Highway 2000 will connect the capital of Kingston, Jamaica with Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, passing through St. Catherine, Manchester, St. Elizabeth, Westmorelend, Hanover, and St. Ann. The highway is a four to six controlled-access, tolled motoway with grade separated interchanges and  intersections built according to modern international standards. Tolling of the highway is governed by a Tolling Policy (see agreement).

Highway 2000 is the centerpiece of a multi-year Millennium Projects Programme initiated by the Government of Jamaica announced by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson in September 1999.  The main objective of these projects is to upgrade the country’s infrastructure and assist in providing economic opportunities for growth and the creation of jobs.

These Millennium Projects include the establishment of a new population center in mid-island, a Sports complex, the Milk River Spa, Vernamfield as a major cargo facility, four industrial parks, a Maroon Theme and the construction of Highway 2000.

The Project is being developed on a design, build, operate and transfer basis by Transjamaican Highway Limited, the Developer / Concessionaire selected through an internationally supervised and transparent bidding process.

Status of Project to Date 2009 September

Phase 1A (~46 km)   
 Bushy Park to Sandy Bay (13km)  - completed February 2004
 Kingston to Bushy Park (21km)  - completed December 2004
 Portmore Causeway (5 km)  - completed July 2006

Phase 1B (~ 37.7 Km)
 Sandy Bay to Four Paths – land acquisitions are now in progress
 Four Paths to Williamsfield – land valuations are in progress

Phase 2A (~47 km)   
Spanish Town to Ocho Rios - Construction is in progress for the Mount Rosser Section.

Phase 2B
Williamsfield to Montego Bay – general alignment not yet clearly defined.