The road network in Jamaica consists of almost 21,000 kilometres of roads, of which over 15,000 kilometres is paved

Pavement (material)

Road surface or pavement is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past cobblestones and granite setts were extensively used, but these surfaces have mostly been replaced by asphalt or concrete. Such...

. The numbering scheme used covers freeways, primary (or A) roads, secondary (or B) roads, parochial roads and unclassified roads.

Freeways

Starting in the late 1990s the Jamaican Government (in cooperation with private investors) embarked on the Highway 2000 project to create a system of freeways, the first such access-controlled roads of their kind on the island. The project seeks ultimately to link Kingston with Montego Bay and the north coast. It is being under taken as a series of phases:

• Phase 1a was the 33 kilometre Kingston-Bushy Park highway (in actuality, Kingston-Sandy Bay) which was completed in 2003, and the upgrade of the Portmore Causeway, completed June 2006.
• Phase 1b Sandy Bay-Williamsfield (for Mandeville).
• Phase 2a Old Harbour-Ocho Rios.
• Phase 2b Mandeville-Montego Bay.

On 2009-09-15 Jamaica's prime minister, Bruce Golding

Bruce Golding

Orette Bruce Golding MP served as Prime Minister of Jamaica from 11 September 2007 to 23 October 2011. He is a member of the Jamaica Labour Party.-Biography:...

, announced to Parliament that Highway 2000 was to be renamed in honour of Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...

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A Roads

Designation	From	To	Via	Comments	Length
A1	Kingston Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...	Lucea	Spanish Town Spanish Town Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the former Spanish and English capital of Jamaica from the 16th to the 19th century...  - Bog Walk Bog Walk Bog Walk is a town in the parish of Saint Catherine, Jamaica...  - Linstead Linstead Linstead is a town in the parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica in the West Indies. In 1991 its population was 14,144. It is located 12 mi/19 km NNW of Spanish Town.-Description:...  - Ewarton Ewarton -History:The name is most likely a compound of the surname "Ewart" and the suffix -ton, meaning town.The town's economy prospered particularly from 1957 when ALCAN established a bauxite plant nearby...  - Moneague Moneague Moneague is a small town in Saint Ann, Jamaica on the main road between Kingston and Ocho Rios.In the colonial days, the town prospered as a stopover for the rich English on their journey....  - Claremont Claremont, Jamaica Claremont is a settlement in Jamaica....  - Saint Ann's Bay - Falmouth Falmouth, Jamaica Falmouth is the chief town and capital of the parish of Trelawny in Jamaica. It is situated on Jamaica's north coast 18 miles east of Montego Bay. It is noted for being one of the Caribbean’s best-preserved Georgian towns....  - Montego Bay Montego Bay Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish and the second largest city in Jamaica by area and the fourth by population .It is a tourist destination with duty free shopping, cruise line terminal and the beaches...		151 miles
