Traffic changes are now in effect for the town of Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth.
A one-way system was implemented in the town on Monday, December 16 and will continue until January 6, 2025.
The one-way system will operate between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays.
On Sundays it will revert to dual usage.
As of Monday, the section of Main Street from its intersection with Coke Drive and Institution Drive is one-way towards Lacovia.
No right turning movement is allowed onto Main Street from the direction of Malvern or Coke Drive.
Vehicles can exit at the intersection of Main Street, Retirement Road and the Santa Cruz Bypass.
Motorists entering Santa Cruz from the direction of Lacovia, should turn left at the traffic signals at the intersection of Main Street, Retirement Road and the Bypass.
Market Street has also been converted to one-way and no left turn is permitted onto Main Street.
No right turn is permitted onto Institution drive.
Motorists will use this corridor to enter the central business district and can make left or right turns onto Main Street.
Motorists who wish to travel to Malvern from the direction of Lacovia can use Retirement Road or travel to the end of the Bypass, turn right at the Gasmart Service Station, then left onto Centre Road.
The one-way system and restrictions are part of the NWA’s traffic management thrust to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow in the town of Santa Cruz.
