Several roads in St Andrew, Western Ja being affected by inclement weather

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it's currently investigating reports of flooding, landslides and washed down silt impacting a number of roadways in St. Andrew and Western Jamaica as a result of the current inclement weather.

St Andrew

The NWA has dispatched heavy equipment to a section of the Sir Florizel Glasspole Boulevard, in St. Andrew where work is currently underway to reopen a section of the carriageway to two-lane traffic.

Both eastbound and westbound traffic is being accommodated on the westbound lane in the vicinity of Danny’s Marina as a result of debris and washed down silt.

Work teams are on their way to the Mavis Bank, Papine to Redlight, Redlight to Hardwar Gap and Kintyre to Bull Bay main roads in St. Andrew to assess the severity of landslides which have been reported.

Washed down silt is also impacting the Mount Pleasant and Stony Hill to Tom’s River main roads.

The section of the Mavis Bank main road, in the vicinity of the Louis Bennet Primary School, has been reduced to single lane traffic and motorists are being advised to proceed with extreme caution along that corridor. 

Westmoreland

Sections of the Three Miles River, Chantilly, and Petersfield to Galloway Main Roads in Westmoreland are flooded but passable. 

Trelawny

Landslides have reduced sections of the Stettin to Highgate Hall main road in the communities of Wire Fence, Allsides, and Wait-A-Bit in Trelawny to single lane traffic.

The NWA says it continues to closely monitor the state of these and other roadways and will be providing relevant updates to the public.

Motorists are being urged to remain vigilant when travelling along roadways prone to landslides and not to attempt to cross roadways which are flooded.

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