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The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says its teams are working to restore 387 streetlights in St. James that are damaged by vandals within a 48-hour period.
The acts of vandalism have disrupted lighting from the Sangster International Airport to the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
JPS says up to last Friday, its crews inspected the lights and support structures and found them to be in proper working order.
But during a second routine drive-through on Sunday night, the corridor was found to be dark.
The teams subsequently discovered extensive tampering with the circuits responsible for lighting the stretch.
The vandals had ripped open the breaker panels, disconnecting and damaging them, causing the streetlights to become non-functional.
Over the past several months, JPS says its teams have made significant efforts to have these streetlights repaired and maintained in working order.
The company says it is now concerned about the safety of motorists and pedestrians along the corridor and is again urging people to desist from interfering with the streetlights or support structures.
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