assessment of the socio-economic and environmental impact

18 of which were located in Kingston & St. Andrew, three in Manchester, eight in St. Catherine
and two in St. Elizabeth, while there was damage to cabinets, cable and signal heads at the other
locations. There was also significant damage to the seawall along coastal roads in the
Manchioneal, Portland and Roselle in St. Thomas.
Table 4.4: NWA Preliminary Cost Estimate – Hurricane Dean (August 18-20, 2007)
PARISH
COST TO
REOPEN ( $)
TOTAL COST
TO REOPEN
($) A
BALANCE TO
COMPLETE
NWA ROADS
($) B
GRAND TOTAL
REQUIRED ($)
(C=A+B)
NWA ROADS PC ROADS
Kingston 16,339,559 21,769,999 38,109,558 38,109,558
St. Andrew 31,600,000 8,550,000 40,150,000 32,650,000 72,800,000
St. Catherine 29,698,000 34,843,000 64,541,000 23,210,000 87,751,000
Clarendon 22,665,000 8,140,000 30,805,000 55,015,000 85,820,000
Manchester 30,680,000 7,380,000 38,060,000 69,100,000 107,160,000
St. Elizabeth 12,800,000 800,000 13,600,000 21,700,000 35,300,000
Westmoreland 7,670,000 2,000,000 9,670,000 9,330,000 19,000,000
Hanover 13,961,960 2,673,880 16,635,840 13,711,760 30,347,600
St. James 5,671,060 5,671,060 10,750,000 16,421,060
Trelawny 7,000,000 500,000 7,500,000 10,800,000 18,300,000
St. Ann 31,750,000 450,000 32,200,000 5,250,000 37,450,000
St. Mary 26,610,000 4,675,000 31,285,000 50,410,000 81,695,000
Portland 91,916,000 91,916,000 68,200,000 160,116,000
St. Thomas 86,910,000 38,915,000 125,825,000 196,250,000 322,075,000
TOTAL 415,271,579 130,696,879 545,968,458 566,376,760 1,112,345,218
NB: Cost to re-open includes clearing of slips/blockages of roads, temporary repairs to roads and cleaning of critical
drains
Balance to complete includes restoration of asphaltic and unasphaltic roads, cleaning of blocked drains, repair of
kerb/channels, relay culverts and construction/reconstruction of Retaining walls
Source: National Works Agency
In the days following the event, the NWA with the assistance of private contractors sought to
clear most roads blocked by fallen trees to ensure at least single lane traffic. Alternative routes
were also assigned in cases where roads were impassable. By August 24, 2007, five days after
the event, the NWA had restored access to over 95.0 per cent of the 446 roadways that were
blocked. Of the 426 roads re-opened, full access were restored to 314 (70.0 percent) while 112
(25.0 percent) were cleared to single lane access. Twenty roads remain closed.
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