News Release: Temporary closure of the Forum Bridge, Port Henderson Portmore

The Portmore Municipal Council would like to inform you that there will be a temporary Closure of the Forum Bridge, St. Catherine on Friday November 13,2015.

The bridge's closure will last for three months to facilitate repairs to the bridge's superstructure. 

A detour road will be opened to motorists and pedestrians during its temporary closure. Operators of heavy duty vehicles will not be allowed to use the detour road.

There will be a one way directional flow northbound (heading into Kingston, from Portmore via the bridge) Morning peak hours 5:00 am to 9:00 am and in the evening 4:00pm to 8:00pm one way directional flow will operate southbound (from Kingston into Portmore).

Motorists are advised to obey the instructions of the police and the traffic signals approaching the bridge.

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