Date Published:
08 Jun 2020
Works to construct a sea wall along a section of the Michael Manley Boulevard in East Kingston will result in lane closures and traffic diversions over the next few months. Starting Wednesday, June 10 traffic will be redirected from the driving lanes heading into Downtown Kingston onto those taking traffic towards the Norman Manley International Airport at Paradise Street (Rae Town traffic lights).
The carriageway will be converted to facilitate two-way traffic between Paradise Street and Flag Circle roundabout, located at the Lower South Camp Road intersection. The change will take effect at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10 and will remain in place until mid-September.
The traffic change which will affect an approximate 600 meter section of the roadway will facilitate extensive civil works being done to rehabilitate drainage features, sea defence infrastructure and the local fishing beach. Motorists will be able to avoid the construction area by using Windward Road and Victoria Avenue.
The works which are being implemented by contractors S & G Road Surfacing Materials form part of the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project. The World Bank-funded initiative is being managed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).
National Works Agency (NWA) Communication and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw says that the JSIF and the contractors have been instructed to ensure that traffic along the affected section of road is separated with an appropriate median barrier and the relevant safety, warning and directional signs are posted along the area.
