Dear Editor,
I use this medium to appeal to the relevant authorities to reconsider the decision they took to permit the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses to have an independent lane on Mandela Highway in the mornings.
This decision has resulted in nothing but chaos every mornings for raod users who are trying to go about their lawful business. There is not much organisation of the process, as I witness mostly public passenger buses driving on the 'soft shoulder' using it as if this is another legal lane created by the said authorities. I also witness them traversing in the lane now dedicated to the JUTC buses, which is a recipe for disaster as there will soon be head-on collision that may have some fatalities if this matter is not addressed.
There are not enough police police manning that section of the roadway -- sometimes none -- and as such, motorists disobey whatever 'system' is presently in place.
Apart from the chaos it is now causing in the mornings, it is resulting in the loss of precious production hours. Since this system has been in place, it has added 15 - 25 minutess to my usual 45-min drive to work each morning.
In my opinion, this is a short-cut method by the Government to facilitate the JUTC. What should have happened long time ago is that the Mandela Highway should have been widened to facilitate the flow of commuters now using that thoroughfare. They have been several new housing and business developments in St Catherine and it environs and the necessary infrastructure should be put in place to move the traffic to and from the Corporate Area. This should not come at the expense of other people who were going about their business.
I ask that the relevant authorities revert to the correct use of the highway and look into widening and fixing the uneven sections of the Mandela Highway to better facilitate all modes of transportation, and not just the JUTC.
Shawn Wallace
bountysw@yahoo.com
Fix Mandela Highway bus lane system
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I use this medium to appeal to the relevant authorities to reconsider the decision they took to permit the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses to have an independent lane on Mandela Highway in the mornings.
This decision has resulted in nothing but chaos every mornings for raod users who are trying to go about their lawful business. There is not much organisation of the process, as I witness mostly public passenger buses driving on the 'soft shoulder' using it as if this is another legal lane created by the said authorities. I also witness them traversing in the lane now dedicated to the JUTC buses, which is a recipe for disaster as there will soon be head-on collision that may have some fatalities if this matter is not addressed.
There are not enough police police manning that section of the roadway -- sometimes none -- and as such, motorists disobey whatever 'system' is presently in place.
Apart from the chaos it is now causing in the mornings, it is resulting in the loss of precious production hours. Since this system has been in place, it has added 15 - 25 minutess to my usual 45-min drive to work each morning.
In my opinion, this is a short-cut method by the Government to facilitate the JUTC. What should have happened long time ago is that the Mandela Highway should have been widened to facilitate the flow of commuters now using that thoroughfare. They have been several new housing and business developments in St Catherine and it environs and the necessary infrastructure should be put in place to move the traffic to and from the Corporate Area. This should not come at the expense of other people who were going about their business.
I ask that the relevant authorities revert to the correct use of the highway and look into widening and fixing the uneven sections of the Mandela Highway to better facilitate all modes of transportation, and not just the JUTC.
Shawn Wallace
bountysw@yahoo.com
Fix Mandela Highway bus lane system
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