Multi-Million Dollar Upgrade of a section of the North Gully now Underway

Date Published: 
26 Aug 2015

The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking a $14 million dollar effort aimed at increasing the capacity of the section of the North Gully, which runs through the Capital Heights community in Central St. James.

Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, says that this latest effort by the NWA represents the second phase of a targeted approach to mitigating flooding in the area. Ms. Ricketts says that the first phase of the project was completed in 2013 and saw approximately $27 million being spent to construct a 60 metre concrete channel.

Ms. Ricketts added that this project has significantly improved the carrying capacity of this section of the North Gully, thereby reducing the instances of flooding in the area. She says that the project which is now underway will see another 30 metres of the gully being widened.

This project involves the demolition of a section of the gully and the construction of a larger capacity concrete “u” drain.

The project which got underway in mid-August is expected to be completed by October 2015.

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