‘Fix our roads properly’

ANCHOVY, St James — Residents and business operators along the Anchovy to Shettlewood and Mackfield main roads spanning southern St James and eastern Hanover are cautiously optimistic about the longevity of road repairs now being done a few weeks ahead of the winter tourist season.

Last Thursday, the National Works Agency said temporary repairs are being done to the corridors pending a major project to restore critical sections of the main roads now in the procurement phase.

On Friday, the Jamaica Observer saw marl being utilised on sections of the thoroughfare at Chester Castle in Hanover. A few kilometres east in Anchovy, St James, residents and business operators there said they are eagerly awaiting the completion of the Long Hill bypass, but are also hoping for a permanent fix to their main road amid ongoing works there.