Minister of local government, Desmond McKenzie
October 27, 2020
At least $1 billion to fix roads, infrastructure damaged by heavy rains
It will cost
at least $1 billion to fix roads and other infrastructure that were damaged
when Jamaica was battered by heavy rains on the weekend.
There was flooding
in several parishes when the country received rain from a trough that was affecting
the western Caribbean. In addition to that, there were landslides, bridges were
destroyed, and many roads have been damaged.
According to
Desmond McKenzie, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, it could
take about $1 billion to repair the sections of the country that were damaged.
He made this
disclosure on TVJ on Monday night.
However, he
said that this bill could rise as the damages are still being assessed.
