MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Approximately 5,200 residents across several communities in Greater Mandeville are set to benefit from improved water reliability and service efficiency following the commissioning of the $123.8-million Hopeton Road to Waltham Road Pipeline Project. In a Thursday statement, the Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change says the project, implemented by the National Water Commission (NWC) under the Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Programme, forms part of the wider strategy to modernise Jamaica's water infrastructure, improve service reliability and strengthen water security across the island. The project involved the replacement of an aged 16-inch asbestos cement transmission main that had exceeded its useful service life and was contributing to significant water losses.