Cops confident though traffic snarls expected in MoBay

MONTEGO BAY, St James — With the massive Western Water Resilience Project added, over the summer break, to the mix of work being done in and around this city, there is concern that there will be major traffic challenges today as thousands of students head out for the start of the new school term. Superintendent Eron Samuels, who leads the St James Police Division, is encouraging commuters to factor delays into their travel time.

“In light of all the work that is being done, we have already identified the areas of concern. For the pipeline project, that has been progressing smoothly [in terms of] how they have set up and organised themselves. What we will ask is that people leave out a little bit earlier so that they can make up time for the delays that they will have in that project. That is the one that we believe will cause a little bit more headache than the others,” he told the Jamaica Observer Friday.

Even as he stressed that he does not anticipate any major delays, he said he will have boots on the ground in that area today. Looking ahead to the evening rush hour, he is hoping commuters will take a staggered approach to road travel.