Roads in Jamaica
The road network in Jamaica consists of almost 21,000 kilometres of roads, of which over 15,000 kilometres is paved.[1] The numbering scheme used covers freeways, primary (or A) roads, secondary (or B) roads, parochial roads and unclassified roads.[2][3]
Freeways
Starting in the late 1990s the Jamaican Government (in cooperation with private investors) embarked on the Highway 2000 project to create a system of freeways, the first such access-controlled roads of their kind on the island. The project seeks ultimately to link Kingston with Montego Bay and the north coast. It is being undertaken as a series of phases[4]:
- Phase 1a was the 33 kilometre Kingston-Bushy Park highway (in actuality, Kingston-Sandy Bay) which was completed in 2003, and the upgrade of the Portmore Causeway, completed June 2006.
- Phase 1b Sandy Bay-Williamsfield (for Mandeville).
- Phase 2a Old Harbour-Ocho Rios.
- Phase 2b Mandeville-Montego Bay.
On 2009-09-15 Jamaica's prime minister, Bruce Golding, announced to Parliament that Highway 2000 was to be renamed in honour of Usain Bolt.[5]
A Roads
B Roads
Parochial Roads
Parochial roads are a local responsibility, being maintained by parish councils. They are too numerous to list individually.
Unclassified Roads
Unclassified roads are a local responsibility, being maintained by parish councils. They are too numerous to list individually
See also
Notes and references
- Primary
- Jamaica Road Map, General Drafting Company Inc., Esso Standard Oil SA Limited, 1967.[1]
- Jamaica Road Map. Rand McNally and Company, Texaco, 1972.
- Inline
- ^ The CIA World Factbook - Jamaica Retrieved June 27, 2007.
- ^ Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.
- ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets A to M variously dated 1958-1972.
- ^ Highway 2000: Project Schedule Retrieved March 25, 2007.
- ^ "Usain Bolt gets OJ - Highway 2000 renamed in sprint star's honour". Jamaica Weekly Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica: Gleaner Company) 3,022. 2009-09-20.
- ^ Jamaica road map, Texaco, 1972.
- ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet C, 1959.
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Roads in Jamaica
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| Freeways |
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| A roads |
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| B roads |
B1 · B2 · B3 · B4 · B5 · B6 · B7 · B8 · B9 · B10 · B11 · B12 · B13 · B14 · B15
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| Parochial roads |
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| Unclassified roads |
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