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ABC Highway

December 07, 2023

The ABC Highway is the main urban highway in Barbados. Opened in 1989, it is named after three famous Barbadian politicians: John Michael Geoffrey Manningham ("Tom") Adams, Errol Barrow, and Hugh Gordon Cummins. From the east, the highway stretches from the Grantley Adams International Airport in Christ Church, to the western end at Cave Hill Road and University Drive, Cave Hill Campus, University of the West Indies, in Saint Michael. It roughly encircles the Parish of Saint Michael and the wider metropolitan area of Bridgetown.

ABC Highway with two mini buses close to the Sir Garfield Sobers roundabout

Route description edit

The highway consists of two-lane and dual carriageway sections with at-grade intersections, mostly roundabouts. A 2006–2007 expansion project enlarged some areas, 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. On July 24, 2006, Rayside Construction and C.O. Williams Construction, two local companies, began the construction and widening of the ABC Highway from the Darcy Scott Roundabout in Warrens, St. Michael to the Garfield Sobers Roundabout in Bartletts, Christ Church. As part of the project, the old streetlights and traffic lights at the junctions of the ABC Highway and Pine East-West Boulevard, Upton Road at BET Hill on Highway R and Highway 6 were removed, and jersey barriers were constructed in the center. Additionally, new HPS streetlights were installed along the highway, and new roundabouts, including the Samuel Jackman Prescod and Darcy Scott Roundabouts in Warrens and the Pine, St. Michael, were constructed. The Greater Warrens Traffic Improvement Project was started from late December 2010 into early January 2011 to mid-December 2014 with construction and widening of Jackson Road on Highway 2 to the newly constructed Jackson Roundabout around the Baobab Tree and Lodge Hill, St. Michael, two Warrens Mini Roundabouts in Warrens, St. Michael and the Welches and Redmans Village Roundabouts in St. Thomas. On 27 April 2008, during its effect, they changed the junctions from a two-way street into a one-way street with the Wildey "Y" Junction of Upton Road on Highway R, the ABC Highway and Highway 6. There was also a footbridge construction at the Pine, St. Michael, from early September to late November 2012. They had also installed two new traffic lights; one at the pedestrian crossing at Mount Friendship, St. Michael, and another at Redman's Village, St. Thomas. The construction of the four-lane highway was finished by 31 August 2009. Also, the same construction with the Greater Warrens Traffic Improvement Project had started with the widening of the Ronald Mapp Highway on Highway 2A from the top of Warrens Hill, St. Michael to the top of Redman's Village, St. Thomas with the installation of jersey barriers and new streetlights along Highway 2A, Jackson Road on Highway 2 and the Warrens South Road with three roundabouts: two mini and a circular roundabout. Highway 2A between the top of Warrens Hill in St. Michael to the top of Redman's Village in St. Thomas via Welches in St. Thomas, was unfinished and incomplete and will soon be finished and completed after the elections of the new BLP Government. Finally, in the parish of St. Michael, from late April 2001 to late October 2003, they constructed from its entrance and exit to Dalkeith Road at the Garrison Savannah along with the junctions of Dalkeith Road and Harts Road; Dalkeith Road, Dalkeith Hill, Beckles Road and Culloden Road; Culloden Road, Pine Road, Bishop's Court Hill and Collymore Rock; Pine Road, with a reconstruction of Nita Barrow Roundabout, Pine Hill, Welches Road and Belmont Road, Government Hill, Welches Main Road and Tweedside Road; the junction of Roebuck Street and Country Road; the junction of Country Road, Passage Road, Whitepark Road and Bank Hall Road; the junction of Passage Road, Westbury Road, Baxters Road and Barbarees Hill; the junction of Westbury Road, Westbury Main Road, Prescod Boulevard and President Kennedy Drive; the junction of Eagle Hall Main Road, Black Rock Road, Barbarees Hill and Tudor Bridge; the junction of Black Rock Road, Black Rock Main Road, Deacons Road and Fairfield Road, some of the traffic lights and streetlights; and the junction of Black Rock Main Road, Brighton Road and Yearwood Road; and also they constructed Baxters Road before they removed all the old utility poles and replaced them with some of the CFL English lampposts.

