ABC Highway, Barbados
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The ABC Highway is the main urban highway in Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

. Opened in 1989, it is named after three famous Barbadian politicians: John Michael Geoffrey Manningham ("Tom") Adams
John Michael Geoffrey Manningham Adams
Jon Michael Geoffrey Manningham "Tom" Adams was a Barbadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Barbados from 1976 until 1985.-Personal life:...

, Errol Barrow
Errol Barrow
Errol Walton Barrow, PC, QC was a Caribbean statesman and the first Prime Minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy and educated at Harrison College, his sister Dame Nita Barrow also became a social activist, humanitarian leader and later...

, and Hugh Gordon Cummins
Hugh Gordon Cummins
Hugh Gordon Cummins was a Barbadian politician. He served as Premier of Barbados from 17 April 1958 to 8 December 1961 and was a member of the Barbados Labour Party ....

. From the east, the highway stretches from the Grantley Adams International Airport
Grantley Adams International Airport
Grantley Adams International Airport , is found in Seawell, Christ Church on the island of Barbados. The former name of the airport was Seawell Airport before being dedicated in honour of the first Premier of Barbados, Sir Grantley Herbert Adams in 1976. The airport's timezone is GMT –4, and is...

 in Christ Church, to the western end at Cave Hill Road and University Drive, Cave Hill Campus, University of the West Indies
Cave Hill, Saint Michael, Barbados
Cave Hill, St. Michael is a suburban area situated in the parish of St. Michael. It is located about 4 km north-west of the capital-city Bridgetown along the west coast of Barbados....

, in Saint Michael. It roughly encircles the Parish of Saint Michael and wider metropolitan area of Bridgetown
Bridgetown
The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...

.

The highway consist of both two-lane and dual carriageway
Dual carriageway
A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...

 sections with at-grade intersection
At-grade intersection
An at-grade intersection is a junction at which two or more transport axes cross at the same level .-Traffic management:With areas of high or fast traffic, an at-grade intersection normally requires a traffic control device such as a stop sign, traffic light or railway signal to manage conflicting...

s, mostly roundabout
Roundabout
A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...

s. A 2006–2007 expansion project enlarged some sections and there was some public sentiment voiced in local media about the project's lack of a competitive tender process or studies to justify costs.

Junctions

Major junctions / Roundabouts
# Major junctions Area Parish Junction(s) with Notes
1 Tom Adams
roundabout
(Out of City)
Seawell Christ Church Highway 7 Furthest end from Bridgetown, to the east
13°4′49"N 59°29′28"W
2 Henry Forde
roundabout
Newton Terrace Christ Church Highway T 13°4′49"N 59°31′50"W
3 Edwy Talma
roundabout
Kendal Hill Christ Church Kendal Hill (main) Road 13°4′42"N 59°33′28"W
4 Errol Barrow
roundabout
Graeme Hall Christ Church Graeme Hall (main) Road 13°4′38"N 59°34′6"W
5 Christ Church / St. Michael border
6 Sir Garfield Sobers
roundabout
Wildey St. Michael Highway 6 13°5′13"N 59°34′37"W
7 Wildey (traffic)
Triangle
Wildey St. Michael Highway 6 13°5′26"N 59°34′50"W
Wildey St. Michael Highway R Outbound only, due to road divide,
(inbound must proceed to J.T.C. roundabout and proceed outbound.)
9 J.T.C. Ramsey
(Bussa)
roundabout
Haggett Hall St. Michael Highway 5 13°6′18"N 59°34′48"W
10 Norman A. Niles
roundabout
Rouen St. Michael Highway 4 13°6′49"N 59°35′0"W
11 Clyde Walcott
roundabout
Friendship/Belle St. Michael Highway 3 13°7′36"N 59°35′43"W
12 Everton Weekes
roundabout
Warrens St. Michael Highway 2 13°8′30"N 59°36′23"W
13 D'Arcy Scott
roundabout
Warrens St. Michael Ronald Mapp Highway 13°8′34"N 59°36′36"W
14 University Drive
(To City)
Cave Hill St. Michael University Drive,
Cave Hill (main) Road.
Terminus, closest to Bridgetown, in the west.
Road continues as University Drive to the Frank Worrel Roundabout.
13°7′54"N 59°38′0"W

Route to port

The ABC Highway has relatively ease of access to the Deep Water Harbour
Port of Bridgetown
The Port of Bridgetown , is a seaport in Bridgetown on the southwest coast of Barbados...

 in Bridgetown
Bridgetown
The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...

. At the official western terminus, the road becomes University Drive (at Cave Hill). The road proceeds to the Frank Worrel roundabout where it has a junction with Highway 1 and Spring Garden Highway. From the Frank Worrel roundabout, direct access to the harbour is available via the Spring Garden Highway. At the end of Spring Garden Highway, direct access to the port is accessed by turning right onto President Kennedy Drive.
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