Editing Transport in Jamaica (section)

==Roadways==
{{main|Roads in Jamaica}}
The Jamaican road network consists of almost 21,000 kilometres of roads, of which over 15,000 kilometres are [[Pavement (material)|paved]].<ref name=WorldFactbook>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jamaica/ The CIA World Factbook - Jamaica] Retrieved June 27, 2007</ref> The [[Government of Jamaica|Jamaican Government]] has, since the late 1990s and in cooperation with private investors, embarked on a campaign of infrastructural improvement projects, one of which includes the creation of a system of [[freeway]]s, the first such access-controlled roadways of their kind on the island, connecting the main population centres of the island.  This project has so far seen the completion of 33 kilometres of [[freeway]].

The [[Highway 2000, Jamaica|Highway 2000]] project, which seeks ultimately to link Kingston with Montego Bay and the north coast, is currently undergoing a series of phases/legs. Phase 1 is the highway network between [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] and [[Mandeville, Jamaica|Mandeville]], which itself has been divided into sub-phases: Phase 1a (Kingston-Bushy Park (in actuality, Kingston-Sandy Bay) highway and the upgrade of the [[Portmore, Jamaica|Portmore]] Causeway), which was completed June 2006, and Phase 1b (Sandy Bay-Williamsfield). Phase 2a is the highway between Old Harbour and [[Ocho Rios]], and Phase 2b is the highway between [[Mandeville, Jamaica|Mandeville]] and [[Montego Bay]].<ref name=Highway2000>[http://www.h2kjamaica.com/2005/projectschedule/index.htm Highway 2000: Project Schedule] Retrieved March 25, 2007</ref>

<br>''total:'' {{convert|18700|km|0|abbr=on}}.
<br>''paved:'' {{convert|13100|km|0|abbr=on}}.
<br>''unpaved:'' {{convert|5600|km|0|abbr=on}} (1997 est.).