The National Works Agency (NWA) is now undertaking a $3 million dollar effort aimed at mitigating flooding along a section of the Sandy Bay main roadway, in the vicinity of the Sandy Bay Adventist Church in Hanover. The project is being executed through the road component of the Government’s Housing Opportunity Prosperity Employment Programme (HOPE).
This section of the roadway, located along the corridor leading from Sandy Bay to Lucea is often blocked with washed down silt and debris following torrential rainfall. This has been a cause of concern for some time, especially in light of the importance of the thoroughfare as it is a critical link to the neighbouring towns of Lucea, Hanover and Negril, Westmorland.
Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), Janel Ricketts says that the project commenced on September 1, 2016 and involves the expansion of the capacity of the drainage system in the area, through the construction of an approximately 3 metre wide concrete ‘U’ drain. She says the project also involves revetment works which is designed to mitigate against the blockage of the drain.
Ms Ricketts added that this drainage improvement effort is one of 24 projects currently being targeted under the HOPE, across the Western parishes of Hanover, St. James, Westmoreland and Trelawny.
Approximately $120 million has been devoted to this drive to improve roadways across the Western Region.
