With the integrity of the Long Hill main road in St James now in question after major breakaways during the last major weather system, the St James police are concerned that it could create traffic management challenges as the hurricane season progresses.

“There is an issue that we have found that will severely impact our traffic situation and will impact the Long Hill space. After Hurricane Melissa, there is a section of the roadway where we recognised that the land below had started to move, and with the recent rains, based on what we saw, there is a breakaway on the Long Hill stretch coming down, which poses a significant safety hazard,” Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels, the commander, said during Thursday’s monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC).

“It will require some corrective measures by the National Works Agency (NWA) and other stakeholders, and that issue is definitely one that we ought to watch. As it stands now, if we have a good shower of continuous rain, we may end up having one-lane traffic along Long Hill, so it is a cause for concern,” he added.