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Transport ministry receives 2 vehicular weighing scales; 4 more to arrive
BY KIMMO MATTHEWS, Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
THE Ministry of Transport and Works has received two of six vehicular weighing scales that were ordered earlier this year, to help contain the damage to
the island's roads by overladen trucks.
Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry, who made the announcement yesterday at a press conference at the ministry's offices on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston, said the units - both portable - will be used by officers from the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) at different points across the island to catch offenders.
Minister of Transport and Works Mike Henry (second left) looks on as senior inspector of motor vehicle at the Island Traffic Authority, Fidel McFarlane (left) explains how the portable weight scale works. Also observing the demonstration is ITA's chief motor vehicle inspector, Clive McDonald (right). (Photo: Garfield Robinson)
"It has really made no sense pumping large sums of scarce funding into road rehabilitation and expansion, only to have the network wantonly damaged by the actions of some selfish truck operators who have been focused on their personal gains and not on the national interest," Henry said.
The ministry, in March, signed a US$500-million contract with Advanced Scales and Equipment Limited for the supply and installation of the scales. The project is being financed through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank under segment 2A of the Northern Coastal Highway Improvement Programme.
The four remaining scales - all static units, which Henry said are currently being built - will be installed in the vicinity of the Ferry Police Station in St Catherine; Harbour View, St Andrew; Coral Spring, Trelawny; and Agualta Vale in St Mary.
Yesterday, Henry said the ITA will be the executing entity for the programme.
"The programme will seek to ensure that all safety requirements are met by the transport operators and the consignees of loads," the minister said.
"This overall initiative is of great national importance, especially with us [the government] now poised to embark on extensive road rehabilitation works across the country, courtesy of the Road Maintenance Master Plan setting out the investment priorities for the Jamaican road sector over a 10-year period," he added.
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BY KIMMO MATTHEWS, Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
THE Ministry of Transport and Works has received two of six vehicular weighing scales that were ordered earlier this year, to help contain the damage to
the island's roads by overladen trucks.
Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry, who made the announcement yesterday at a press conference at the ministry's offices on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston, said the units - both portable - will be used by officers from the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) at different points across the island to catch offenders.
Minister of Transport and Works Mike Henry (second left) looks on as senior inspector of motor vehicle at the Island Traffic Authority, Fidel McFarlane (left) explains how the portable weight scale works. Also observing the demonstration is ITA's chief motor vehicle inspector, Clive McDonald (right). (Photo: Garfield Robinson)"It has really made no sense pumping large sums of scarce funding into road rehabilitation and expansion, only to have the network wantonly damaged by the actions of some selfish truck operators who have been focused on their personal gains and not on the national interest," Henry said.
The ministry, in March, signed a US$500-million contract with Advanced Scales and Equipment Limited for the supply and installation of the scales. The project is being financed through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank under segment 2A of the Northern Coastal Highway Improvement Programme.
The four remaining scales - all static units, which Henry said are currently being built - will be installed in the vicinity of the Ferry Police Station in St Catherine; Harbour View, St Andrew; Coral Spring, Trelawny; and Agualta Vale in St Mary.
Yesterday, Henry said the ITA will be the executing entity for the programme.
"The programme will seek to ensure that all safety requirements are met by the transport operators and the consignees of loads," the minister said.
"This overall initiative is of great national importance, especially with us [the government] now poised to embark on extensive road rehabilitation works across the country, courtesy of the Road Maintenance Master Plan setting out the investment priorities for the Jamaican road sector over a 10-year period," he added.
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