Road standards proposal wins engineers backing

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Neville GrahamJournalist at Jamaica Gleaner

June 6, 2026

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Jamaica's engineers are contributing to the drafting of road construction standards—currently in proposal form by the state-led standards body—aimed at addressing the country's deepening pothole crisis.

“The Jamaica Institution of Engineers is involved in a leading way," said president Dr Balvin Thorpe in a Financial Gleaner interview.

He pointed to the participation of civil engineer David Allen, who chairs the Road Construction Technical Committee — the body responsible for developing the standards — along with JIE past president Dr Noel Brown and other members.

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