Residents of Falmouth and surrounding areas are soon to benefit from the construction of a Transport Centre which will facilitate a more efficient movement of commuters in Trelawny.
Falmouth’s Mayor Collin Gager says the first phase of the transportation hub, which is being constructed along Tharpe Street in the historic town, is expected to open by August this year and will cost in the region of five million dollars.
Mayor Gager, in addressing the Friends of Falmouth Symposium in Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday, May 27, 2023, said the opening of the Transportation Centre will reduce the traffic congestion in the town of Falmouth and regulate the public transportation system.
He said public transport operators, who presently operate on various streets in the town as they await passengers and who monopolize the parking areas designated for private motorists, will now be required to use the Transport Centre.
The Falmouth Mayor pointed out that with the coming onstream of the Transportation Centre, commuters who now access their transport from side streets thus causing delays and congestion, especially on Wednesdays with the famous “Bend-Down Market,” are expected to use the Centre, which should ease the massive traffic jam which has become a main feature of Falmouth.
Mayor Gager explained that commuters will shortly be able to gain access to all bus routes, thus allowing order and regulated traffic flow to the town.
As it relates to the new multi-million dollar developments scheduled to take place in Falmouth, the Mayor pointed out that the new construction which is mostly residential, is expected to cost close to a billion dollars when completed.
The development cost is expected to include the purchase of lands, subdivision of lands, infrastructure, and structural works.
BENEFITS
He said the town of Falmouth will benefit in several ways, including expansion of the town, new home developments, as well as the provision of scores of jobs for labourers and skilled persons.
Mayor Gager told the Friends of Falmouth at their Brooklyn Symposium, that the new developments will improve the aesthetics of the town, provide more public amenities, a basic school, as well as community spaces for recreational use, access to parks, and other essential services.
The Falmouth Mayor pointed to the plans for the construction of several new hotels and noted that with all this development, Falmouth is now poised for improved infrastructure works for the town.
This will include improvement to the drainage and sewerage systems, road rehabilitation, and upgrading of signage, stop lights, and streetlights.
