Boundbrook Urban Centre in Port Antonio Reaches 58 Percent as February 2027 Target Holds

Work on the Boundbrook Urban Centre in Port Antonio, Portland has passed the halfway mark, with roughly 58 per cent of the development now in place and a February 2027 finish still in sight.

Prime Minister Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness visited the site on Friday (July 3) to review how the build is advancing.

The Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) is carrying out the scheme under a public-private partnership. When finished, it will comprise five buildings offering close to 148,000 square feet of floor space.

Overall project cost stands at $4.2 billion, including $2.7 billion earmarked for construction.

The finished site will operate as a mixed-use commercial hub where Jamaicans can access government services alongside retail, food and beverage outlets, and business and professional offices in one location.

It sits within the Government’s wider push to roll out modern urban centres that bring public services together with commercial and professional activity.

Officials expect the Port Antonio development to stir strong economic activity across Portland and to support an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 jobs through both the building period and later operations.

Prime Minister Holness said the Boundbrook Urban Centre fits a national drive to upgrade infrastructure islandwide. “The strategy of the Government today is to address our aging and creaking infrastructure,” he said.

He pointed to the Port Antonio Bypass as another piece of work that will help the town run more smoothly and lift growth in the parish. “Right behind here is the new bypass…and that will again take traffic out of Port Antonio,” the Prime Minister said. “It will make the town more functional and give opportunity for new investments to come in and take up the space that is freed up there,” he added.