Improvements coming to Tharpe Street
Tharpe Street in Falmouth, which has a history of drains being filled with stagnant green water, providing a breeding ground for mosquitoes, is set to receive a $160-million injection to rectify the situation.
This according to Mayor Colin Gager. The funds are in conjunction with the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ). Gager expressed thanks to the PAJ which he said has contributed significantly to improvements in the town.
“Tharpe Street has been an historic street from the days when Trelawny had over 80 sugar factories. It is a corridor which has had added significance since the opening of the pier in 2011,” he said. “Passengers leaving the cruise ships heading north to enjoy the attractions use the street. We have had numerous complaints about the obnoxious odour emanating from the drains. It is about time that something be done to correct this.”
According to Gager, not only the buses transporting cruise ship passengers use the street, but also a trolley service taking visitors who are sightseeing in the historic town.
“Depending on which day of the week when traffic movement is a snarl on Tharpe Street, passengers are parked alongside the undesirable condition of the drains,” Gager disclosed.
Mervis Edghill, senior vice-president of the PAJ, said the scope of work is not going to be limited to drain cleaning.