ʌntˈɪl ðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃɪl ɹˈoʊzəvˌɛlt hˈaɪweɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ænd ðə bˈiːθæm hˈaɪweɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv fˈɪfti sˈɪks ðɪ ˈiːstɚn mˈeɪn ɹˈoʊd wʌzðə mˈeɪn ɹˈaʊt ʌv tɹˈævəl bᵻtwˌiːn pˈoːɹt ʌv spˈeɪn ænd ˈæɹɪmə.
Until the construction of the Churchill–Roosevelt Highway (in 1941) and the Beetham Highway (in 1955–56) the Eastern Main Road was the main route of travel between Port of Spain and Arima.