Multimodal Transportation Hub

In order to facilitate the expansion of Port of Spain’s Central Business District, it is necessary to alleviate the traffic congestion which currently plagues the city. A multimodal transportation hub concept is recommended to form part of the rejuvenated CBD, which will boast a hub for all types of transportation including bus service from the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) Terminal; a Cruise ship Complex at Invaders Bay and Inter-island Ferry service in Central Port of Spain; park and ride facilities; and proximity planning that improves the accessibility of related functions via active transportation modes.

The guiding principles behind the transportation hub concept are:

• Implementation of alternatives to private vehicle use
• Improvements in public transport
• Creation of a single major link to several transportation arteries and modes (e.g. buses, ferries, trams)
• Development of a clear road network hierarchy
• Definition of a CBD vehicular use policy
• Improvements to pedestrian infrastructure

As part of the drive to improve the pedestrianization of the capital city, and to provide easier access to the existing PTSC Terminal and Inter-island Ferry Terminal, state-of-the-art pedestrian overpasses are currently being developed on Wrightson Road and South Quay, Port of Spain. The pedestrian overpasses will feature enclosed air-conditioned ramps, elevators, bridge-decks and CCTV security systems. a similar pedestrian overpass will be constructed at Chancery Lane, San Fernando.