Junctions edit

ParishLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Christ ChurchSeawell0.00.0Highway 7 (Tom Adams Roundabout)13°4′49″N 59°29′28″W / 13.08028°N 59.49111°W / 13.08028; -59.49111 (Tom Adams Roundabout)
Newton Terrace4.42.7Highway T (Henry Forde Roundabout)13°4′49″N 59°31′50″W / 13.08028°N 59.53056°W / 13.08028; -59.53056 (Henry Forde Roundabout)
Kendal Hill7.54.7Kendal Hill Road (Edwy Talma Roundabout)13°4′42″N 59°33′28″W / 13.07833°N 59.55778°W / 13.07833; -59.55778 (Edwy Talma Roundabout)
Graeme Hall8.75.4Graeme Hall Road (Errol Barrow Roundabout)13°4′38″N 59°34′6″W / 13.07722°N 59.56833°W / 13.07722; -59.56833 (Errol Barrow Roundabout)
Saint MichaelWildey10.36.4Highway 6 (Sir Garfield Sobers Roundabout)13°5′13″N 59°34′37″W / 13.08694°N 59.57694°W / 13.08694; -59.57694 (Sir Garfield Sobers Roundabout)
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11.6		6.7–
7.2		Highway 6 / Highway R (Wildey Triangle[1])No access to Highway R from westbound lanes, 13°5′26″N 59°34′50″W / 13.09056°N 59.58056°W / 13.09056; -59.58056 (Wildey Triangle)
12.07.5Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic Roundabout13°5′43″N 59°34′48″W / 13.09528°N 59.58000°W / 13.09528; -59.58000 (SJPP Roundabout)
Haggatt Hall13.18.1Highway 5 (J.T.C. Ramsey Roundabout)13°6′18″N 59°34′48″W / 13.10500°N 59.58000°W / 13.10500; -59.58000 (Bussa Roundabout)
RouenHighway 4 (Norman A. Niles Roundabout)13°6′49″N 59°35′0″W / 13.11361°N 59.58333°W / 13.11361; -59.58333 (Norman Niles Roundabout)
Friendship/BelleHighway 3 (Clyde Walcott Roundabout)13°7′36″N 59°35′43″W / 13.12667°N 59.59528°W / 13.12667; -59.59528 (Clyde Walcott Roundabout)
WarrensHighway 2 (Everton Weekes Roundabout)13°8′30″N 59°36′23″W / 13.14167°N 59.60639°W / 13.14167; -59.60639 (Everton Weekes Roundabout)
Ronald Mapp Highway (D'Arcy Scott Roundabout)13°8′34″N 59°36′36″W / 13.14278°N 59.61000°W / 13.14278; -59.61000 (D'Arcy Scott Roundabout)
Cave Hill, Saint MichaelUniversity Drive, Cave Hill RoadRoad continues as University Drive to the Frank Worrel Roundabout.
13°7′54″N 59°38′0″W / 13.13167°N 59.63333°W / 13.13167; -59.63333 (west terminus)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Route to port edit

 
University Drive, westbound with port in distance

The ABC Highway provides relatively easy of access to the Deep Water Harbour in Bridgetown. At the official western terminus, the road becomes University Drive (at Cave Hill). The route proceeds to the Frank Worrel roundabout, where it has a junction with Highway 1 and the MacDonald 'Mighty Grynner' Blennman (formerly "Spring Garden") Highway. Direct access to the harbor is available via the M.G Highway from the Frank Worrel roundabout. At the end of M.G. Highway, direct access to the port is accessed by turning right onto President Kennedy Drive.


References edit

  1. ^ "Barbados Government Experiments With Traffic Changes At Wildey, St. Michael | Barbados Underground". Bajan.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to ABC Highway.
  • "Totally Barbados". Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  • "Caribbean PressReleases.com". Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  • "Barbados Underground". Retrieved December 5, 2007.

