After years of criticism over delays in rebuilding the Troy Bridge, Trelawny Southern’s Member of Parliament (MP) Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert says she is satisfied that the government chose not to pursue a quick fix, but instead built a more resilient structure.

Dalrymple-Philibert, of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), and her opposition counterpart, Manchester North Western MP Mikael Phillips, of the People’s National Party (PNP), had taken differing positions on the pace of the project following the collapse of the original bridge in 2021.

"For some time now, the cries were loud and sometimes very unkind in the call for a new bridge," said Dalrymple-Philibert at last Friday’s opening ceremony. "I want all of us to recognise that our Government recognised that to simply replace a bridge quickly to appease the call and the cries of many was not the answer."