Up and down the isles: Negril gets a new highway; Jamaica offers a new high-end product. (Caribbean & Bahamas).

Travel Agent, November, 2002 by Olearchik, James

* Highway to Heaven

On a recent trip to Jamaica, I finally had the opportunity to make the journey from Montego Bay to Negril on the recently completed and long-awaited highway linking the two. Now, I have always been a roller-coaster fanatic with a strong stomach, but the last time I had taken this route, even my love of twists, turns, ups and downs was put to a test. Thankfully, those days are gone, and it's smooth sailing the entire way.

The $74 million project now allows the trip to be made in about an hour, depending on how daring the driver is. In addition to the obvious ...