Traffic restrictions for Junction Road in St Mary start today

Starting this morning, traffic will be restricted along a section of the Broadgate to Agualta Vale/Junction Road in St Mary.

The National Works Agency (NWA) says the restriction will be limited to a 2 kilometer between the community of Broadgate and the Westmoreland Bridge and will be in place for six hours each day starting at 9 in the morning.

NWA acting Communication Manager Ramona Lawson explains that the restriction is necessary to facilitate ongoing and critical road improvement works along the corridor.  

Lawson says the current phase of works involves mainly rock excavation.

She says the unstable, steep embankments will cause large boulders to be deposited on the roadway making it very unsafe for vehicles to use the particular section while these activities are taking place.

Lawson says he says the 6-hour restriction, which will last for the next four months, will not apply to public holidays and so motorists will be able to travel through the area for the entire day on such days during the period.

The roadway from Broadgate to Agualta Vale is being widened and realigned in sections to create a 7 meter-wide two-lane corridor complete with safety features including retaining walls and shoulders on both sides of the roadway.

The project, which costs 597 million dollars, also includes major drainage improvement works where the recurrent slippage of the roadway at an area known as Chovey is to be corrected.

The current project is being implemented under Phase One of the larger Toms River to Agualta Vale GOJ Road Improvement Project.

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