The National Works Agency (NWA) will this week commence works valued at just over 202 million dollars on several corridors in the Southern parishes of St. Elizabeth, Manchester and Clarendon. The works which form part of the GO Road Rehabilitation Programme will target some 10 corridors.
Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that with the contractors having satisfied the key requirement of the provision of their insurance, the works will now commence. In St. Elizabeth, motorists should see improvements along the Gutters to Tomb Stone and Pedro Cross to Southfield roads. These will be benefitting from a $35 million contract.
In Manchester, $45 – million is to be spent to improve the main roads from Williamsfield to Greenvale, Greenvale to Spur Tree and Spur Tree to Gutters. Roads to be targeted in Clarendon include that in Portland Cottage, the stretch from Chapelton to Colonel’s Ridge, as well as the road from Summerfield to Thompson and sections of that from Trout Hall to Cave Valley.
Mr. Shaw says that some $122 – million is to be spent on roads in the parish of Clarendon, through this phase of the works. Works are also slated to be done on the roads from Whitney Turn to Four Paths, Bustamante Highway, the Salt River Road and at Rastaman Corner. Hazard Drive and Four Paths to Guinep Tree are also to benefit.
The GO Road Rehabilitation Programme is valued at $1.7 – billion and is a response to damage to the islandwide main road network, caused by rains associated with Hurricane Melissa. Several corridors in the parish of St. Andrew have already benefited under the programme.