A2	Spanish Town Spanish Town Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the former Spanish and English capital of Jamaica from the 16th to the 19th century...	Savanna-la-Mar Savanna-la-Mar Savanna-la-Mar is the chief town and capital of Westmoreland parish, Jamaica.It is a coastal town and contains a fort, constructed in the 18th century for defence against pirates....	Old Harbour - May Pen May Pen May Pen is the capital and largest town in the parish of Clarendon in the Middlesex County, Jamaica. It is located on the Rio Minho river , and is a major market centre for the Parish...  - Porus Porus, Jamaica Porus is a village in Manchester, Jamaica. It overlooks a plain to the south with hills behind it to the north. A tributary of the Rio Minho runs parallel to the main road, helping to keep the atmosphere cool.-History:...  - Mandeville Mandeville, Jamaica Mandeville is the capital and largest town in the parish of Manchester in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. In 2005, the town had an estimated population of 50,000, and including the immediate suburbs within a radius of the total population is about 72,000. It is located on an inland plateau at an...  - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Jamaica Santa Cruz is a town in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, on the A2 road connecting Black River to Mandeville. A minor market village until the 1950s, the development of nearby areas for bauxite mining stimulated its growth in the 1950s and 1960s, as did the establishment of the St. Elizabeth Technical...  - Black River Black River, Jamaica Black River is the capital of St. Elizabeth Parish, in southwestern Jamaica. It sits at the mouth of the river of the same name. Once a thriving sugar port, it is today a centre of environmental tourism and a gateway to the Treasure Beach resort area; Treasure Beach and Crane Beach are to the...		96 miles
A3	Kingston Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...	Saint Ann's Bay	Castleton - A4 junction west of Annotto Bay Annotto Bay Annotto Bay is a town in the parish of Saint Mary in Jamaica. - External links :*...  - Port Maria Port Maria Port Maria is the capital town of the Jamaican parish of Saint Mary. It has a population of approximately 7,500 people and is the seat of the Saint Mary Parish Council. The Mayor of Port Maria is Richard Creary...  - Oracabessa Oracabessa Oracabessa is a small town in St Mary, Jamaica east of Ocho Rios. Its population was 4,108 in 2009.Lit in the afternoons by an apricot light that may have inspired its Spanish name Oracabeza, or "Golden Head", it is a friendly town with a covered produce market and a few shops and bars...  - Ocho Rios Ocho Rios Ocho Ríos is a town in the parish of Saint Ann on the north coast of Jamaica. Although he landed in many spots along the Jamaican coast, many believe that Christopher Columbus first set foot on land in Ocho Rios...		63 miles
A4	Kingston Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...	A3 junction west of Annotto Bay Annotto Bay Annotto Bay is a town in the parish of Saint Mary in Jamaica. - External links :*...	Morant Bay Morant Bay Morant Bay is a town in southeastern Jamaica. It is the capital of the parish of St. Thomas. In 1867 it was the starting point of the Morant Bay Rebellion, the only major peasant revolt , in Jamaican history...  - Port Morant Port Morant Port Morant is a town in southeastern Jamaica. It was, in the early years of European settlement, one of the island's chief ports, with export of bananas and production of rum being major industries....  - Golden Grove Golden Grove, Jamaica Golden Grove is a settlement in the parish of St. Thomas, Jamaica. It has a population of 3,057 as of 2009....  - Hectors River Hectors River -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...  - Manchioneal - Boston Bay - Port Antonio Port Antonio Port Antonio is the capital of the parish of Portland on the northeastern coast of Jamaica, about 60 miles from Kingston. It had a population of 12,285 in 1982 and 13,246 in 1991...  - Hope Bay Hope Bay, Jamaica Hope Bay is a settlement in Jamaica. It had a population of 1,646 as of 2009....  - Buff Bay	Eastern Jamaica coast road.

