Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway
The Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway, sometimes referred to as SHH, is the major north-south highway on the island of Trinidad, in Trinidad and Tobago.
Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway | |
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Route information | |
Length | 36 km (22 mi) |
Existed | 1970s–present |
Major junctions | |
North end | Chaguanas |
South end | Ghandi Village, Debe |
Location | |
Major cities | Chaguanas, Couva, San Fernando, and Point Fortin (soon) |
Highway system | |
Transport in Trinidad and Tobago |
It connects Chaguanas with Ghandi Village, Debe. It meets the Uriah Butler Highway at Chaguanas.
The highway was named for Sir Solomon Hochoy, the first Caribbean-born Governor of Trinidad and Tobago and the first Governor General of Trinidad and Tobago. Originally constructed as a two-lane highway in the early 1970s it was expanded to a four-lane dual carriageway in the late 1970s.
In 2001 work was started to extend the highway to completely by-pass San Fernando. This work was completed in 2003 and the southern part of the highway now ends at Golconda. Further work was done in 2013 extending the highway to Debe while en route to Point Fortin. Plans are underway to extend the highway to Point Fortin. Numerous upgrades to the Over and Underpasses occurred in the recent years including the overpass in San Fernando and most recently the overpass in Couva completed in 2012.
Exit List
The following table lists the major junctions along the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway. The entire route is located in Trinidad.
Location | km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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Chaguanas | 15.6 | 9.7 | — | Uriah Butler Highway | Northern terminus; Continuation from Chaguanas. Kilometer-based exit numbers continue from the Uriah Butler Highway | |
Chase Village | 19.2 | 11.9 | 9 | Connector Road | ||
Freeport | 21.8 | 13.5 | 10 | Mission Road | ||
23.0 | 14.3 | 11 | Freeport Parallel Access Road | |||
Couva | 26.5 | 16.5 | 12 | Couva Main Road, Rivulet Road | ||
27.7 | 17.2 | 13 | Couva Hospital | Access to the Couva Hospital and Multi-purpose Training Facility (Exit Only) | ||
Claxton Bay | 32.2 | 20.0 | 14 | Cedar Hill Road | ||
33.1 | 20.6 | 15 | Macaulay Road | Exit only from SHH South and Entrance only to SHH North | ||
Gasparillo | 38.4 | 23.9 | 16 | Bon Aventure Road | ||
San Fernando | 41.2 | 25.6 | 17 | Tarouba Link Road | ||
43.8 | 27.2 | 18 | Corinth Road | |||
45.5 | 28.3 | 19 | Golconda Connector Road | |||
Debe | 49.7 | 30.9 | 20 | S.S. Erin Road | ||
51.3 | 31.9 | 21 | Debe Bunsee Trace | Southbound temporary terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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