TRELAWNY, Jamaica – Motorists plying the route between Falmouth and Springvale in Trelawnynare set to receive a smoother journey when the $144.7 million rehabilitation project, currently underway from Holland to Bounty Hall Road in the parish, is completed.

According to the Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts, repair work on the 2.2-kilometre stretch is now 10 per cent complete.

“For the Falmouth to Springvale project (Holland to Bounty Hall), we are now in the early stages of the project with progress listed at 10 per cent,” Ricketts told Observer Online.

“Currently underway are base formation, the installation of culverts and kerb and channel drains. We are also in the process of drain cleaning,” she added.

Ground was broken for the work to commence in January for the project to be executed over a five-month period.

The scope of works includes demolition and site clearance, construction of sidewalks, drainage features including a box culvert, pavement works and more.

It is the second phase of the three-segment 20-km Falmouth to Springvale Road Rehabilitation Project, which is being spearheaded by the NWA.

The first phase between Wakefield and Deeside has been completed at a cost of $200 million and was officially opened by the former Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Everald Warmington, in January.

On several occasions in the past, motorists have staged massive protests over the deplorable condition of the 22-km stretch from Falmouth to Springvale.