Thirty-seven of Jamaica’s busiest roads have been identified as priority projects under the Government’s Main Roads component of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme.

The initiative represents a $25 billion investment aimed at improving connectivity, easing traffic congestion and supporting economic activity across the island.

The programme will rehabilitate roads in St. Andrew, St. Catherine, Clarendon, Manchester, St. James, St. Ann, St. Mary, Trelawny, Hanover and Westmoreland, benefiting more than 900,000 Jamaicans.

Work orders have already been issued for 31 projects, allowing the main contractor, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), to begin pre-construction activities.

The list of roads to be rehabilitated will be published, a move Works Minister Robert Morgan says is intended to improve transparency and allow the public to monitor the programme’s implementation.

Mr. Morgan made the announcement while speaking at the launch of the SPARK Main Roads Programme yesterday.

He also announced two flagship projects under the Main Roads component: the Washington Boulevard improvement project and the Dunrobin Avenue extension to East Kings House road via Sandy Gully which are expected to ease traffic congestion and improve commuting.

More than 300 roads have already been brought under the wider SPARK Programme and over 25 local subcontractors engaged alongside China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), to accelerate the work