This will be undertaken through the collaborative efforts of a number of public and private organisations, led by Member of Parliament Edmund Bartlett and the St James Parish Council.

A memorandum of understanding outlining the collaborative initiative for the 2.9-kilometre roadway was signed on March 30 by the stakeholders, in the St James Parish Council Chamber in Montego Bay.

The stakeholders have committed to providing the resources to ensure that the work is carried out.

Bartlett will contribute some $1 million from the constituency development fund. Among the other contributors are the St James Parish Council, $1.5 million; Rose Hall Development, $500,000 for the purchase of asphalt; and Gore Development Limited, $90,000 for the construction of concrete kerbs and channels.

The work, which will be completed in six weeks, is scheduled to get underway this month.