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Assistant Commissioner Gary McKenzie, head of PSTEB, and a motorist who joined the boycott of the toll road
The police's Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) says it is prepared for increased traffic along the Mandela Highway in the event the call for the boycott of the Portmore Toll Road gathers steam.
It was mostly business as usual along the Portmore Toll Road on Monday despite the call for a three-day boycott of the thoroughfare due to the increased toll rates for Highway 2000 East-West.
The new rates took effect on Saturday.
Speaking with Radio Jamaica News, Assistant Commissioner of Police Gary McKenzie, Commanding Officer of PSTEB, said he did not receive a report of a boycott of the toll road.
But noting that he understood the response of persons to limit their use of the thoroughfare, the senior cop said it would therefore be reasonable to "expect that we may see a little greater volume of traffic" on Mandela Highway.
A motorist from Portmore, who joined the boycott of the toll road on Monday, expressed disappointment that more motorists did not join the protest.
However, she was quick to suggest that some of the traffic along the toll road also included persons who live outside of the municipality.
"Most of the persons that are using the toll is not really from Portmore, you know. These are persons from out of town, and because they want to get from 'A' to 'B' that is why they're using the toll. But Portmore people are feeling it...we cannot afford it."
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