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Wentworth Avenue gets a makeover

A $1 million upgrade of Kingston’s busy Wentworth Avenue will make life smoother for motorists and cyclists, says Minister for Territory and Municipal Services Shane Rattenbury. 

Pavement on the city bound carriageway of Wentworth Avenue, from Burke Crescent to Dawes Street, will be upgraded in an effort to make the road safer for motorists, cyclists and other road users.

“Approximately 650 metres of the city bound carriageway will receive a new surface and new kerbs and guttering,” Mr Rattenbury says.

“A bitumen coated polyester grid will be used in the resurfacing to help prevent cracks and gaps appearing on the surface of the road, which is often the case with older roads built with a concrete base.”

Work on each of the two city bound lanes of Wentworth Avenue will be completed separately. Traffic will be limited to one lane while work is in progress.

The right hand lane will be completed first and will be closed from Monday April 8 to Friday May 10.

During the works, Burke Crescent, Cunningham Street and Dawes Street will be closed to through traffic at the intersection with Wentworth Avenue. Vehicles will still be able to make a left hand turn onto Wentworth Avenue at these intersections during the stage one works on the right hand lane.

Pedestrians will not be able to cross Wentworth Avenue between Burke Crescent and Dawes Street and will have to cross at the intersection with Eyre Street. Motorists should consider using alternative routes to avoid this road and possible delays. Barriers as well as warning and diversion signs will be erected to alert people to the closure.

Works will commence on Monday are expected to be completed by the end of June 2013.

 

 

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