The National Works Agency (NWA) has re-commenced efforts to repair main roads across Kingston, St. Catherine, and St. Thomas in the form of a hotmix patching programme.

The programme, valued at $236 million, was slated to commence prior to the resumption of schools in September, but was repeatedly obstructed by continuous rainfall.

NWA Communications Manager Stephen Shaw says the programme re-commenced two weekends ago and will target sixty-three main roads across the three parishes.

He says targeted roadways will be treated with hot mix patching in an effort to improve the driving surfaces.

This phase of the works is scheduled to be completed by the end of November.

Targeted roadways in Kingston include sections of Maxfield Avenue, Oxford Road, Shortwood Road, Chisholm Avenue, Port Royal main road from Norman Manley International Airport, Port Royal Street and Water Lane to Harbour Street in Downtown Kingston, Spanish Town Road and Washington Boulevard.

In St. Catherine, roadways such as the Portmore crossing to Municipal Boulevard, Old Harbour roundabout to Gutters, Bog Walk Gorge and westbound lanes of Mandela Highway are being patched.

St. Thomas roadways include Johnson Mountain, Port Morant to Bath and the Airy Castle main road.

Roadways that have already benefitted under the programme include Red Hills, Balmoral Avenue, the Spanish Town bypass, Waltham Park Road, Hagley Park Road, Waterloo Road, and Knutsford Boulevard.

The NWA adds that similar hotmix patching projects are also being implemented across the island as the weather conditions allow.