B Roads

Designation	From	To	Via	Comments	Length
B1	Cross Roads	Buff Bay	Newcastle
B2	Bog Walk Bog Walk Bog Walk is a town in the parish of Saint Catherine, Jamaica...	White Hall	Riversdale Riversdale, Jamaica Riversdale is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 4,408 as of 2009....  - Troja - Richmond Richmond, Jamaica Richmond is a market town in Saint Mary parish, in the north-east of Jamaica.- See also :* Geography of Jamaica* List of cities and towns in Jamaica* Railway stations in Jamaica- References :...  - Highgate Highgate, Jamaica Highgate is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 5,474 as of 2009....
B3	May Pen May Pen May Pen is the capital and largest town in the parish of Clarendon in the Middlesex County, Jamaica. It is located on the Rio Minho river , and is a major market centre for the Parish...	Brown's Town Brown's Town Brown's Town is one of the principal towns in St. Ann, Jamaica. In 1991, its population was 6762. The town is a market and road center in an agricultural region.-Geography:...
B4	Trout Hall	Walderston	Frankfield Frankfield Frankfield is a town in Clarendon in central Jamaica. It is located near the top of Jamaica's central ridge of mountains overlooking the south coast...
B5	Shooters Hill	Jackson Town	Christiana Christiana, Jamaica Christiana is a settlement in Jamaica....  - Albert Town Albert Town, Jamaica Albert Town is a town in the parish of Trelawny in Jamaica.- External links :*...
B6	Montpelier Montpelier, Jamaica Montpelier is a small town that is in the Parish of Saint James , Jamaica. - Landmarks :*Montpelier railway station opened in 1895 and closed in 1992.[1] It served the village of Montpelier on the Kingston to Montego Bay line and was 103 miles from the...	Shooters Hill	Balaclava Balaclava, Jamaica Balaclava is a small town in St Elizabeth, Jamaica.Balacalva has a lively pretty Market, and the St Luke Anglican Church , where many victims of the Kendall Train Crash are buried....  - Maggotty Maggotty Maggotty is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 1,335 as of 2009.Was a Bauxite mining town in the 1960s and 1970s.The Revere Bauxite plant poluted the lingest river on the Island of Jamaica; the Black River....  - YS YS YS may refer to:* Yellow Submarine, the eleventh album by The Beatles* Esat Young Scientist Exhibition* Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne IATA airline code* Youngstown and Southern Railway* YS, an album by Il Balletto di Bronzo...
B7	Shettlewood	Baptist (A2 N of Black River)	Happy Grove - Newmarket - Struie
B8	Ferris Corner (A2 E of Savanna-la-Mar)	Reading (A1 W of Montego Bay)	Whithorn - Shettlewood - Montpelier Montpelier, Jamaica Montpelier is a small town that is in the Parish of Saint James , Jamaica. - Landmarks :*Montpelier railway station opened in 1895 and closed in 1992.[1] It served the village of Montpelier on the Kingston to Montego Bay line and was 103 miles from the...
B9	Lucea	Savanna-la-Mar Savanna-la-Mar Savanna-la-Mar is the chief town and capital of Westmoreland parish, Jamaica.It is a coastal town and contains a fort, constructed in the 18th century for defence against pirates....	Frome Frome, Jamaica Frome is a settlement in Jamaica....
B10	Oxford	Duncans	Clark's Town
B11	Falmouth Falmouth, Jamaica Falmouth is the chief town and capital of the parish of Trelawny in Jamaica. It is situated on Jamaica's north coast 18 miles east of Montego Bay. It is noted for being one of the Caribbean’s best-preserved Georgian towns....	Green Park (old A1 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Claremont Claremont, Jamaica Claremont is a settlement in Jamaica.... )	Clarks Town - Jackson Town - Stewart Town - Brown's Town Brown's Town Brown's Town is one of the principal towns in St. Ann, Jamaica. In 1991, its population was 6762. The town is a market and road center in an agricultural region.-Geography:...		42 miles (67.6 km)
B12	Freetown (A2 E of May Pen}	Toll Gate (A2 W of May Pen)	Lionel Town	Forms a rough semi circle S of May Pen, predominantly near the coast.
B13	Linstead Linstead Linstead is a town in the parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica in the West Indies. In 1991 its population was 14,144. It is located 12 mi/19 km NNW of Spanish Town.-Description:...	Oracabessa Oracabessa Oracabessa is a small town in St Mary, Jamaica east of Ocho Rios. Its population was 4,108 in 2009.Lit in the afternoons by an apricot light that may have inspired its Spanish name Oracabeza, or "Golden Head", it is a friendly town with a covered produce market and a few shops and bars...	Guys Hill - Gayle Gayle, Jamaica Gayle is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 3,238 as of 2009....
B15	Montego Bay Montego Bay Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish and the second largest city in Jamaica by area and the fourth by population .It is a tourist destination with duty free shopping, cruise line terminal and the beaches...	Falmouth Falmouth, Jamaica Falmouth is the chief town and capital of the parish of Trelawny in Jamaica. It is situated on Jamaica's north coast 18 miles east of Montego Bay. It is noted for being one of the Caribbean’s best-preserved Georgian towns....	Adelphi - Wakefield Wakefield, Jamaica Wakefield is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 2,694 as of 2009....  - Martha Brae

Parochial Roads

Parochial roads are a local responsibility, being maintained by parish councils. They are too numerous to list individually.

Unclassified Roads

Unclassified roads are a local responsibility, being maintained by parish councils. They are too numerous to list individually