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Dear Valued Customers,

We trust you and your children had a wonderful summer holidays and we would like to extend a warm thank you for your continued use of Highway 2000 East-West for your commuting needs over the period. As we now change gear and prepare for September’s momentous “Back to School” hustle and bustle, we would once again like to offer some pointers to ensure that your tri

Take the EASY WAY around all week and get your REWARD!

If you use the toll for your commute to and from your destination each week, you’ll be sure to get a pleasant surprise on your 10th trip: Yes,your 10th trip will be returned in full to your T-Tag account!* PLUS, you will get back 10% of the value of every trip after that for the rest of the week**.<

1. Driving above the speed limit and getting a pricey traffic ticket. Is it worth all your money this summer?

2. Going so fast that you lose control when the driver beside you suddenly swerves. Is it worth all the stress this summer?

3. Being distracted by the phone and wrecking the car. Is it worth losing your vehicle this summer?

4. Driving drunk and incorrectly negoti

As we move deeper into the summer party season, we would like to remind our customers and all motorists of some safety tips to practice while on Highway 2000 East-West. For your own safety and that of all others sharing the road with you, we encourage you to adhere to the tips below. Drive responsibly, and fully enjoy this summer.

1. Don't drive drunk

At all lev

Life happens, and as we go about our daily activities various challenges may arise. Driving is certainly no exception. If your vehicle breaks down during your journey, you may find yourself in need of a tow.

If your vehicle becomes disabled on the Highway 2000 East-West, please take note of your location by viewing the closest location sign, and then contact our Emergency Toll Free Numb

“Safer Road Users, Safer Roads”

As was done in the previous year, JIO partnered with the Toll Authority and made a good show of support under the Highway 2000 East-West brand at the 9th staging of the Jamaica Driver & Road Safety Expo, held on Saturday, June 24, 2017, under the impulse of Grennell’s Driving School.

Despite t

Highway 2000 East-West wishes to advise the public that we have had to adjust the current toll rate structure on all legs of the highway. This becomes effective on Saturday, July 1st, and is as follows:

The class one toll rate on the Vineyards leg will become $440; $160 on the Spanish Town leg; $220 on the Portmore leg and $110 on the May Pen leg.

The class two toll rate on the

Dear Valued Customers, remember to take your FREE trip this week!

Don’t forget to take advantage of the Frequent User Rewards available for all Class 1 and Class 2 T-Tag motorists travelling on the PORTMORE or SPANISH TOWN Highway.

Your account is automatically REFUNDED with the FULL value of your 10th trip afte

The May Pen Fire Station: Another Successful Labour Day Project for Highway 2000 East-West Team!

To continue with our efforts of last year 2016, where the Old Harbour Fire Station benefitted from a well needed facelift, the May Pen Fire Station was the chosen location for our 2017 Labour Day Project, focusing our efforts on painting the main building, but also bushing a

The United Nations Global Road Safety Week is being observed from May 8 – 14, 2017 and the focus is on sensitizing persons on the importance of slowing down. As the Operator of Highway 2000 East-West, we endorse this global message, given our own passion about encouraging road safety. We also believe it is a very timely reminder, since there were a whopping nine (9) recorded fatalities island w

IOJ’s 2017 Earth Day Competition “Sustainable Tourism for Development”

The Institute of Jamaica, through the department of Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ), have yet again held a splendid Earth Day Competition Awards Ceremony for 2017. The United Nations theme for celebration of Earth Day was “Sustainable Tourism for Development”.

Highway 2000 East-West,

ATTENTION Vineyards commuters, this one is for YOU!

Starting Monday April 10, 2017, the first 500 commuters to sign up for a new T-Tag account at the Vineyards Toll Plaza will receive a gift of $1000 already credited!

In addition to the FREE TRIPS you will be able to make with this offer, you will also begin to experience the benefits of having

T-Tag is FREE and offers you a more convenient travel on Highway 2000 East-West:

• NO more STOPPAGE in the manual lanes

• NO WORRIES if you don’t have enough cash

• BENEFIT from our on-line top-up facilities

• Easily TRACK and MANAGE your toll expenses

• BENEFIT from our relevant rebate offerings

So, GET your T-Tag today by following the

In its fifth consecutive year of participation in the Sigma yearly 5.5 Km corporate run, Team JIO displayed their unity and sense of wellbeing with Antonio Kennedy accomplishing an impressive time of 32:30:00 Not to be outdone, the ladies’ entrants were pioneered by Vanesa McLaughlin who completed the race in 36:34:00

It has always been the mantra of Highway 2000 East-West to promote a

The members of the 4H Club at the Independence City Primary School in Portmore officially received their very own vegetable garden on January 25, 2017. The opening of the garden marks the completion of a Biodiversity Project carried out at the school in partnership with Highway 2000 East-West and the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ), a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), an agen

Let’s move together to end road carnage!

As reminded by Prime Minister Andrew Holness who chairs the National Road Safety Council, as of January 23, 2017, already twenty (20) persons lost their lives this year on our nation’s roads with the overriding cause of these deaths being reckless use of the roadways. This highlights the growing concern of traffic acc

As we approach the Christmas season, we would like to remind our customers and all motorists of some safety tips to practice while on Highway 2000 East-West. There have been countless reports from local authorities stating that the overwhelming majority of accidents that have been occurring on our roads could have been avoided if drivers were sensible enough to practice road safety techniques.

“A Touch of France 2016”will be held on 23rd, 24th and 25th November, 2016 at the Spanish Court Hotel, Valencia Pavilion in Kingston.

Both a commercial and cultural exhibition,“A Touch of France” is seen as an important event in the Franco-Jamaican friendship as it offers the opportunity to the Jamaican public to discover the French technical and commer

T-Tag Users and Motorists! Don’t forget the benefits of your T-Tag if you already have one, and why you should get one if you don’t.

The Frequent User Program brings you SAVINGS. The more you use Highway 2000 East-West, is the more you will benefit from rebates to your T-Tag.

When life is challenging, why not make your commute easier by subscribing to the Highwa

If you encounter problems while driving on Highway 2000 East-West,do NOT stop in any of the driving lanes, pull over safely,stop on the shoulder to your left and turn on your hazard lights.Take note of your location and contact our Emergency Toll Free Number at1-888-429-5632immediately for assistance.

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Starting on Monday, July 11th, 2016, and for a 4-weeks duration, pavement maintenance works are underway on the T1 leg of Highway 2000 East-West.

Sections of the road, between Spanish Town and Vineyards Toll Plazas, are being repaved to maintain our highest quality standard.

Motorists using this leg of the highway are being advised to pay attention to the traffic management sign

 DRIVE MORE and SAVE MORE

Motorists, now is the time to take advantage of the Frequent User Rewards program from Highway 2000 East-West! 

Under the Frequent User Rewards program, Portmore and Spanish Town T-Tag customers driving Class 1 and Class 2 vehicles are eligible for a FREE passage plus more SAVINGS