Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Clifford Warmington, during his tour of Westmoreland on Wednesday (April 12), says the allocation of approximately $290M to undertake infrastructure works along the St. Paul’s Road corridor is warranted.

Minister Warmington who was on a two-day tour of Western Westmoreland and Western Hanover said he conducted the tour to identify where improvements can be undertaken to improve infrastructure in the parishes.

“I needed to see the road itself to ensure that such expenditure is really warranted, whether you have enough residents; if it is a heavily trafficked road before you can allocate such funds… There must be justifiable reasons… after being here, I am convinced that the expenditure is necessary and warranted”, stated Minister Warmington.

He further reiterated the government’s commitment to addressing the infrastructure challenges in the parish.

“Westmoreland is no longer a neglected parish; we recognize the needs, and we are here.  The tour today has confirmed today the urgency of addressing infrastructure in the parish”, stated Minister Warmington.

Minister Warmington further noted that infrastructure work would soon be undertaken on other roads in the parish including Glasgow, Grange Hill to Little London, Moreland Hill, and Little Bay to Salmon Point.

“These are areas that need to be addressed urgently. We will treat for ways of flooding and put in a new box culvert in so that we can have a proper flow of flood waters when we do have rains” he noted.

Minister Warmington added that the Glasgow to Gooden’s River Road will receive $20 million for urgent infrastructural repairs and that the project has gone to tender.

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