Traffic disruptions for Liguanea and White Hall avenues as NWA undertakes roadworks
Published:Thursday | August 7, 2025 | 11:31 AM
Users of Liguanea and White Hall avenues in St Andrew are being advised to expect traffic delays for the next three weeks, starting on Friday, August 8, as the National Works Agency (NWA) undertakes roadworks.
Both corridors will be reduced to single lane traffic.
The NWA says work along Liguanea Avenue is being done under the multibillion-dollar Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) project, while White Hall Avenue is to be rehabilitated through the Maintenance of Secondary Roads Programme.
NWA Manager, Communication and Customer Services, Stephen Shaw, for Liguanea Avenue, the works will involve the construction of sidewalks, laying of a new base, and an asphaltic concrete surface.
The works are to be done in four phases over a period of 180 days.
The first phase will target the section of the road between Hope Road and Liguanea Drive.
The second phase will see work on the section from Liguanea Drive to Paddington Terrace.
The section from Paddington Terrace to Dewsbury Drive will be done in phase three, while the final phase will see works being done between Dewsbury Drive and Barbican Road.
The project is to cost $77 million.
In the meantime, about 100 metres of White Hall Avenue, between Burke Lane and Twelve Road, is to be targeted.
The NWA says that section has been impacted by heavy rainfall, which has caused constant surface erosion.
The asphaltic concrete surface is to be replaced with a rigid concrete pavement.
The new surface will allow for easier storm water flows and post-rainfall maintenance.
Just over $3 million is to be spent on the project.
Motorists and pedestrians are being urged to exercise caution while using the roads during the period of the works and to obey the instructions of flag-persons and warning signs.
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