the 105 km two-line Trinidad Rapid Railway. It was claimed that the new railways were needed to overcome growing road congestion. However the project was cancelled in September 2010. Roads As of 2021, there are 9,592 km of roads in the country. The Ministry of Works and Transport (MOWT) Highway Division maintains 2,050 km, including all highways. Trinidad also has a large and complex highway network that consists of three 6-lane freeways and four 4-lane freeways: Churchill–Roosevelt Highway, runs from Barataria to Wallerfield, and extends for 30 km. Uriah Butler Highway, runs from Champs Fleurs to Chaguanas and extends for 15.7 km. Beetham Highway that connects Barataria to Downtown Port of Spain Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway that connect Chaguanas to Debe and is currently being extended to Point Fortin Audrey Jeffers Highway that connects West Port of Spain to Cocorite Reinzi Kirton Highway Diego Martin Highway Tobago Highways (2-Lane Freeway) Claude Noel Highway that connects Canaan to Scarborough Minor Highways San Fernando By-Pass that runs through San Fernando. Wrightson Road that runs through Port of Spain. Rivulet Road that runs through Couva. South Trunk Road that runs from San Fernando to Mon Desir. Statistics Pipelines: crude oil 1,032 km; petroleum products 19 km; natural gas 904 km Ports and harbours: Pointe-à-Pierre, Point Fortin, Point Lisas, Port of Spain, Scarborough, Tembladora Merchant marine: total: 2 ships ( or over) totaling / ships by type: (1999 est.) cargo ship 1 petroleum tanker 1 Airports: 6 (1999 est.) Airports - with paved runways: total: 3 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1999 est.) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (1999 est.) (Transportation information from the CIA World Handbook.) See also Driver's licenses in Trinidad and Tobago References External links Public Transport Service Corporation The Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago The Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority Travel & Transportation - Getting Around Tobago - The Department of Tourism, Tobago House of Assembly Vehicle registration plates of Trinidad and Tobago Driver's licenses in Trinidad and Tobago Ferry companies of Trinidad and Tobago