Date Published:
21 Feb 2017
After being severed for many years, work is now underway to reconnect the main road between Seaforth and Cedar Valley in St. Thomas. The National Works Agency (NWA) is now in the process of constructing a box culvert at Johnson River in the parish.
The original structure was washed away about 12 years ago, when the parish was severely impacted by heavy rains. A detour route through the Serge Island property has been in use since the bridge collapsed.
Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that the project which is valued at $22.8 million is being financed through the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation’s (MEGJC) Recurrent Budget 2016/2017. He says the works, which commenced late last year, include the construction of a steel reinforced concrete box culvert with toe walls, head walls, parapets and Asphaltic Concrete approach roads.
The project is expected to be completed by the end of May 2017, when the original road will be put back into operation.
The works will complement the planned upgrade of the main road from Morant Bay to Cedar Valley, which will be done as part of the multi-million dollar Southern Highway Improvement Programme (SCHIP).
