The Roselle main road in St Thomas was severely damaged by Hurricane Dean in 2007 and is being rehabilitated at a cost of $78 million. The project, which began last August, involves the packing of stones along the shoreline to prevent the waves from undermining the roadway.

Manager of communication and customer service at the National Works Agency, Stephen Shaw, said the delays along the roadway stem from an increase in the number of trucks along the corridor hauling material to the site.

70 per cent complete

He said the project is over 70 per cent complete and is expected to be finished by the end of the financial year.

The Roselle Shoreline Protection Project also includes the construction of a retaining wall and the rehabilitation of sections of the roadway.

It is being undertaken by the construction firm, M&M Jamaica Limited. This project is one of several being funded through a US$10-million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank.