The signing ceremony for the $76.7m contract to Y.P. Seaton and Associates for the Darling Street-Three Miles development included from right: Amos Zusmanovith, director of engineering at Y.P. Seaton and Associates; Robert Pickersgill, Minister of Transport; Portia Simpson Miller, Member of Parliament; and Desmond McKenzie, Jamaica Labour Party Councillor (partially hidden). -ContributedA $76.7m contract was signed Tuesday to facilitate works from Three Miles to Darling Street, under the continuing programme to develop the road infrastructure to facilitate smoother traffic flows through the Three Miles area.
The scope of works under the contract to Y.P. Seaton and Associates entails widening Marcus Garvey Drive and Hagley Park Road to accommodate three lane traffic, while the approach leg from Spanish Town Road (coming from the direction of Six Miles) will be four lanes, including two turning lanes onto Marcus Garvey Drive.
The approach leg from Darling Street will have three lanes.
It was reported at the signing that work on the full Three Miles project was 80 per cent complete, and work on the round-a-bout area could be wrapped up by the end of this month.
Three Miles will become a four-way intersection controlled by traffic lights when the transformation is complete. The area will also have slip roads as part of the traffic management plan.
Contractors on the project, which began last October, are Tank Weld Construction Limited.
