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Highway 2000
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Highway 2000 is a highway system in Jamaica connecting Kingston, with Ocho Rios and a planned connection to Montego Bay, passing through the parishes of St. Catherine, Saint Ann, Clarendon and proposed sections through St. James, Saint Elizabeth, Westmoreland, Hanover. The highway is operated by the Jamaica Infrastructure Operators and developed by Trans-Jamaica Highway Limited through contractors CHEC and Bouygues Construction.
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Highway 2000 | |
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Edward Seaga Highway, PJ Patterson Highway | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by Jamaica Infrastructure Operator (JIO) | |
Length | 149.7 km (93.0 mi) |
Existed | 2003–present |
Component highways | T1, T2, T3 |
Major junctions | |
From | Mandela Highway (T1 and T3)
Dyke Road (T2) Port Henderson Drive (T2) Dawkin Road (T2) |
Major intersections | North-South Leg
East-West Leg
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To | Melrose Bypass (T1) (as of August 2023)
Glenmuir Road Round-a-bout (T1) (since 2012) Marcus Garvey Drive (T2) Mammee Bay/ Ocho Rios (T3) |
Location | |
Country | Jamaica |
Highway system | |
The highway is a four-to-six lane controlled-access, tolled motorway with grade-separated interchanges and intersections built according to modern international standards. Tolling of the highway is governed by a Tolling Policy.
The highway was built on a phased basis. Phases 1A and 1B are considered as the East-West Leg (T1) and Portmore Causeway (T2). Phase 2A is considered as the North-South Leg (T3).
On September 15, 2009, Jamaica's then prime minister, Bruce Golding, announced to Parliament that Highway 2000 was to be renamed in honour of Usain Bolt, however, Bolt decided to reject the honour.[1]