Road safety Unit recorded 417 fatalities, a 14 percent reduction compared to the 483 people killed in traffic crashes for the corresponding...

With more than 400 people having already lost their lives in traffic accidents this year, the message to motorists this Christmas is 'slow down.’ On today’s programme, the National Road Safety Council, NRSC encourages road users to practice road safety during the Yuletide season and beyond.

The thrust to get more motorcyclists and their pillion riders to wear helmets is on in earnest. The National Road Safety Council, NRSC has been spearheading a public education campaign to achieve this objective. We tell you all about it on today’s programme. Stay tuned.

Agricultural production in Spring Garden, St. Ann is set to be boosted as farmers reap the benefits of the recently upgraded farm road in the community. Come Duh Road with us, as we tour the 350-metre resurfaced corridor. Stay tuned.