KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is this morning advising that there will be traffic changes in downtown Kingston tomorrow, Tuesday, April 11, to facilitate events surrounding the 145th anniversary of Kingston being capital of Jamaica.

Launch activities for the parish anniversary will be held at the St William Grant Park by the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAC).

JUTC said as a result South Parade roadway and lay-by will be closed from 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm. There will also be a partial closure of Church Street in the vicinity of East Parade, where one lane will be kept open for vehicular traffic.

In addition, the following changes will be implemented: 

1) As at 1:30 pm all Portmore and Spanish Town buses that typically travel up King Street to use South Parade lay-by must instead travel up Orange Street and park along that corridor for loading.

2) Between 1:30 pm and 2:00 pm all buses already in the South Parade lay-by should depart 

3) Buses travelling from the east ie East Queen Street, may divert along East Street–Port Royal Street– Orange Street or Church Street — Barry Street/ Port Royal Street– Orange Street to get back to West and North Parade

4) Buses travelling from the north, ie from direction Cross Roads, will be able to travel down Upper King Street and enter Parade but will be required to loop Church Street–Barry Street/Port Royal Street–Orange Street to get back to West Parade and North Parade.

JUTC said normality for use of the South Parade lay-by will resume on Wednesday.