Further expansion to southern coastal highway

2 years ago

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The Government plans to extend the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project from Williamsfield in Manchester to Hodges in St. Elizabeth. 

The scope of the project includes improvements of the existing road infrastructure as well as putting in bypass roads for Mandeville, Spur Tree, Junction, Southfield and Black River.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement recently during his 2023 Budget Debate presentation.

“These bypasses are necessary to ensure that we do not create bottlenecks, which impede the flow of traffic and defeat the purpose of building the highway,” Prime Minister Holness said.

With the work on the current segment of the highway, from May Pen to Williamsfield at 90 per cent completion, the road is set to open in August.

The Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project is being executed by the National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC). On completion, the highway will be the property of the Government of Jamaica for which an operating concession will be negotiated.

In the meantime, the Government is working on several other major infrastructure road works with the aim of providing a fully connected road network across Jamaica that allows users to move seamlessly across the island.