Traffic changes announced for Santa Cruz during festive season
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Effective Monday, December 8, 2025, traditional Christmas traffic changes will be in effect for the town of Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, according to the National Works Agency (NWA).
The one-way system and restrictions are part of the NWA’s traffic management thrust to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow in Santa Cruz.
A one-way system will be implemented in the township and will continue until January 5, 2026. The one-way system will operate between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, Mondays to Saturdays. On Sundays it will revert to dual usage.
As of next Monday, the section of Main Street from its intersection with Coke Drive and Institution Drive will be one-way towards Lacovia. No right-turn movement will be allowed onto Main Street from the direction of Malvern or Coke Drive. Vehicles will exit at the intersection of Main Street, Retirement Road and the Santa Cruz Bypass.
Motorists entering Santa Cruz from the direction of Lacovia will turn left at the traffic signals at the intersection of Main Street, Retirement Road and the Bypass. Market Street will also be converted to a one-way and no left turn movement will be permitted onto Main Street.
Right turn movements will also not be allowed onto Institution Drive. Motorists will use this corridor to enter the central business district and then make left or right turns onto Main Street.
Motorists who wish to travel to Malvern from the direction of Lacovia can use Retirement Road or travel to the end of the Bypass, turn right at the Gasmart Service Station and then left onto Centre Road.
