Final works underway as Mandeville traffic plan takes effect
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The long-awaited traffic changes aimed at easing congestion in Mandeville took effect on Sunday, even as a work team added final touches to the project.
On Sunday afternoon, head of the Manchester Police Traffic Department, Sergeant Florizel Williams, was observed directing motorists at the intersection of Caledonia Road and New Green Road in the parish.
As part of the near $75 million Greater Mandeville Traffic Management System, Caledonia Road now functions as a one-way system from the direction of Scotiabank to the New Green Road intersection.
The section of Manchester Road between Scotiabank and Sinclair’s Bargain Centre has also been converted into a one-way stretch.
Among other changes in the Mandeville Traffic Management Improvement Plan is the opening of the median along Main Street to allow traffic from North Race Course Road and Villa Road.
— Kasey Williams