Robert Morgan, Minister with responsibility for Works
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Robert Morgan, Minister with responsibility for Works
By Halshane Burke
Fifty-five bridges across Jamaica will be upgraded at a cost of US$100 million through a partnership with the United Kingdom.
The Accelerated Rural Bridge Development Programme aims to replace a number of bridges in strategic areas.
Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Morgan, says many of the bridges have been servicing communities in rural areas for over a century.
He cited the Troy Bridge, which was more than years old and collapsed due to old age.
"Many of these have not been updated to current loads and traffic requirements and are heavily affected by climate change, heavy rainfall and flooding, as well as natural disasters," he noted.
The minister described the intiative as a build and install project.
"The bridges will not the built in Jamaica. The company will be building and installing the bridges, so it's a much quicker and easier project to implement than the standard approach that we usually take towards the procurement of major infrastructure works," he suggested.
The programme is being led by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and will be implemented by the National Works Agency.
Bridges that will be upgraded include the Rio Cobre Irrigation Canal Bridge, Bushy Park, Richmond Prison, Eden, Silver Hill, Bybrook, Rock and Ramble.
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