THE resurfacing and drain construction work undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA) on the Goodens River to Glasgow main road in Westmoreland has been completed.

NWA’s manager of communications and customer services Stephen Shaw explained that the work, which was done at a cost of just over $5 million, involved the resurfacing of approximately 2,700 square metres of roadway and the construction of 305 metres of concrete drains. He said the work also entailed lifting of the roadway.

He noted that the work formed part of the NWA’s flood mitigation effort in the parish as the roadway was badly scoured, and was often left inundated after heavy rains in that section of Westmoreland.

With the completion of the roadway, the residents have expressed concern about the width of the bridge at the Three Miles River section of the road, and its capacity to deal with the free flow of water that runs under it when it rains.

Shaw said the NWA was aware of the concerns, and that they were in the process of redesigning the bridge to accommodate the increase run-off that is anticipated, following the completion of the drainage and resurfacing of the road.

He added that as soon as the design work was completed, the NWA would deal with the matter.