All roads affected by heavy rainfall reopened, says NWA

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that all roads impacted by heavy rainfall over the last three days have been reopened.

The NWA, in a statement on Monday, said the affected roads were in St Thomas, Clarendon, St Ann, St Catherine and Portland.

NWA Manager of Communication and Customer Services Stephen Shaw said the corridors were impacted by landslides, debris flows and flooding.

He said St Thomas bore the brunt of the impact, noting that among the areas in the parish where heavy-duty equipment was deployed were the Water Valley and Hayfield community roads, which were affected by multiple landslides.

Landslides also affected the Johnson Mountain Road and the corridor from Bath to Bath Fountain.

Fallen trees were cleared along the main roads in the communities of Roselle, Pamphret, Winchester and Potosi, the NWA said.

Shaw said the corridor from Morant Bay to Wilmington has been reduced to single-lane access due to a breakaway.

Motorists are therefore being urged to exercise caution when travelling along this road.

In Clarendon, the Trout Hall main road was affected by silt and debris, while flooding impacted the main road from St Johns to Pedro River and sections of the communities of Rocky Point and Portland Cottage.

Roads in St Catherine and St Ann were affected by fallen rocks that have since been removed, while floodwaters have receded from the Manchioneal road in Portland.

Shaw said the NWA is now moving to reopen critical channels left clogged with silt and debris as a result of the heavy rains.

The areas being targeted include the community of Bath and Sunning Hill in St Thomas and sections of the North Coast Highway in St Ann.

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