In Belize, the Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway takes up where the Hummingbird Highway ends and runs from Dangriga to Punta Gorda. It is entirely paved, with the completion of a 10-mile segment between Golden Stream and Big Falls circa 2008–09. The T.V. Ramos Highway provides important access to a number of Mayan ruins and natural areas. The ancient Mayan sites of Nim Li Punit and Lubaantun are each situated a few miles west of the highway in southern Belize. The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is several miles west of the highway in south-central Belize.
In 2011, a project was initiated, and complete by 2015, to extend the Southern Highway 21.4 mi/34.5 km to Jalacte in southwestern Belize.
On September 30, 2020 the Southern Highway was renamed to Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway. It was named after Thomas Vincent Ramos, the creator of Garifuna Settlement Day.
Junction list
LocationMilekmDestinationNotesStann Creek0.00.0 Hummingbird HighwayElevation, 21 m10.016.1Road into Commerce BightElevation, 23 m12.319.8Road into HopkinsElevation, 19 m19.331.1 Placencia Road –Placencia, Riversdale, Seine Bight Elevation, 30 metres43.870.5Turnoff to Monkey River Town Elevation, 20 mToledo77.4124.6Turnoff to Silver Creek, San Miguel, San Pedro ColumbiaElevation, 29 m83.1133.7 Junction: road southeast to Toledo District – Punta Gorda; northwest along Jalacte road to Jimmy Cut, Pueblo Viejo, Blue Creek, Aguacate, Otoxha and Dolores Elevation, 24 metres86.1138.6Machaca Forest StationElevation, 34 m88.9143.0Road to Piebra, Barranco, Conejo, Crique SarcoElevation, 15 m92.1148.3West access road – Punta GordaElevation, 24 m97.1156.2West access roadTerminus of highway; elevation, 7 metres
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