The new sidewalk and bike path are well under way...

[Rob]

and to find out more, please click on the link below!

http://negril.com/nt/nt071713.htm

[captaind]

Very nice!

[Lulu and Al]

This is really great news for those who walk from bar to bar ( or restaurant!) No more getting run over DRUNK!

[Weathermon & Mi Lady]

This is really great news for those who walk from bar to bar ( or restaurant!) No more getting run over DRUNK!

How many times HAVE you been run over drunk, Lulu & Al.

[jenb]

this is a great improvement for negril but it doesn't really look wide enough to accommodate bicycles and pedestrians.

[Rob]

It must be the camera angle and lack of perspective, you could easily drive a car (and the backhoes being used to create it) down it. It is quite wide

I didnt measure it, but it is about 12 to 15 feet across, which is about 2 to 3 times the average width of sidewalks in North America.

In the picture, my car was parked in the space off the road and there was room on either side of the vehicle. The sidewalk is wider than that is...

[Rob]

And in case anyone is curious, Dr. McNeil states that "These plans, in essence call for the putting in of physical infrastructure, namely sidewalks with jogging and cycle tracks adequately lit and landscaped which would in turn encourage tourists to use and enjoy."

So not only are they wide enough, they will be well lit....

[jenb]

thanks for the info Rob, i'm so glad it will be done by the time i visit next. any idea when they might tackle the west end?

[Rob]

"The NWA CEO highlighted the fact that after the completion of the first 4KM, a long term partnership will be entered into between the TEF and NWA for the further expansion of the sidewalk and collateral works, as well as sidewalks in the west end to carry the project through to its logical conclusion."

http://www.westernmirror.com/index.p...929.html&print

This is from December 2012 announcement for the traffic lights (that are done), medians (that are done) and sidewalks on the beach road (that are being done) - which mentions the logical conclusion of sidewalks on the West End as well.

This is an educated guess, but since everything is being accomplished on time or earlier - I would assume that before next year (December 2013 - at the "official announcement" of the completion of the beach road projects) we should be hearing something about the time frame for sidewalks on the West End.

[St. Anthony's Kitchen]

this is a great improvement for negril but it doesn't really look wide enough to accommodate bicycles and pedestrians.

I just drove past it this morning, up by the Beach Park near the bridge just before the round-about, and it is a very wide sidewalk, for sure can accommodate both

It's about time! Big up those who made this happen!

St. Anthony's Kitchen