Portmore, St Catherine – The Nationwide Works Company (NWA) has begun putting in site visitors lights on the busy four-way intersection of George Lee Boulevard and Southern Parade, close to the HEART Academy in Portmore — a growth being broadly welcomed by residents and native officers.
The intersection, lengthy generally known as a hotspot for vehicular collisions, has been a trigger for concern for years. Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas hailed the mission as a crucial step in bettering highway security and site visitors administration within the rising municipality.
“We’ve skilled quite a few site visitors accidents leading to lack of lives over time. So that is very important to regulating site visitors stream at this intersection. This marks a big enchancment in Portmore,” Mayor Thomas stated on Tuesday.
The mission, which is being rolled out in phases, is funded by means of a $20 million contribution from West Indies Dwelling Contractors, following persistent lobbying by the Portmore Municipal Council.
Part two of the initiative will contain the widening of roads to create devoted turning lanes, easing congestion for motorists commuting between Waterford, the HEART Academy, and Augusta Drive.
Mayor Thomas additionally disclosed that discussions are underway to put in surveillance cameras on the intersection underneath the nationwide JamaicaEye programme, geared toward boosting safety and site visitors monitoring.
As well as, the Portmore Metropolis Municipality will lead efforts to increase the sidewalk from South Parade to the Waterford site visitors gentle as a part of its Labour Day 2025 actions, additional bettering pedestrian entry and security.
Residents say the upgrades are lengthy overdue and are hopeful that the brand new infrastructure will drastically scale back accidents and enhance the general commuting expertise within the space.
