Traffic snarl frustrates motorists heading into Montego Bay

ST JAMES, Jamaica — Motorists heading into Montego Bay from Granville, toward the West Green intersection, have been facing severe gridlock.

From early Friday morning, bumper-to-bumper traffic greeted hundreds of motorists, with some saying they have been experiencing snail’s pace movement from as far away as Gutters, about four kilometres away. The routes through Tucker and Granville were both affected.

Those caught in the traffic attribute it to the work being done on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road, in the vicinity of Catherine Hall. One commuter said what is usually an eight-minute journey took about an hour this morning.