Overview

The George Price Highway, is one of four main highways in Belize. It originates in Belize City , runs west through Western Paradise, Tropical Park, Hattieville, Gracie Rock, Jih Chan, La Democracia, St. Matthew's, Beaver Dam, Harmonyville, Cotton Tree, Belmopan City, Roaring Creek, Camalote, Teakettle, Ontario, Blackman Eddy, Unitedville, Georgeville, Central Farm, Esperanza, San Ignacio & Santa Elena, San José Succotz, Benque Viejo del Carmen and terminates at the Guatemalan border. The highway bisects the country and ties the eastern and western parts of Belize together.

History

The highway was built in the 1930s and was originally known as the Cayo Road and later the Western Highway.

On September 20, 2003, the Beaver Dam Creek Bridge was reconstructed as a new steel bridge to replace the old broken concrete bridge.

The Western Highway was renamed the George Price Highway in honour of George Price on September 20, 2012.

The Roundabout 2 was constructed at the junction of the George Price Highway and the Road 8 in July 2016.

In 2019 the Roaring Creek Bridge was reconstructed slightly upstream due to the old Roaring Creek Bridge being too narrow and getting congested, with the inauguration ceremony held on March 20, 2020. As part of this project the roundabout also had to be modified, with the western leg being moved slightly south.

Due to heavy floods in 2021 the section of road from the Roaring Creek Bridge to the gas station in Roaring Creek was raised about 3 feet and concreted.