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Everyone wants to go out and have a good time, but always ensure that your partying doesn’t get in the way of your safety on the road when it’s time to go home. Press play to listen as we talk about the importance of designated driving when going to entertainment events.

As of January 27, persons wishing to apply for a Provisional Drivers’ License or a ‘Learner’s License’ must first pass the new Road Code Test. The new road code test was introduced under the new Road Traffic Act, which was amended in 2018 to require the mandatory sitting and passing of the test before Provisional Drivers’ Licenses are issued.  

It’s the end of the year and Duh Road has a progress report! The National Works Agency is reporting that most of the works under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme MIDP on the six active legacy projects are over 90 percent complete. Listen to this edition of Duh Road to get the details.

The National Works Agency NWA has started works to fix the Bowden Hill Bridge in St. Andrew at a cost of over 30 million dollars. Earlier this year a 35 million dollar contract was awarded to fix a section of the broken Bowden Hill Roadway but following heavy rainfall in mid February the Bowden Hill Bridge was washed away. Listen to...

The government will be implementing a 1.3 billion dollar Special Mitigation Programme in communities across Jamaica. The programme will involve the combined efforts of the National Works Agency, NWA, National Solid waste Management Authority, NSWMA and the Ministry of Health. Listen to this edition of Duh Road to get the latest on these road works.

The National Works Agency NWA is currently working on its road marking project for the North Coast Highway, with 90 percent of phase one now complete. The Programme will address 37 kilometres of roadway in two Phases, with phase one spanning Runaway Bay in St. Ann from to Braco in Trelawny and phase two from Braco to Falmouth. Listen to Duh...

Mosquito Cove, in Hanover is an area with quite a large section of marsh land that could possibly be home to many mosquitoes. In Mosquito Cove, the National Works Agency NWA is improving the approach roads to the mosquito Cove Bridge. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region Janel Ricketts says the agency is in the final stages of...

The Ferris to Mackfield Road Improvement Project in Westmoreland is 95 percent complete. Prime Minister Andrew Holness got a firsthand look at the works last week and noted the major difference in the appearance of the roadway prior to the start of works, and now.