The National Works Agency (NWA) is moving to reduce the high levels of traffic congestion now being experienced along the Bogue main road in Montego Bay, St. James. The corridor which is now under construction has for years been a source of major delays for motorists entering and leaving the city of Montego Bay.
Effective tomorrow, Thursday, June 25, 2009, no thru traffic will be allowed along the Spline road in the Bogue Industrial Estates area. This roadway will be closed in the vicinity of the Maffesanti Builders and Contractors office.
Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, says the Spline road has been identified as a major source for the delays along the corridor, as motorists use it as a Bypass, thus interrupting the traffic flow.
He says the road closure is necessary in order to regulate the flow of traffic along the Spline and Bogue main roads.
This closure of the Spline road will remain in effect until the widening of the Bogue main road is completed.
The Bogue main road which is a two lane corridor is now being widened to accommodate four lanes of traffic. This project falls under Segment 1A of the Northern Coastal Highway and is being implemented through a contract valued at one point four billion dollars ($1.4 billion).
