The National Works Agency (NWA), which is responsible for Jamaica's main road network, has revealed that road re-habilitation works worth $3.2bn will be shortly initiated across 11 parishes in Jamaica.

National Works Agency communication and customer services manager Stephen Shaw explained that these works will be carried out by nine local companies and the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC).

The project will be carried out under the local component of the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP).

The roads that will be re-habilitated under this scheme include Mona Road and the Essex Hall road in St. Andrew; the main road from Retreat to Lambkin Hill, St. Mary; Sign to Virgin Valley, St. James; Toll Gate to Rest, Clarendon; the road from Wire Fence to Lorrimers, Trelawny and the Ocho Rios Bypass in St. Ann.

The project works would also see the reconstruction of the Dumbarton Box Culvert in St. Ann that was collapsed last year due to heavy rains, and making this road inaccessible to commuters travelling from Browns Town to Discovery Bay.

Certain sections of the Sandy Gully are also covered under this programme. NWA will spending nearly $150m on the road repair works.

"The re-habilitation works is to be completed over the next six months and is expected to create employment opportunities for skilled and semi-skilled Jamaicans."

The re-habilitation works is to be completed over the next six months and is expected to create employment opportunities for skilled and semi-skilled Jamaicans.

Works will be carried out at the Barbican Road and Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew during this year under MIDP.

These works could be undertaken by the main contractors CHEC.

Image: Surfaced road with markings. Photo: courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net / namakuki.