A truck, laden with debris, is seen at the side of the road at a section of Washington Boulevard in St Andrew, yesterday afternoon.
October 15, 2020
Washington Boulevard breakaway
MOTORISTS had to be redirected in section of the westbound carriageway on Washington Boulevard in St Andrew yesterday as a result of road collapse.
The National Works Agency said yesterday that a breakage in a pipeline at a section of the road caused the embankment to fail, impacting the condition of the surface of the road.
The pipeline was reportedly damaged by a heavily laden truck that was travelling in the area.
Up to press time yesterday workmen were at the location assessing the extent of the damage.
Jamaica Observer photographers Karl Mclarty and Naphtali Junior captured some of the scenes.
Policemen attempt to marshal the flow of traffic on Washington Boulevard in St Andrew, yesterday, after a section of the road for the west-bound lanes collapsed in the vicinity of Sandy Gully Bridge.
A chasm is seen at a section of the road on Washington Boulevard in St Andrew, yesterday.
Workmen excavate a section of the road on Washington Boulevard in St Andrew last night todetermine the extent of the damage to the pipeline. (Photos: Karl Mclarty & Naphtali Junior)
