WESTERN BUREAU:

Environmentalist Diana McCaulay is concerned about aspects of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the proposed Montego Bay Bypass suggesting that the construction could result in flooding in the western city.

However, based on what she has seen of the EIA report, McCaulay, the chair of the board of directors at the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is unsettled.

"The Jamaica Environmental Trust is still reviewing the EIA report, which is almost 700 pages.

On Tuesday, the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) will be hosting a virtual public presentation of the EIA report on the proposed Montego Bay Bypass, officially referred to as the Montego Bay Perimeter Road.

The EIA report can be viewed at the St James Municipal Corporation, the St James Parish Library, the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and the Anchovy Branch Library.