Editing Jamaica (section)

===Transport===
{{further|Transport in Jamaica}}
[[File:Halfway Tree Transport Center, Kingston, Jamaica.jpg|thumb|Halfway Tree Transport Centre, Kingston]]
The [[transportation|transport]] infrastructure in Jamaica consists of [[roadway]]s, [[railway]]s and air transport, with roadways forming the backbone of the island's internal transport system.<ref name="EBJ"/>

====Roadways====
{{main|Roads in Jamaica}}

The Jamaican road network consists of almost {{convert|21000|km|mi}} of roads, of which over {{convert|15000|km|mi}} is paved.<ref name=WorldFactbook>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jamaica/ The CIA World Factbook – Jamaica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124190707/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jamaica/ |date=24 January 2021 }}. Retrieved 2015-09-16.</ref> The [[Government of Jamaica|Jamaican Government]] has, since the late 1990s and in cooperation with private investors, embarked on a campaign of infrastructural improvement projects, one of which includes the creation of a system of [[freeway]]s, the first such access-controlled roadways of their kind on the island, connecting the main population centres of the island. This project has so far seen the completion of {{convert|33|km|mi}} of freeway.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

====Railways====
{{main|Railways of Jamaica}}

Railways in Jamaica no longer enjoy the prominent position they once did, having been largely replaced by roadways as the primary means of transport. Of the {{convert|272|km|mi}} of railway found in Jamaica, only {{convert|57|km|mi}} remain in operation, currently used to transport bauxite.<ref name=WorldFactbook/> On 13 April 2011, a limited passenger service was resumed between May Pen, Spanish Town and Linstead.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-04-13 |title=Train coaches roll into Old Capital for test run |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110413/lead/lead3.html |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=jamaica-gleaner.com |language=en |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202205325/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110413/lead/lead3.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Air transport====
[[File:Montego Bay plane Photo D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|right|A [[US Airways]] aircraft landing at Montego Bay (2013)]]
[[File:Norman Manley International Airport.jpg|thumb|Norman Manley International Airport]]
There are three international airports in Jamaica with modern [[airport terminal|terminals]], long [[runway]]s, and the navigational equipment required to accommodate the large [[jet aircraft]] used in modern and [[air travel]]: [[Norman Manley International Airport]] in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]; [[Ian Fleming International Airport]] in [[Boscobel, Jamaica|Boscobel]], [[Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica|Saint Mary Parish]]; and the island's largest and busiest airport, [[Sir Donald Sangster International Airport]] in the [[resort]] city of [[Montego Bay]]. Manley and Sangster International airports are home to the country's national airline, [[Caribbean Airlines]]. In addition there are local commuter airports at [[Tinson Pen Aerodrome|Tinson Pen (Kingston)]], [[Port Antonio]], and [[Negril]], which cater to internal flights only. Many other small, rural centres are served by private airstrips on sugar estates or bauxite mines.<ref name="EBJ"/>

====Ports, shipping and lighthouses====
{{see also|Lighthouses in Jamaica}}

Owing to its location in the Caribbean Sea in the [[sea lane|shipping lane]] to the [[Panama Canal]] and relative proximity to large markets in North America and [[emerging market]]s in Latin America, Jamaica receives much traffic of [[Containerization|shipping containers]]. The [[container terminal]] at the Port of Kingston has undergone large expansion in capacity in recent years to handle growth both already realised as well as that which is projected in coming years.<ref name=nameJamaicaObserver>[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20051117T220000-0500_92733_OBS_PORT_AUTHORITY__MAERSK_IN_MAJOR_DEAL.asp The Jamaica Observer] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232147/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20051117T220000-0500_92733_OBS_PORT_AUTHORITY__MAERSK_IN_MAJOR_DEAL.asp |date=26 September 2007}}. Retrieved 27 June 2007.</ref> Montego Freeport in [[Montego Bay]] also handles a variety of cargo like (though more limited than) the Port of Kingston, mainly agricultural products.

There are several other ports positioned around the island, including Port Esquivel in [[Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica|St. Catherine]] ([[WINDALCO]]), Rocky Point in [[Clarendon Parish, Jamaica|Clarendon]], Port Kaiser in [[Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica|St. Elizabeth]], Port Rhoades in Discovery Bay, Reynolds Pier in [[Ocho Rios]], and Boundbrook Port in [[Port Antonio]].

To aid the navigation of shipping, Jamaica operates nine lighthouses.<ref name="ATSR">[http://www.mtw.gov.jm/general_information/reports/TransportStatisticsReport2003_2004.pdf Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315174612/http://www.mtw.gov.jm/general_information/reports/TransportStatisticsReport2003_2004.pdf |date=2013-03-15}}, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.</ref> They are maintained by the <Port Authority of Jamaica,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.portjam.com/ |title=Port Authority of Jamaica |access-date=11 October 2010 |archive-date=19 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019134844/http://www.portjam.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtw.gov.jm/ |title=Ministry of Transport and Works |access-date=30 July 2019 |archive-date=22 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722070810/http://www.mtw.gov.jm/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ATSR"/>