MINISTER of Water, Environment, and Climate Change Matthew Samuda has reiterated the Government’s plan to redesign the Hermitage Dam in Stony Hill, St Andrew, with engineering work already under way.

Providing an update on the plan which he announced during his contribution to the 2026-27 Sectoral Debate in April, Samuda told a Jamaica Press Club on Friday that construction is projected to begin within the next 18 to 24 months.

Samuda pointed out that the upgrades will include expanding the dam’s storage capacity, and that this could mean moving out the current wall of the dam further into the valley.