Editing Port of Spain (section)

=== Transport ===
[[File:Capital highway.jpg|thumb|Entering POS from the East along the Eastern Main Road 2008]]

==== Road ====
Port of Spain has one of the most dense and complex systems of roadways in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and the Caribbean. 
Transportation in and out of Port of Spain is plagued by heavy traffic delays at morning and evening rush hour. Port of Spain's major roadways are equipped with CCTV cameras, road signage, lane markings, cat eyes, and other safety features.
* Eastern Entrance: Traffic enters the city from the east along the six-lane [[Churchill–Roosevelt Highway]] which ends at Barataria, just east of the city and becomes the [[Beetham Highway]] for the remainder of the journey into Port of Spain, then meets Broadway and is called [[Wrightson Road]] until Invader's Bay. It is six lanes from Broadway to Sackville Street, and four lanes for the remainder of its route. Alternatively, traffic can turn north at Barataria and enter the city via the two-lane mountainous Lady Young Road. The [[Eastern Main Road]] runs parallel to the highway and enters the city at the eastern end of Independence Square. The Priority Bus Route (which is dedicated to public and private bus and minibus traffic and runs along the former [[Trinidad Government Railway]] line) enters the city at [[City Gate (Port of Spain)|City Gate]].
* Western Entrance: Traffic from the west enters the city through the [[Western Main Road]] and the four-lane [[Audrey Jeffers Highway]]. Several narrow mountain roads allow for alternate entry points from the west.
There are also a few major inner-city roadways. Ariapita Avenue is one of them, being the center of the city's nightlife and at the center of a revitalization project. The [[Queen's Park Savannah]] is said to be the world's largest roundabout and has a perimeter roadway that is technically a collection of roadways all providing access to the Savannah's environs. Tragarete Road is another inner-city roadway that runs into St. James, also providing access to the Queen's Park Oval and One Woodbrook Place. 

==== Public transport ====
[[City Gate (Port of Spain)|City Gate]] serves as a transportation hub for public buses and private mini-buses (locally known as [[maxi-taxi]]s). City Gate is located on South Quay just south of Independence Square. The [[Public Transport Service Corporation|PTSC]] facilities and service have been plagued with issues for a period of time, but recently there have been upgrades to the service and facilities including free WiFi on coach buses, a new coach waiting area at City Gate and addition of new buses to the fleet.

A ferry service links Port of Spain with [[Scarborough, Tobago|Scarborough]], Tobago and a water taxi service, restarted in December 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.gov.tt/index.php?news=863 |title=Water taxis sail eight times tomorrow |publisher=News.gov.tt |date=29 December 2008 |access-date=26 June 2010 |archive-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510093631/http://www.news.gov.tt/index.php?news=863 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (Trinidad's west coast towns were once served by steamship), links it with San Fernando. The ferry terminal is located at South Quay while the water taxi terminal is part of the [[Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre]].

==== Airport ====
Like the rest of the island of Trinidad, Port of Spain is served by the [[Piarco International Airport]] located in [[Piarco]], approximately {{convert|21|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Port of Spain via the [[Churchill–Roosevelt Highway|Churchill Roosevelt Highway]]. 

==== Upgrade plans ====
To ease the current traffic woes that result in two- to three-hour commutes during rush hours, a number of projects are in various stages of implementation. The upgrading of the Churchill–Roosevelt highway to a grade separated expressway<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nidco.co.tt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=56 |title=Churchill Roosevelt/Uriah Butler Interchange |publisher=Nidco.co.tt |date=18 February 2008 |access-date=26 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220024539/http://www.nidco.co.tt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=56 |archive-date=20 February 2008 }}</ref> and the extension of water ferry services from Port of Spain to the major urban hubs along the west coast are particularly notable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nidco.co.tt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=34 |title=Water Taxi Service |publisher=Nidco.co.tt |access-date=26 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703192910/http://www.nidco.co.tt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=34 |archive-date=3 July 2008 }}</ref>