HEAVILY USED ROADWAY IS NARROW, WINDING WITH POOR SURFACE
The Government is signalling a major improvement to the roadway between Runaway Bay and Brown’s Town, St Ann. The 14-kilometre stretch of roadway is one of the most heavily trafficked in the parish but is narrow with many corners and poor surface. It is used by dozens of trucks and large units daily accessing the parish’s southern towns and also Manchester and Clarendon.
(Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Everald Warmington, 3rd left, who has responsibility for the Works Portfolio, symbolically breaks ground on January 17, 2024, for the J$204 million Browns Town to Runaway Bay Road Rehabilitation Project in North West St. Ann. Second left, front, is MP for the area Krystal Lee.)
Ground was broken last week for the rehabilitation project expected to cost $204 million.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, on Wednesday, January 17, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Everald Warmington said the Government decided to address more than just the roadway’s surface.
(Brown’s Town a key commercial centre for St Ann)
“This J$204 million road rehabilitation project, reinforces our commitment to sustainable development and our unwavering dedication to improving the lives of our citizens,” He said.
The overall scope of work on the project will include the cleaning of existing drains, the construction of new drains, the installation of stormwater culverts, the construction of retaining walls, as well as the reshaping and asphalting of the road surface.
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