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March 30, 2012
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Heavy rainfall causes road blockage in Portland, Rio Grande Valley |
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The National Works Agency (NWA) said, the recent heavy rainfall in eastern Portland and the Rio Grande Valley has caused the blockage of several roadways. The NWA has also reported that fallen trees are partially blocking sections of the Port Antonio to Nonsuch main road reducing it to single lane. In the Rio Grande Valley, blocked drains are causing inundation along the Windsor to Moore Town main road and landslides are blocking the roadway in the community of Seaman's Valley. Landslides are also blocking the roadway in an area called London along the Moore Town to Cornwall Barracks main road. blocked by landslides The Seaman's Valley to Mill Bank main road is also blocked by landslides in the Alligator Church community. The NWA has dispatched personnel to these areas in an effort to restore single-lane access. In Port Antonio, blocked drains along the Folly to Boundbrook roads and Allan Avenue have caused inundation of the roadway. In western Portland, washed down silt and debris have reduced the Orange Bay to Windsor Castle main road to single lane, while blocked drains have resulted in inundation along sections of this roadway. Flooding along the Junction road on Wednesday, between Georgia and Rosemount, has been addressed and traffic is now moving along that section of the corridor without hindrance. Motorists are advised to proceed along these roadways with caution as they are slippery and wet.
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