Traffic changes for Christiana, Manchester and Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth for festive season

The National Works Agency (NWA) has instituted traffic changes for Christiana, Manchester and Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth for the festive season.

The adjustment will run from Monday, December 8 to Monday, January 5, 2026.

In Manchester, Main Street in Christiana, at its intersection with the Christiana Bypass (Apple Tree Plaza), will accommodate only single lane movement from the direction of Mandeville towards the Christiana High School.

No right turn will be allowed from Webb Road and Wildman Street onto Main Street.

All vehicles heading from these directions into the town will only be allowed a left-turn movement.

Nevermine Road, in the vicinity of Christiana High School, will be used as an exit from the town. No entry onto Main Street will be allowed from this corridor.

Left turn movements will also not be allowed from Jones Lane, Azan Lane and Moravia Road onto Main Street.

All vehicles heading from these directions into the town will only be able to make right turn movements.

Motorists wishing to enter Christiana from the direction of Trelawny, Dump and Bryce Hill will be able to travel as far as to the Christiana Post Office.

The Christiana Bypass will have to be used to enter any other area along Main Street.

Over in St Elizabeth, the one-way system and restrictions are part of the NWA’s Traffic Management thrust to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow in the town of Santa Cruz.

The one-way system will operate between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays.

On Sundays, it will revert to dual usage.

As of next Monday, the section of Main Street from its intersection with Coke Drive and Institution Drive will be one-way towards Lacovia.

No right turn will be allowed onto Main Street from the direction of Malvern or Coke Drive.

Vehicles will exit at the intersection of Main Street, Retirement Road and the Santa Cruz Bypass.

Motorists entering Santa Cruz from the direction of Lacovia will turn left at the traffic signals at the intersection of Main Street, Retirement Road and the Bypass.

Market Street will also be converted to one-way, and no left turn movement will be permitted onto Main Street.

Right turn movements will also not be allowed onto Institution Drive.

Motorists will use this corridor to enter the central business district and then make left or right turns onto Main Street.

Motorists who wish to travel to Malvern from the direction of Lacovia can use Retirement Road or travel to the end of the bypass, turn right at the Gasmart service station, then left onto Centre Road.