P'more tenders toll deal
November 17, 2005
RESIDENTS OF Portmore, St. Catherine, have agreed to an eight-point recommendation, which they plan to submit to Prime Minister P.J. Patterson when they meet with him to discuss the controversial toll road.
Mayor of Portmore, George Lee, told The Gleaner yesterday that the number one recommendation was for a significant upgrading of the Mandela Highway.
At a public forum held on Tuesday night in Portmore, Mayor Lee said the residents requested that the Mandela Highway be increased to a six-lane highway from its present four.
He explained that because of the construction of the underpass and bridge to link I-95 with the Mandela Highway, only one-lane traffic is now possible from the roundabout to Mandela Highway.
"The alternative proposal is that the road near the Mandela entrance called Cow Lane be upgraded and a new bridge be built linking Mandela to the Dyke Road," Mayor Lee said.
This, the Mayor noted, would allow for one-way traffic out of Portmore and a new road would become one-way into Portmore.
Other recommendations are:...
Author: Gleaner Reporter
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
