With the full resumption of schools following the long summer break, traffic along the tolled Portmore Causeway has slowed to a crawl during peak hours in recent days, leaving motorists frustrated and angry. - Norman Grindley/Deputy Chief Photographer

Trevor Jackson, managing director of TransJamaican Highway, will today meet with senior traffic police in an attempt to find a solution for the long lines of traffic which have in recent times affected the Portmore leg of Highway 2000 during peak hours.

He told The Gleaner yesterday that the problem started last Friday and continued into this week.

Mr. Jackson dismissed suggestions that an increase in the use of the roadway might have been a contributory factor to the delays, adding that the traffic count has not changed significantly.

Inching along

Many persons using the roadway yesterday morning found themselves inching towards Marcus Garvey Drive as there was a pile-up from the toll bridge.

Lorna Scotland, a regular user of the roadway, said that traffic came to a halt on the bridge about 7:40 a.m. yesterday, causing long delays.

She pointed out that the new highway was fast becoming a picture of the situation of the previous causeway, which had daily traffic problems.

It is believed that Marcus Garvey Drive, with its current two lanes, is incapable of facilitating a run-off and this creates a bottleneck.