Work Completed on Whithorn to Darliston Road

The National Works Agency (NWA) has completed the rehabilitation of the Whithorn to Darliston roadway in Westmoreland.

Community Relations Officer at the NWA Western Office, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that the $294-million project involved reshaping and asphalting the 12 kilometres of roadway.

“There was also significant emphasis on repairing undermined sections of the road through the repair and reconstruction of retaining walls,” she said.

She noted that there was also major drainage improvement to include the construction of U-drains.

Work also entailed the bushing of embankments, installation of riprap, removal of soft spots, laying of a new base course and paving.

Ground was broken for the project in July of last year, with works carried out by Morris Hill Limited over an eight-month period.

The project was done in two phases, with the first segment involving Whithorn to Highgate followed by Highgate to Darliston.

The newly rehabilitated stretch of road will directly benefit residents in both the Central and Eastern sections of Westmoreland.