The 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 freeways, 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 project, which seeks ultimately to link Kingston with Montego Bay and the north coast, is currently undergoing a series of phases/legs.
To aid navigation, Jamaica operates nine lighthouses Onshore: 7. Offshore: 2. ==Pipelines== Petroleum products: . ==References== Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.
To aid navigation, Jamaica operates nine lighthouses Onshore: 7. Offshore: 2. ==Pipelines== Petroleum products: . ==References== Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.
Phase 1 is the highway network between Kingston and 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 Causeway) which was completed June 2006, and Phase 1b (Sandy Bay-Williamsfield).
Of the 272 kilometres of railway found in Jamaica, only 57 kilometres remain in operation, currently used to transport bauxite. In 2008, with increasing traffic congestion, moves are being made to reconstruct old railway lines. total: 370 km standard gauge: 370 km gauge.
The Ian Fleming International Airport opened in February 2011 to serve the Ocho Rios - Port Antonio area.
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