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The Government should be careful not to abandon any aspect of the Highway 2000 plan due to what may appear to be ‘funding’ issues. The plan of bringing back the rail network should not be seen as a ’substitute’ of a modern road network but as an alternative. The Minister is alleged to have said that he is looking at ‘the economic impact and the cost that may be involved’. The cost benefit analysis has been done already and there is no need to commence any new study. Are we trying to re-invent the wheel? Budgets may have to be revised in view of changing circumstances on the ground but this is normal. Do not allow budgetary constraints in the short run to sideline a good overall plan for Jamaica. We need a good internal road network and so far Highway 2000 (the sections that have been built) has remained virtually unscathed while the old road networks have been ravaged by the recent Hurricanes and Storms. We know that successive governments will have different visions and different plans for the country but having a good internal road network is beyond dispute.  Jamaica Gleaner News – THE MINISTERS’ NOTES – Highway limbo Government ponders abandoning Williamsfield leg – Tuesday | September 9, 2008