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 conveniences that the new road brings, Jamaica intends to use the highway as a catalyst for further growing tourism to the region. Says Kenric Davis, president of the Negril...

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