NWA teams were on hand on Sunday to clear an area in Torrington, Westmoreland, where a fallen tree had closed part of the road to one lane in each direction.
July 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Authority (NWA) has reopened approximately 94 percent of roads that were reported to be impassable following the passage of Hurricane Beryl.
The department said in a statement on Monday that it has received reports of 476 stretches of road being closed so far.
Of those, 39 percent have reopened fully and a further 55 percent have reopened with one lane of traffic in each direction, according to Stephen Shaw, NWA’s manager of communications and customer services.
Mr Shaw noted that around 29 corridors remain impassable, mainly in the three parishes of Hanover, Clarendon and St. Andrew. He said as of midday, six corridors remained impassable in each of those parishes.
But all roads in six parishes – Portland, Westmoreland, Trelawny, St. Ann, Kingston and St. Mary – have reopened fully or to one lane in each direction, officials said.
Mr Shaw noted the ongoing impacts of connectivity issues and said the department was making good progress in its island-wide work to reopen all roads in the parishes of St Thomas, St Catherine, Manchester, St Elizabeth and St James.
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