Cox Street Bridge in St Mary closed due to structural damage

The National Works Agency (NWA) has closed the Cox Street Bridge in Port Maria, St Mary due to structural damage, which has rendered the structure unsafe for motorists.

The NWA says this follows persistent rainfall that has been impacting sections of the island, since the passing of Tropical Storm Raphael.

The agency's technical team is now conducting the necessary damage assessment, with a view to having the situation remedied in short order.

During the closure, motorists travelling from the Annotto Bay direction, towards Cox Street, may travel via Stennett Street, before making a left turn on to Cox Street (in the vicinity of Courts Jamaica Limited).

Motorists travelling from the direction of Oracabessa towards Cox Street, may travel via Stennett Street, before making a right turn, on to Cox Street (in the vicinity of the St Mary Municipal Corporation building).

Motorists are being urged to obey warning signs as failure to do so may have dire consequences to life and property.

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