December 07, 2023
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This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia s quality standards You can help The talk page may contain suggestions December 2021 The ABC Highway is the main urban highway in Barbados Opened in 1989 it is named after three famous Barbadian politicians John Michael Geoffrey Manningham Tom Adams Errol Barrow and Hugh Gordon Cummins From the east the highway stretches from the Grantley Adams International Airport in Christ Church to the western end at Cave Hill Road and University Drive Cave Hill Campus University of the West Indies in Saint Michael It roughly encircles the Parish of Saint Michael and the wider metropolitan area of Bridgetown ABC HighwayMajor junctionsFromGrantley Adams International Airport in Christ ChurchToCave Hill Campus University of the West Indies in Saint MichaelLocationCountryBarbadosHighway systemHighways in BarbadosABC Highway with two mini buses close to the Sir Garfield Sobers roundabout Contents 1 Route description 2 Junctions 3 Route to port 4 References 5 External linksRoute description editThe highway consists of two lane and dual carriageway sections with at grade intersections mostly roundabouts A 2006 2007 expansion project enlarged some areas 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 On July 24 2006 Rayside Construction and C O Williams Construction two local companies began the construction and widening of the ABC Highway from the Darcy Scott Roundabout in Warrens St Michael to the Garfield Sobers Roundabout in Bartletts Christ Church As part of the project the old streetlights and traffic lights at the junctions of the ABC Highway and Pine East West Boulevard Upton Road at BET Hill on Highway R and Highway 6 were removed and jersey barriers were constructed in the center Additionally new HPS streetlights were installed along the highway and new roundabouts including the Samuel Jackman Prescod and Darcy Scott Roundabouts in Warrens and the Pine St Michael were constructed The Greater Warrens Traffic Improvement Project was started from late December 2010 into early January 2011 to mid December 2014 with construction and widening of Jackson Road on Highway 2 to the newly constructed Jackson Roundabout around the Baobab Tree and Lodge Hill St Michael two Warrens Mini Roundabouts in Warrens St Michael and the Welches and Redmans Village Roundabouts in St Thomas On 27 April 2008 during its effect they changed the junctions from a two way street into a one way street with the Wildey Y Junction of Upton Road on Highway R the ABC Highway and Highway 6 There was also a footbridge construction at the Pine St Michael from early September to late November 2012 They had also installed two new traffic lights one at the pedestrian crossing at Mount Friendship St Michael and another at Redman s Village St Thomas The construction of the four lane highway was finished by 31 August 2009 Also the same construction with the Greater Warrens Traffic Improvement Project had started with the widening of the Ronald Mapp Highway on Highway 2A from the top of Warrens Hill St Michael to the top of Redman s Village St Thomas with the installation of jersey barriers and new streetlights along Highway 2A Jackson Road on Highway 2 and the Warrens South Road with three roundabouts two mini and a circular roundabout Highway 2A between the top of Warrens Hill in St Michael to the top of Redman s Village in St Thomas via Welches in St Thomas was unfinished and incomplete and will soon be finished and completed after the elections of the new BLP Government Finally in the parish of St Michael from late April 2001 to late October 2003 they constructed from its entrance and exit to Dalkeith Road at the Garrison Savannah along with the junctions of Dalkeith Road and Harts Road Dalkeith Road Dalkeith Hill Beckles Road and Culloden Road Culloden Road Pine Road Bishop s Court Hill and Collymore Rock Pine Road with a reconstruction of Nita Barrow Roundabout Pine Hill Welches Road and