The St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) last Thursday opened Montego Bay’s first automated car park, the first facility of its type in western Jamaica, allowing motorists who traverse the western city a location where they can park their vehicles using a modernised technological system.

Located along Harbour Street in downtown Montego Bay, the facility – whose automated system was set up by the Montego Bay based Innovative Core Solutions – allows motorists to collect a card upon entry and pay a digital parking fee when they leave, with the fees being determined by how long they use the car park. Users will be able to register for temporary cards, or for cards with a monthly fee subscription.

Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon, who was on hand for Thursday’s commissioning of the car park, said the initiative is in line with the StJMC’s thrust to streamline motor vehicle parking in Montego Bay and advance the city as a technological centre.