Robert Morgan, minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for information and member of parliament for Clarendon North Central, has announced that repairs are to begin on the Morris Hall Road at Rock River in his constituency.

The repairs are to begin between February and March this year.

Morgan was speaking during the launch of public wi-fi in the Rock River community when he made the disclosure to the Jamaica Information Service (JIS).

“There are three main entrances to north central [Clarendon] – Mocho Road, Chapelton, [and] Palmers Cross. We pretty much have a good road from Soursop Turn to Chapelton [and] from Four Paths to Goshen to Mocho. So, Morris Hall is a road that we need to do some work on,” Morgan told the JIS.

Dam to be constructed

According to the minister, he will be focused on improving infrastructure in his constituency. He noted that the road repair follows a series of patching that was done along the road during the Christmas period.

In addition to the road repairs, there will also be the installation of a dam that will help with the issue of water supply in the area.

“We already put up the 50,000-gallon tank, and the National Water Commission (NWC) said they cannot get any water from the well. So, they’re going to [construct the dam],” he stated.

The construction of a dam will be the first major project aimed at improving the water issue that affects 80 per cent of residents.

– Jamaica Information Service