Roadway between Eastwood Park and Manor Park to be widened — NWA
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The National Works Agency (NWA) will be undertaking major road upgrading works between Eastwood Park Road and Manor Park in St Andrew.
The 3.5 kilometres of roadway will be widened to accommodate four lanes of traffic, new management solutions and improved pedestrian facilities, the NWA said.
According to NWA Communication and Customer Service Manager Stephen Shaw, the project is aimed at reducing traffic congestion, which is a major problem for commuters along Constant Spring Road and motorists travelling to Kingston from the parishes of St. Mary and Portland.
“The Constant Spring Road is one of the major roads in the Corporate Area and it is really oversaturated right now. The number of motor vehicles that we see on a daily basis is about 30,000. It is way over capacity, and so we want to add capacity to the road. It requires us moving from what we now have, which is two lanes, to four lanes; and so at the end of all of this, when we shall have completed the work, we expect to see a more efficient flow,” he explained.
Shaw was speaking at a stakeholders meeting held at the Karram-Speid Auditorium, Merl Grove High School, located on Constant Spring Road on Wednesday, November 29.
“We expect to see less congestion, improvement in travel times, we expect to see persons getting to work in a more efficient way – much quicker, and also getting home from work in a quicker way,” he added.
Shaw said there are serious traffic snares along Manor Park heading towards Long Lane all the way to Stony Hill, and this has caused issues for people who work in the commercial hub of Kingston. “We really want to ensure that persons can get to work and get home from work in a more efficient way,” he said.
He said that in addition to commuters, businesses along Constant Spring Road will benefit from the road expansion.
“Business will benefit in a significant way from their employees coming to work in a more refreshed way, having had more rest at home,” he pointed out.
Shaw said that the timeline for the project will be announced to the public soon.
