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The National Works Agency (NWA) was on Thursday forced to halt work to improve a section of Mandela Highway through Central Village in St Catherine due to the actions of criminals.
"The work crew carrying out the preparatory works for the patching of the road left the corridor after criminals sought to extort the contractor," said a release from the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC).
However, Minister without Portfolio in the MEGJC with responsibility for works, Robert Morgan, is adamant that the work will be done, and that the Government will not be prevented from making Mandela Highway safer for road users.
According to the release, Morgan said he has been in touch with the Police High Command, and the security forces will be mobilised for the works to continue and be completed.
The work being done along the roadway forms part of the Government's push to improve corridors that were impacted by Hurricane Beryl and subsequent rains.
It falls under the Relief Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) Programme, which is valued at $3 billion.
The release said Morgan stated that no act of criminality will prevent Jamaicans from receiving the full benefits from the programme.
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