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This is the official account of the National Works Agency- NWA Jamaica

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Many traffic signals don’t just rely on timers.
🔄 They use induction loops embedded beneath the road surface.
📡 These loops detect vehicles waiting at intersections.
⏱️ The system can then adjust signal timing to improve traffic flow.
🚦 This helps reduce unnecessary delays

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🌧️🌀 Hurricane season is here, and flood prevention starts with all of us! Help reduce flooding by properly disposing of household waste, keeping drains and gullies free of debris, and avoiding the dumping of garbage in waterways.

These small actions can make a big difference!

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The Bog Walk Gorge in St.Catherine is now inaccessible. It is the scene of a major police operation.

Please use an alternative route at this time.

#NWAUpdate

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REOPENED: Long Lane (Stony Hill Road) has been reopened to vehicular traffic. The works have been completed ahead of schedule.

The paving works are slated to be undertaken in short order.

Please proceed with caution.

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The newly opened Troy Bridge in Trelawny is more than just a crossing—it is a vital transportation link connecting communities across Trelawny, St. James, and Manchester.

The opening of the Troy Bridge strengthens regional mobility,providing a more reliable and safer route.

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📍 Portmore, St. Catherine

Under the Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) programme, the government of Jamaica aims to modernize urban infrastructure just like the ones in Portmore.

Corridors across the municipality will see visible improvements under CAPEX ⚒️🚧

#nwajamaica

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This Thursday we take a journey to test our knowledge with Road Wise Trivia 📚💡

Do you know the approximate number of the kilometers of main roads the NWA maintains islandwide?

Choose the answer, A, B, C or D in the comment section.

#nwajamaica

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🚧 LONG LANE CLOSURE (ST. ANDREW)

🔁 Designated Detour Route:
At Traffic signal, continue onto Old Stony Hill Road, turn right at Mountain Slope and continue right onto Ridgefield Ave.
Turn right onto Bridgemount Park Ave. then left onto Fourwinds Ave.
Continue onto Long Lane

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🚧 ROAD CLOSURE - LONG LANE, ST. ANDREW
20-metres (18 feet) section of Long Lane (vicinity of Lane Landings housing complex) will be closed for critical repairs.

⛔️ Closure Period
10:00 p.m June 5, 2026 to
3:00 a.m. June 8, 2026

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Today, June 1st, marks the start of the Hurricane Season (June 1 through to November 30) 🌀

El Niño is one such weather system that can present itself during the hurricane season.

Here are some facts you may not have known about El Niño 🤔💡

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#NWAUpdate: There will be a temporary road closure and traffic diversion along a section of Lacovia to Holland Bamboo Main Road, St. Elizabeth on Sunday, May 31, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
⚠️Detour Route:Cuffies Pen

Please see the release👇🏾for more information.
#nwajamaica

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The Clarkes Town Main Road in Trelawny is a #GO 📣

Under the Graded Overlay (GO) Road Rehabilitation Programme the corridor will benefit from:

🔹️ Construction of a concrete V-Drain
🔹️ Base Strengthening
🔹️ Asphaltic concrete paving

#NWAUpdate
#GOroad
#nwajamaica

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Take a look back at this past project undertaken by the National Works Agency 🚧⚒️

📍Rio Grande Bridge, Portland

For 25 years, the NWA has been committed to Developing Safe, Reliable and Quality Roads.

#nwaat25
#nwajamaica

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There are so much we haven't noticed on work sites 💡

One such thing is a Pressure Meter.

What is a Pressure Meter?

On a #SPARK site quality is never optional as A Grade quality is paramount to every project.

#NWAUpdate
#nwaJamaica
#SparkJamaica

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The National Works Agency's mandate is 'Developing Safe, Reliable and Quality Roads'.

So today, Labour Day, the team was out in the field collaborating with several clubs, completing various projects.

Among them were pedestrian crossings, paramount to road safety 🚸🚧

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As we labour today, May 25, let us be reminded of this year's Labour Day theme "One People, One Purpose, In all Things, Jamaica Wins".

While we work together to spruce up our schools, communities and homes 🧹⚒️🚧

#nwajamaica
#labourday2026
#labourdayinjamaica

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⚠️ TRAFFIC ADVISORY | Elegant Corridor, St. James

Traffic restrictions will be in effect along sections of the Elegant Corridor in St. James this Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25 between 6:30 AM and 5:00 PM, as JPS carries out electrical works related to street lighting.

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#NWAUpdate

Works to be undertaken along the Lime Hall Main Road in St. Ann under the #SPARK Programme ⚒️

Delays are expected along the corridor in the coming days.

Please see the release for more information

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#NWAUpdate Several gullies in St. Andrew to benefit from Gully as Post-Hurricane Melissa works continue.

Some six gullies are set to benefit from the programme.

Please see the release 👇🏾 for more information.

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#NWAUpdate

The National Works Agency is ramping up flood mitigation works in Hanover ⚒️

The NWA is in the space carrying out works to ensure a reopening can be facilitated.

Please see release 👇🏾 for more information.