NWA working to repair traffic signals in western parishes damaged by Hurricane Melissa
Toriann Ellis / Our Today
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The National Works Agency (NWA) is extensively repairing its traffic signal infrastructure across the Western parishes of St James, Trelawny, Westmoreland, and Hanover.
The parishes were among the worst affected by Hurricane Melissa.
The NWA says several signals within the city centre of Montego Bay, St James, are now operational. Additionally, the traffic signals at the intersection of the Daniel Town Road and the North Coast Highway, near Falmouth in Trelawny, are now operational.
Community Relations Officer at the NWA, Janel Ricketts, says that the agency is now ramping up efforts to have all the signals in St James working fully.
Consequently, motorists traversing the western city may encounter delays over the next two days, as the team works to effect the necessary repairs. The NWA says teams will be targeting signals in downtown Montego Bay, Alice Eldemire Drive and the AGS Coombs (Bogue) roadway.
The traffic signals in the parishes of Hanover and Westmoreland are also receiving attention. However, the agency says its work is being stymied by power supply issues as many of these parishes are still without electricity from the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS).
Ricketts says that even as the NWA is working to bring back all impacted traffic signals online, there may be temporary disconnections at times, over the next few weeks. She explains that some of these signals will require additional maintenance work, given the impact of the hurricane on some hardware components.
Ricketts says a number of accidents have been observed at several critical intersections and is reminding motorists that when traffic signals are out of commission, no one has the right of way. Motorists are, therefore, being urged to take due care as they navigate these intersections.
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