The National Roads Authority (NRA) was created to administer, manage, control, develop and maintain the Island's public roads and related facilities, such as signals, stormwater facilities, roadway lighting, roadway directional signage, etc.

It performs the following: routine, periodic and emergency public road maintenance; collects information on the performance of the existing transportation system; forecasts future traffic demand; and identifies possible solutions to anticipated issues in system performance and deficiencies.

The NRA currently has various road projects underway including:

• Godfrey Nixon Way extension and beautification, in keeping with a ‘neighbourhood’ theme with a landscaped median connecting Eastern Avenue to the main George Town area.

• Airport Connector Road linking the roundabout by Cayman International School with Sparky’s Drive in Industrial Park. Phase 1 is now open. with Phase 2 starting early 2025

• Grand Harbour is having additional lanes added at the CUC roundabout through to the Grand Harbour intersection, to try and alleviate traffic congestion this known rush hour bottleneck. Work is already underway since February 2025

• East-West Arterial widening along a 0.6-mile-long stretch of the highway from Poindexter Road to Hirst Road, including the Poindexter Road roundabout, is completed.

• East-West Arterial Road expansion extending from Woodland Drive, Savannah to Lookout Gardens, the project is at the planning stage as of early 2025.

You can find out more about these and other projects by visiting www.caymanroads.com.

The NRA painted 'sharrow's' on the roads to help improve cyclist safety. See the info graphic below to find out more about the rights of cyclists on the roads.

The NRA also tries to maintain road safety through educating the public on how to use the roads and roundabouts correctly. Find out more about using roundabouts correctly.