John Mahfood sings praises for Barbican project
CHIEF EXECUTIVE Officer of Jamaican Teas Ltd John Mahfood has lauded the government for the Barbican Road development project in St Andrew, which authorities say will be completed by December.
“We (the Mahfoods) have a business in the area on Birdsucker Avenue and we have been seeing the development and the direction it is going in. I think the road-widening project and the redirection of traffic for that area is a very good project, certainly for improving the traffic flow and the speed going through there,” he said.
“It is very good not only for the convenience of people, but it is much more efficient in getting business done,” Mahfood added.
“It will also result in further redevelopment of the area in terms of houses and businesses. I have nothing but praise for that development,” Mahfood told The Gleaner on Sunday.
At the first in a series of Town Hall meetings organised by the Office of the Prime
Minister, titled ‘OPM LIVE’, held last week Thursday on the open lot across from the Loshusan shopping centre, attempts were made to convince citizens that the project is worthwhile.
National Works Agency’s communications manager, Stephen Shaw, said that in order to facilitate the smooth running of the project, millions of dollars went into acquiring properties in surrounding areas.