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Alignment Map
Above is a preliminary
mapping of Highway 2000 (Highlighted in red), which was done
by the French Canadian company, Dessau Soprin International
with the assistance of 120 Jamaican professionals.
Subsequent to a pre-feasibility study conducted in 1996, a
functional planning exercise was undertaken to identify and
select the preferred alignment for Highway 2000. Based on
the recommendation of the pre-feasibility study, a one
kilometer-wide corridor connecting the major cities of
Kingston, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios was identified, using
the least constraining methodology.
This
methodology fundamentally sought to minimize a) adverse
environmental impacts, b) properties to be acquired and c)
construction costs. This corridor was further reduced to
two (200) hundred metres in order to conduct specific and
detailed soil drainage, environmental and geo-technical
analyses.
This
alignment will undergo further assessment and possible
changes by the Contractor/ Developer who will be awarded a
concession franchise to build, operate and maintain the 230
km toll highway. Additional details on Highway 2000
corridors will be made available to the public and the
relevant maps posted in parishes and communities to be
affected by construction.
Highway 2000 is designed to
meet the needs of Jamaica for fast, efficient and safe
movement between its major cities and for future development
projects.
All
interchanges are grade- separated and located based on local
traffic requirements and on both existing and future
development objectives.
The above
scientific drawing illustrates the proposed interchange
locations.
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