MAJOR traffic changes along Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston are set to come into effect by the end of next week to facilitate the US$9-million road rehabilitation work by French construction company, Bouygues.

But chief executive officer of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson, could not give details on the changes to be made saying that they had not yet been finalised.

He, however, assured that the public would be given adequate notice of the changes once the agreement with the National Works Agency (NWA) is finalised.

In the meantime, Jean-Noel Foulard, project director of Bouygues, said it was important that the traffic changes be made to facilitate the smooth running of the project, which he said was on target for completion in July.

He said work was being done to shift the traffic, which he said would be completely different "although we will still maintain the two lanes on both sides".

Further work, he added, was being done on the median path, after which the traffic would be shifted to that section for work to be completed on either side of the roadway.

Marcus Garvey Drive, one of the city's major thoroughfares, is being upgraded from four to six lanes, which the Government expects will ease the congestion of traffic exiting the Portmore toll road.

Major drainage work is also to be done along the corridor.