KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) has commenced a multimillion-dollar road rehabilitation project on the main road from Santa Cruz to Leeds in St Elizabeth which is expected to continue for the next eight months.

According to Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, the work is valued at just under $116 million.

The road is one of the main access routes to the southern St Elizabeth communities of Malvern, Hampton and Potsdam.

Shaw said just over five and half kilometres of the road will be rehabilitated. The works will include drainage improvement, installation of sidewalks, a new base and asphaltic concrete paving.

Shaw said once the works are completed, travel to critical service centres such as the Bethlehem Moravian College, Munro College and Hampton High School will be made easier.

Motorists and pedestrians are being advised to obey the instructions of the flagmen and warning posted signs when using the corridor.