Traffic changes for Three Miles in St Andrew

Effective today, May 9, 2018, the National Works Agency (NWA) will prohibit right turns at the Three Miles intersection with Marcus Garvey Drive in St Andrew as road rehabilitation works intensifies as part of the Hagley Park Road Improvement project.

This means that motorists travelling from Marcus Garvey Drive towards Three Miles will no longer be allowed to make a right turn onto Spanish Town Road.

U-turns will also not be allowed.

Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says motorists travelling from Marcus Garvey Drive or the Causeway, wishing to access Spanish Town Road can travel easterly along Marcus Garvey Drive and use East Avenue to do so.

The NWA says the traffic changes will be maintained throughout the 18-month construction period.

Construction Work

In addition to the traffic changes, Shaw says the concrete median and traffic signal poles in the vicinity of the gas station at Three Miles will be removed to allow the two right turning lanes travelling from the direction of Six Miles onto Marcus Garvey Drive to be received unhindered.

The works in the area have resulted in one of the receiving lanes being partially blocked, effectively reducing the carriageway to single lane.

Persons travelling towards Hagley Park Road from the direction of Marcus Garvey Drive will continue to be accommodated in two through lanes.

Prepare for delayed

Shaw is reminding road users who regularly use the Three Miles area to plan their travels over the next several months, as the area will continue to be an active work zone and traffic delays are likely to occur.

He says the agency will continue to assess the traffic situation as the construction progresses and modifications will be made as deemed necessary.

Under the Hagley Park Road Improvement Project, approximately 3.7 kilometres of roadway, between Maxfield Avenue and Portia Simpson Miller Square, is being widened.

The number of lanes will move from two to four and will also see the construction of two overpass bridges, the installation of sidewalks and drains, and the improvement and signalisation of several intersections. 

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