Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Everest Drive in Harbour View where work is underway under the SPARK programme. Photo: Naphtali Junior
The Government has defended the slower-than-expected pace of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) programme as being a case of “quality over quantity”.
Minister with responsibility for road and works Robert Morgan told Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee on Thursday that unforeseen engineering problems and waterline conflicts have forced extra work rather than quick paving.
Facing pointed questions Morgan argued that the programme’s early weeks and months have been less about “laying asphalt” and more about l
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