Traffic changes for Corporate Area on Sunday as JLP and PNP host political rallies

By: Admin

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Traffic changes are to be implemented this Sunday in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew, to facilitate a mass political meeting by the ruling Jamaica Labour Party.

Similar adjustments are to be made down the road in Cross Roads as the Opposition People’s National Party will also be hosting a political rally.

The traffic changes are to run from 11:00 a.m. and midnight on Monday, August 11.

Traffic changes for JLP public meeting in Half-Way-Tree:

1. Motorists travelling along Constant Spring Road towards downtown will not be able to

drive towards HWT once they reach the intersection of Constant Spring Road/South

Avenue. 

Alternate route - Motorists may turn left on to South Avenue, right on to Waterloo Road,

across Trafalgar Road to Holborn Road, Knutsford Blvd, Lady Musgrave Road, Old Hope

Road, Oxford Road, HWT Road, and other areas. Or motorists may turn right on South

Avenue, across Burlington Avenue, left on Sandringham Avenue, left on to Molynes

Road, right on Woodglen Avenue and right on Hagley Park Road. From there, Richmond

Park, Maxfield Avenue, Lyndhurst Road, Retirement Road and other areas may be

accessed.

2. Motorists travelling along Molynes Road towards HWT will only be able to turn left on to

Eastwood Park Road. Motorists will not be able to access South Odeon Avenue or

Courtney Walsh Drive.

Alternate route – North along Eastwood Park Road, right on Red Hills Road, right on

Constant Spring Road and left on South Avenue, right on Waterloo Road and across to

Trafalgar Road.

3. Motorists travelling along Hagley Park Road towards HWT can only turn left on to

Eastwood Park Road and proceed northerly towards Constant Spring. Motorists will not be

able to turn right on South Odeon Avenue or right on Courtney Walsh Drive.

Alternate route – North along Eastwood Park Road, right on Red Hills Road, right on

Constant Spring Road and left on South Avenue, right on Waterloo Road and across to

Trafalgar Road.

4. Motorists travelling along HWT Road towards HWT Square will be able to drive northerly

on Maxfield Avenue, on to Eastwood Park Road and on to Constant Spring Road.

Alternate route – Turn right from HWT Road on to Oxford Road, left on Knutsford Blvd,

left on Trafalgar Road, straight on to Waterloo Road, left on to West Kings House Road

and right on to Constant Spring Road.

5. Motorists travelling along Hope Road towards Hagley Park Road will not be able to pass

the intersection of Hope Road/Winchester Road/Surbiton Road towards HWT Square.

Alternate route – Turn left on Winchester Road, right on Ruthven Road, left on HWT

Road, right on Balmoral Avenue, right on Maxfield Avenue, left on Hagley Park Road or

straight across to Eastwood Park Road.

Parking

Persons attending the public meeting at HWT Square will be able to park in the following areas:

a. Along Constant Spring Road between South Avenue and Courtney Walsh Drive. Parking

will be accommodated on the extreme lane to the western side only. No vehicles will be

allowed beyond Constant Spring Road/ Courtney Walsh Drive.

b. Along HWT Road between Cargill Avenue and Holy Childhood High School. No vehicles

will be allowed beyond Holy Childhood.

No parking will be allowed on Hope Road, Hagley Park Road, Molynes Road and Eastwood Park

Road. Persons parking in these areas must do so beyond or off the roadway.

Traffic changes for PNP public meeting in Cross Roads:

1. Motorists travelling along HWT Road towards downtown Kingston via Cross Roads will not be able to pass Retirement Road.

Alternate route - Motorists will have to turn right on Retirement Road, left on Studio One

Blvd and access Slipe Road.

2. Motorists travelling from downtown Kingston towards HWT Road using Orange Street will not be able to continue towards Cross Roads when they reach Torrington Bridge.

Alternate route – Motorists will have to turn left at Torrington Bridge, right on Slipe Pen

Road, left on Studio One Blvd, right on Retirement Road and left on HWT Road. Or

motorists may turn right towards West Heroes Circle, left to North Heroes and left on

Marescaux Road.

3. Motorists travelling along Old Hope Road towards Cross Roads will not be able to pass the

intersection of Old Hope and Eureka Road.

Alternate route – Motorists heading towards downtown Kingston will have to turn left on to Tom Redcam Road, then left on Camp Road through to South Camp Road, right on East Queen

Street towards East Parade. 

Where motorists travel towards the intersection of Old Hope Road/Eureka Road, they will have to turn right on to Eureka Road, left on HWT Road, right on Retirement Road, left on Studio One Blvd through to Slipe Pen Road, left on to Orange Street, left on to King Street and into North Parade.

4. Motorists travelling along Marescaux Road towards Cross Roads will not access Cross Roads at Caledonia Crescent.

Parking

Persons attending the public meeting will be able to park in the following areas:

a. Along Slipe Road south of Courts. No vehicles will be allowed to pass that point towards

Cross Roads Square.

b. Along Studio One Blvd on the left lane to the western side of the road only.

c. Along Caledonia Crescent in the left lane facing north. No vehicles will be allowed to park

in the area leading through Caledonia Avenue towards Slipe Road.

d. Along off roads/areas leading from HWT Road, north of HWT/Retirement Road. Absolutely no parking will be allowed on HWT Road.

e. Within plazas and off roads along Old Hope Road, east of Old Hope Road/Eureka Avenue.

Absolutely no parking will be allowed on Old Hope Road.

Motorists are being ask to obey the directives of the police.

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