Jose P. Laurel Highway
Jose P. Laurel Highway, officially named as Manila–Batangas Road, is a 49-kilometer (30 mi), two-to-six lane, major highway running within the province of Batangas.[1][2][3] The highway forms part of National Route 4 (N4) of the Philippine highway network. It is also known as Ayala Highway in Lipa and National Highway from Lipa to Batangas City.
Manila–Batangas Road National Highway | |
![]() Jose P. Laurel Highway in Malvar, Batangas | |
Route information | |
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways | |
Length | 49 km (30 mi) |
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Provinces | Batangas |
Major cities | Santo Tomas, Tanauan, Lipa, Batangas City |
Towns | Malvar, San Jose |
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The highway was named in the honor of Jose P. Laurel, a Batangas native who served as the president of the Second Philippine Republic.
Route description
Jose P. Laurel Highway starts at the Santo Tomas Junction, an intersection with the Maharlika Highway and Governor Carpio Avenue. The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road mostly parallels the highway, and crosses each other at Lipa and Batangas City. It then enters Tanauan, Malvar, Lipa, where it diverts motorists around the poblacion as Ayala Highway, San Jose, and Batangas City, where it ends at the intersection with Palico–Balayan–Batangas Road and P. Burgos Street in the poblacion.
Intersections
The entire route is located in Batangas. Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero.
City/Municipality | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Santo Tomas | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus | |||
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Santo Tomas Bypass Road | |||||
Santo Tomas–Tanauan boundary | San Juan Bridge over San Juan River | ||||
Tanauan | ![]() | Traffic light intersection. | |||
Malvar | Pedro Montecer Street – STAR Tollway | ||||
Lipa | Leviste Road – Alaminos | ||||
F. Leviste Highway – STAR Tollway, Balete | |||||
Alaminos–Lipa Road – Alaminos, San Pablo | |||||
![]() | Roundabout. Eastern end of Ayala Highway. | ||||
![]() | Roundabout. Western end of Ayala Highway. | ||||
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![]() | Serves Fernando Air Base. | ||||
Mataaskahoy Road – Mataasnakahoy | |||||
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San Jose | Charito Makalintal Avenue – San Jose town proper, Ibaan | ||||
Makalintal Avenue / Pulgeras Road – San Jose town proper, Alitagtag, Bauan | |||||
Makalintal Avenue – San Jose town proper | |||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus. Traffic light intersection | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- "Batangas 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- "Batangas 3rd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- "Batangas 4th". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved June 8, 2018.