Thread by @suezeecue

1. When I read this article in the Sunday Gleaner early this morning, I was concerned...yet again...The utter disregard for the safety and well-being of road users during the roadworks across the Corporate Area has been going on for years now. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

https://twitter.com/JamaicaGleaner/status/1168205043545313280

2. The article focuses on parents' fears for children's safety where road construction is ongoing. School starts back this wk for some. Inadequacy of @NWA_JA's Stephen Shaw's quoted response led me to decide to take a look at one area myself. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA 3. @LexGoffe & I drove up to Manor Park & made our way down Constant Spring Road to Half Way Tree, stopping at multiple points to observe, walk & take photos. Manor Park was a mess & I pity the ppl who will have to use that route Monday morn. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 4. There were no signs directing drivers where to go at the little "roundabout" coming off the hill... #backtoschool #roadsworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 5. People were driving in all directions and it looked chaotic...on a relatively quiet Sunday morning...Not encouraging for Monday morning... #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 6. Where are people to cross the road? #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 7. This lady's shoes were a mess as she navigated the "sidewalk" after walking on the road. I asked an elderly man near the plazas where people crossed. He told me "dem jus haffi pick guh cross." #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe Where are people to cross at the intersection of Constant Spring Road & Olivier Road? No pedestrian crossing or pedestrian lights. Imagine children having to do this. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe Where are people to cross at the intersection outside Immaculate Conception's school gate? No pedestrian crossing or pedestrian lights... #backtoschool #roadworks #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 10. This is also the intersection for the Constant Spring Tax Office & the Constant Spring Post Office. Is there a crossing guard posted there to help people cross, including school children? There wasn't one today... #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 11. People getting off buses just below the Constant Spring Tax Office are crossing the road through a gap in the median... #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 12. This gap in the median doesn't seem to be intended for pedestrians to use; it seems to be there because of the placement of a manhole. #backtoschool #roadworks #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 13. Using this gap in the media is dangerous for pedestrians, but where is it that they are supposed to cross the road near Immaculate, the Tax Office, the Post Office and the nearby church? #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 14. We walked a long stretch up Constant Spring Road from Mary Brown's Corner to just below the Forestry Dept. The state of the sidewalks was appalling. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 15. At many points the "sidewalk" was uneven and dangerous to walk on... #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 16. At some points the "sidewalk" was obstructed, forcing people to walk in the road...Think of school children on this. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 17. Sometimes the "sidewalk" was dangerous & uneven, was obstructed and forced people to walk in the road...take your pick of risks... #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 18. Look at that last one close up...note the pieces of unprotected steel as an additional hazard... #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 19. And there were some more open drains along the way, some of them completely unmarked...Keep thinking about the school children... #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 20. And in some places there was no sidewalk at all... #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 21. I have kept saying "Think of the school children." But think also of the elderly, people who are blind and people with mobility disabilities. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 22. We spoke with a number of ppl along the way. One man felt when pedestrian crossings were put in, it wd be good, but now ppl just had to look out for themselves. A woman walking with her children said the whole thing was just sheg up. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 23. At the Oaklands Apts intersection...again, where are people to cross? #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 24. And by the way, what are the rules for heavy duty construction vehicles driving on the road? We saw many of them simply mixed in with regular traffic. #backtoschool #roadworks #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 25. Further down Constant Spring Road, where it intersects with Shortwood Road and Central Avenue, near Queen's School...again, no pedestrian crossing or pedestrian lights. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 26. Where are people supposed to cross, including school children? #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 27. At intersection with Dunrobin Avenue,just above Merl Grove...again, no pedestrian crossing/lights. A man nearby, who held no official position, told me pedestrian crossing was 2b painted between 4 -6pm.Told him he had more faith than I did. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 28. I don't know if this is the improved sidewalk outside Merl Grove that Mr Shaw of @NWA_JA had promised, but this is what it looked like at the bus stop this morning. Maybe further work was done today... #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 29. I crossed the road twice at the traffic lights and felt very unsafe crossing 6 lanes with no pedestrian crossing/lights. Think of the school children dealing with busy weekday traffic... #backtoschool #RoadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 30. The "sidewalk" on the other side of Constant Spring, near Gore Terrace, were in terrible condition and posed a hazard to pedestrians too. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 31. And it is only when you reach near to Sandy Gully that you realise you can't cross the bridge on that side. A sign of some sort earlier on might be helpful, perhaps. Now you have the choice of turning back or crossing where you are... #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 32. The intersection of Constant Spring Road & West Kings House Road, near Ministry of Justice...again, no pedestrian crossing/lights. Where are people, including children, to cross? #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 33. From that point down to Half Way Tree hasn't had the roadworks and has the periodic pedestrian crossings. Not perfect by any means, but not the level of hazard where the roadworks are taking place. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe 34. I wish you well if you have to use Constant Spring or any other areas undergoing roadworks tomorrow.Perhaps great work has been done today&will be done through the night.But even so,tomorrow won't be safe,accessible&convenient for everyone. #backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe Correction to tweet # 32 - I posted the wrong photo here. This is the Dunrobin intersection.

@NWA_JA @LexGoffe Correct photo for tweet #32...intersection of Constant Spring & West Kings House, near Ministry of Justice...#backtoschool #roadworksJA #Jamaica