The breakwater structures will require large boulders that need to be taken out to the construction site. Needless to say, they will need to be transported to the launching area which is near the mouth of the South Negril River (the river under the bridge by the roundabout). There are serious and warranted concerns that the trucks transporting these boulders will create roadblocks heading to the West End by stopping traffic.
There are historical reasons that back up this fear. When the water and sewage lines were being placed under the West End Road back in the 90's, there were months if not more than a year when passage through the West End was nearly if not impossible. For a time, buses heading to the far West End were completely stopped by what was then Pickled Parrot. Passengers, some with their luggage, had to disembark their bus, walk around the road size hole in the road and be placed on another bus on the far side of the hole to finish their journey.
From what I can gather, a proposed "solution" is to take a detour through Red Ground. But how some of those large tour buses will negotiate the tight turns makes me wonder how practical this can be. Another discussed solution would be to only move the boulders late night/early morning, but that will obviously create noise issues.
When the lines were placed back in the 90's several well known businesses had to shut their door for lack of customers. If someone cannot reach your establishment, it is hard to conduct business. This is a real worry and will have to be dealt with so the West End does not face that situation again.
