Road Marking
The Road Marking crew of the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) will continue the remarking of pedestrian crossings for the new school year in St. John, St. Joseph, Christ Church, St. Lucy, and St. Peter this week.Work will be done Monday to Thursday, between 6:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m., weather permitting.
Motorists are urged to avoid speeding through work areas while road markings are being done, as this endangers the lives of workers and damages the freshly painted road markings.
Road Rehabilitation/ Road Construction
- 1st and 2nd Ave, Rouen Road, My Lords Hill, St Michael – road rehabilitation
- 3rd Ave, Goodland, St. Michael – road rehabilitation
- Airy Hill, St. Joseph – culvert construction
- Babylon Road, St. Andrew – drainage & road construction
- Bank Hall Cross Road, St. Michael – road rehabilitation
- Bruce Vale Bridge – constructing the bridge foundation
- Coggins Hill, St. Andrew – retaining wall, culvert & drainage construction
- Cottage Vale, St. Philip – roller compacted concrete (RCC)
- Dacosta Drive, Eden Lodge, St. Michael – road rehabilitation
- Glenburine Road, St. John – gabion construction
- Hangman Hill to Bridgefield, St. Thomas – road reconstruction; section closed
- Highway 1C/Hope Road, St. Lucy – road reconstruction
- Highway B2, St. Andrew – drainage & gabion construction
- Highway C, St. James – road rehabilitation
- Highway D, Content to Dukes, St. Thomas – road reconstruction
- Highway F Phase 1, St. John – paving & road construction
- Hunte Road, Carrington Village, St. Michael – paving
- King’s Street, St. Andrew – gabion foundation backfilling
- Laynes Bridge, St. Joseph – culvert construction
- Lodge Hill, St. Michael – road rehabilitation
- Mose Bottom, St. Andrew – road and drainage construction
- Mount Brevitor, St. Peter – road rehabilitation (sidewalks and slipper, and kerb)
- Prior Park, St. James – road reconstruction
- Shandra Close, Rendezvous Terrace, Christ Church – milling and paving
- Sorrel Lane, Eden Lodge, St. Michael – road rehabilitation
- St. Margaret’s, St. John – kerb and culvert construction
- White Hill Phase 2, St. Andrew – accommodation works
Drain Cleaning
- Bank Hall Main Road, St. Michael
- Charles Row Bridge, St. George
- Long Pond, St. Andrew
- Maxwell Main Road, Christ Church
St. Michael – In Grazettes, in the vicinity of the primary school, concrete bollards are being installed. Repairs to a manhole in Hothersal Turning are ongoing. Work on the headwall on Martindales Road outside The St. Michael School is almost complete; cleanup will commence. The construction of the slipper and kerb in Clapham is on hold.
Christ Church – Work on a concrete drain on Highway 7 near the Courtyard by Marriott is almost completed; cleanup to commence this week. Construction of the footpath in Dayrells Hill (Lower Greys) continues. Drainage and debushing are planned for Hopewell and Ealing Park South. Pothole patching is scheduled for Fairy Valley, Pilgrim Place B, Wilcox, Long Beach, Chancery Lane, Sayes Court, Enterprise Main Road, Silver Hill, Kendal Hill, Bannantyne, Plumgrove, and the ABC Highway (Graeme Hall).
St. George – Weeding is scheduled in Roach Village, while debushing is planned at Boarded Hall. Drainage work will be carried out at Constant. Pothole patching will be done throughout the district.
St. Philip – Manhole repairs are being carried out in Halton, while slipper and kerb reconstruction are ongoing in Johnson Development. Slipper reconstruction is ongoing in Foursquare Valley. Slipper and kerb cleaning is scheduled around Six Road Hub. Weeding will be done in Ruby Development, while mechanical debushing will be done in Fortesque. Bus stop and sign replacement will be carried out in districts. Pothole patching is scheduled throughout the district.
St. Lucy – The construction of a headwall continues in Josey Hill. Drain and well cleaning will be carried out in Checker Hall Development. Debushing will also be carried out in Date Tree Hill. Pothole patching is scheduled throughout the districts.
St. Peter – Debushing is being done along the K.N.R. Husbands Highway. Work continues on the box drain and slipper and kerb along Maynards Retreat Road. Pothole patching is scheduled for Castle, The Rock, Sailor Gully, and Indian Ground to Roebuck. Farm Bridge remains closed until further notice. Access to the Ronald Mapp Highway from Speightstown, and vice versa, is through Warleigh Road.
St. Thomas –The footpath and retaining wall at Stoney Gully are done, and preparation for paving has started. Pothole patching is scheduled for Fortress Hill, Dukes Bottom, and Canefield. Drain cleaning is planned for Melrose to Jackson and Arthur Seat.
St. James – Debushing is scheduled for Lancaster. Repairs are ongoing on two box drains in Porters Road. Excavation works are planned for slipper and kerb construction near the Archives Department. Pothole patching is scheduled for Mullins Road, Sea View Road, Highway 1A, and West Terrace.
St. John – Masonry works are continuing in Consett and Coach Hill. Weeding will be carried out in Bath Land. Pothole patching is scheduled for Supers, Consett Bay, Colleton Garden, and Colleton.
St. Joseph/St. Andrew – Following the closure of Melvin Hill Bridge, Springfield to Newton Crescent is being debushed, and roadworks are ongoing to facilitate the use of this road as a bypass road. Motorists and public transportation can use this route during the closure of the bridge. Mechanical debushing is taking place in Belleplaine. Construction of the slipper and kerb in Lakes Village continues. Road construction is ongoing at Swanns. Debushing, patching, extensive pothole patching, and drainage work are scheduled throughout the parishes. Persons are reminded not to drive on Swanns Bridge, which has been closed due to deterioration.