Work to begin next week on collapsed Troy Bridge in Trelawny

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that work on the collapsed Troy Bridge in Trelawny is slated to commence next week.

The bridge, which links several Trelawny, Manchester and St Elizabeth communities, collapsed in August 2021 during the passage of Tropical Storm Grace.

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Works, Robert Morgan, says that Cabinet, having signed off on the $231 million contract, the work is to begin.

He says that the NWA recently received the contractor's bond and insurance and this has paved the way for the commencement of the works.

The project is expected last for 12 months and will see the demolition of the old structure, the erection of a new triple cell box culvert on piles, as well as river training activities.

Morgan says that a temporary detour is also to be constructed in order to facilitate the many pedestrians who now seek to cross the Hectors River.

These pedestrians include students from the nearby Troy High School.

The NWA has already handed over the project site to the contractor.

Morgan says the Troy Bridge project will be among those that he will pay keen attention on behalf of Prime Minister Andrew Holness.

He says the negative impact of the bridge on the children and the farmers of Southern Trelawny and North West Manchester is the main driver behind the government expenditure.

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