Belmont Road Government Hill Welches Main Road and Tweedside Road the junction of Roebuck Street and Country Road the junction of Country Road Passage Road Whitepark Road and Bank Hall Road the junction of Passage Road Westbury Road Baxters Road and Barbarees Hill the junction of Westbury Road Westbury Main Road Prescod Boulevard and President Kennedy Drive the junction of Eagle Hall Main Road Black Rock Road Barbarees Hill and Tudor Bridge the junction of Black Rock Road Black Rock Main Road Deacons Road and Fairfield Road some of the traffic lights and streetlights and the junction of Black Rock Main Road Brighton Road and Yearwood Road and also they constructed Baxters Road before they removed all the old utility poles and replaced them with some of the CFL English lampposts Junctions editThis section is missing kilometre posts for junctions Please help adding them ParishLocationkmmiDestinationsNotesChrist ChurchSeawell0 00 0Highway 7 Tom Adams Roundabout 13 4 49 N 59 29 28 W 13 08028 N 59 49111 W 13 08028 59 49111 Tom Adams Roundabout Newton Terrace4 42 7Highway T Henry Forde Roundabout 13 4 49 N 59 31 50 W 13 08028 N 59 53056 W 13 08028 59 53056 Henry Forde Roundabout Kendal Hill7 54 7Kendal Hill Road Edwy Talma Roundabout 13 4 42 N 59 33 28 W 13 07833 N 59 55778 W 13 07833 59 55778 Edwy Talma Roundabout Graeme Hall8 75 4Graeme Hall Road Errol Barrow Roundabout 13 4 38 N 59 34 6 W 13 07722 N 59 56833 W 13 07722 59 56833 Errol Barrow Roundabout Saint MichaelWildey10 36 4Highway 6 Sir Garfield Sobers Roundabout 13 5 13 N 59 34 37 W 13 08694 N 59 57694 W 13 08694 59 57694 Sir Garfield Sobers Roundabout 10 8 11 66 7 7 2Highway 6 Highway R Wildey Triangle 1 No access to Highway R from westbound lanes 13 5 26 N 59 34 50 W 13 09056 N 59 58056 W 13 09056 59 58056 Wildey Triangle 12 07 5Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic Roundabout13 5 43 N 59 34 48 W 13 09528 N 59 58000 W 13 09528 59 58000 SJPP Roundabout Haggatt Hall13 18 1Highway 5 J T C Ramsey Roundabout 13 6 18 N 59 34 48 W 13 10500 N 59 58000 W 13 10500 59 58000 Bussa Roundabout RouenHighway 4 Norman A Niles Roundabout 13 6 49 N 59 35 0 W 13 11361 N 59 58333 W 13 11361 59 58333 Norman Niles Roundabout Friendship BelleHighway 3 Clyde Walcott Roundabout 13 7 36 N 59 35 43 W 13 12667 N 59 59528 W 13 12667 59 59528 Clyde Walcott Roundabout WarrensHighway 2 Everton Weekes Roundabout 13 8 30 N 59 36 23 W 13 14167 N 59 60639 W 13 14167 59 60639 Everton Weekes Roundabout Ronald Mapp Highway D Arcy Scott Roundabout 13 8 34 N 59 36 36 W 13 14278 N 59 61000 W 13 14278 59 61000 D Arcy Scott Roundabout Cave Hill Saint MichaelUniversity Drive Cave Hill RoadRoad continues as University Drive to the Frank Worrel Roundabout 13 7 54 N 59 38 0 W 13 13167 N 59 63333 W 13 13167 59 63333 west terminus 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Incomplete accessRoute to port edit nbsp University Drive westbound with port in distanceThe ABC Highway provides relatively easy of access to the Deep Water Harbour in Bridgetown At the official western terminus the road becomes University Drive at Cave Hill The route proceeds to the Frank Worrel roundabout where it has a junction with Highway 1 and the MacDonald Mighty Grynner Blennman formerly Spring Garden Highway Direct access to the harbor is available via the M G Highway from the Frank Worrel roundabout At the end of M G Highway direct access to the port is accessed by turning right onto President Kennedy Drive References edit Barbados Government Experiments With Traffic Changes At Wildey St Michael Barbados Underground Bajan wordpress com Retrieved 2015 12 17 External links editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to ABC Highway Totally Barbados Retrieved December 5 2007 Caribbean PressReleases com Retrieved December 5 2007 Barbados Underground Retrieved December 5 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ABC Highway amp oldid 1154640484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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