Traffic changes for JLP and PNP mass rallies this Sunday

Traffic changes are to be made in sections of Spanish Town and Old Harbour in St Catherine this Sunday as the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) will be hosting a mass rally at the Old Harbour Roundabout.

Similarly, traffic changes are to be implemented at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St James as the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) is to host a mass rally on Sunday.

For the JLP rally, the police are advising that traffic changes will run from 8:00 a.m. to midnight on Sunday, August 31.

At midday the following roads will be closed, and traffic will be diverted:

Diversion Point 1:The Spanish Town Bypass, travelling westerly, will be closed at Duncans Pen Road. Small units will be diverted through Duncans Pen Road to access Cromarty Road onto Old Harbour Road.

Large vehicles such as and tractor trailers will be diverted right onto Windsor Road, and then straight onto Burke Road, left onto Wellington Street, right on Cumberland Road, left at

Brunswick Avenue and proceed left or right onto Walks Road.

Diversion Point 2: The road leading from the PJ Patterson Highway heading towards the Old Harbour Road Roundabout will be closed at the Cromarty Road traffic light.

Motorists will be diverted left onto Cromarty Road to access Old Harbour Road.

Motorists going towards the centre of Spanish Town or towards Central Village will turn right towards Windsor Road at Cromarty Road.

Diversion Point 3: Old Harbour Road will be closed at the intersection of McVickers Lane. Small units wishing to go easterly will be diverted through Cromarty Road to access the PJ Patterson Highway or to proceed along Duncans Pen Road to access the Spanish Town Bypass. Tractor trailers and other large units proceeding easterly will be diverted left onto Featherbed Lane across onto Job Lane, onto Brunswick Avenue onto Young Street then straight onto Burke Road via Twickenham Park main Road onto Mandela Highway.

Diversion Point 4: Spanish Town Bypass at the intersection of St John's Road.

Motorists proceeding from St John's Road may also drive across Spanish Town Bypass, continue on to St John's Road to Young Street and turn right towards the town centre.

All units travelling along Walks Road from the direction of the Bog Walk Gorge, proceeding easterly, will be diverted left on to Brunswick Avenue at the intersection of Brunswick Avenue and Walks Road.

Closures:

The intersection of Wellington Street and Cumberland Road will be closed to vehicular traffic.

The intersection of Wellington Street and Manchester Street will be closed to vehicular traffic.

Designated Parking areas:

Spanish Town Bypass between Duncans Pen Road and March Pen Road only on the hard

shoulder. Homestead Community Centre; Homestead All –Age School and the St Catherine South Central Constituency Office. The Spanish Town Bypass between Tyre Warehouse and St John's Road on both sides of the bypass in the two open lots prepared for parking. (No parking will be allowed beyond Tyre Warehouse.)

JUTC buses and other buses travelling from the easterly side of Spanish Town transporting supporters to the venue will travel along the Spanish Town Bypass, turn right on to Windsor Road and straight on to Burke Road, left on to Wellington Street, right on Cumberland Road, left onto Brunswick Avenue, left on to Spanish Town Bypass to the parking lot.

JUTC buses and other buses travelling from the west will turn left at Featherbed Lane, then right onto St John's Road, right onto Spanish Town Bypass into the parking lot.

a. Buses and other vehicles using the PJ Patterson Highway to the venue will turn right at

Cromarty Road, left on Windsor Road, straight on to Burke Road, left on to Wellington

Street, right on to Cumberland Road, straight on to Brunswick Avenue, left on Job Lane,

left on to Spanish Town bypass and left into the parking lot.

b. Buses and other vehicles using the Edwards Seaga Highway will exit at Angels Toll, turn left on Walks Road, straight on to the Spanish Town Bypass and left into the parking lot.

NO PARKING WILL BE ALLOWED ON ANY ROADWAYS LEADING TO OR FROM

OLD HARBUOR ROAD ROUNDABOUT.

PRE-PREPARATION FOR THE EVENT

On Sunday, August 31, 2025, at 8:00am, the eastern section of the Old Harbour Road

Roundabout will be closed to allow for infrastructure set-up. The Western section of the

roundabout will be operated as two way traffic.

 Motorists travelling southerly along the Spanish Town Bypass, proceeding easterly or

westerly will keep right of the roundabout.

 Motorists travelling from Wellington Street towards the Spanish Town Bypass will not beable to access the roundabout; hence they will turn right at Cumberland Road and then left on to Williams Street and proceed on to the Spanish Town Bypass.

 Motorists travelling from Old Harbour Road proceeding easterly along the Spanish Town Bypass will keep right of the roundabout.

Motorists are asked to use alternative routes where practicable. Motorists are also asked to obey the instructions of the police.

For the PNP rally, the traffic changes for the Sam Sharpe Square meeting take effect from 10:00 p.m. on Friday, August 29 and will end at 5:00 a.m. on Monday, September 1.

Traffic changes for the town of Montego Bay, St James on Friday, August 29, from 10:00 p.m. until Monday, September 1 at 5:00 a.m.

1. Sections of Sam Sharpe Square that allows vehicular traffic from St James Street onto

Market Street.

2. The intersection of Church Street and St James Street.

3. The intersection of Lawrence Lane and St James Street

Traffic changes for the town of Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday, August 30, from 10:00 p.m. until September 1 at 5:00 a.m.

1. From St James Street and Corner Lane to prevent vehicular traffic into Sam Sharpe

Square.

Traffic changes for the town of Montego Bay, St James on Sunday, August 31 from 7:00

a.m. until Monday, September 1 at 5:00 a.m.

1. The intersection of Union Street and Long Lane.

2. The intersection of Union Street and Orange Street.

3. The intersection of Orange Street and Market Street.

4. The intersection of Church Street and Long Lane.

5. The intersection of Church Street and Orange Street.

6. The intersection of Market Street and King Street.

7. The intersection of Church Street and St Clavers Avenue.

8. The intersection of St. Clavers Avenue and Creek Street.

9. The intersection of St. James Street and Creek Street.

10. The intersection of Harbour Street and South Street.

11. The intersection of Union Street and St James Street.

12. The intersection of Corner Lane and St James Street.

13. The intersection of Orange Street and Union Street.

14. The intersection of Orange Street and Corner Lane.

15. The intersection of Market Lane and Orange Street.

16. The intersection of Church Street and St Clavers Avenue.

Alternate Routes

1. Motorists are advised to travel along Barnett Street to Howard Cooke Boulevard.

2. From Orange Street to Paradise Rowe to North Street, straight unto Meagre Bay Road to Harbour Street and onto Howard Cooke Boulevard.

Parking

Persons attending the public meeting will be allowed to park in the following areas:

a. The transportation center at Creek Street.

b. The Municipal Car Park at Harbour Street.

c. The car park at Harbour City.

d. Along Harbour Street.

e. In the vicinity of City Center.

Motorists are being asked to obey the directives of the police.

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