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.

Jose P. Laurel Highway
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)
Component highways	N4
Major junctions
North end	N1 / AH26 (Maharlika Highway) / Governor Carpio Avenue in Santo Tomas
	N4 (General Malvar Street) in Santo Tomas N421 (Mabini Avenue) in Tanauan N431 (General Luna Street) in Lipa N431 (B. Morada Avenue) in Lipa E2 (STAR Tollway) in Lipa N433 (Banay-Banay–Mojon–Cuenca Road) in Lipa E2 (STAR Tollway) / N434 (Batangas Port Diversion Road) in Batangas City N438 (Tolentino Road) in Batangas City
South end	N436 (Palico–Balayan–Batangas Road) / N437 (P. Burgos Street) in Batangas City
Location
Provinces	Batangas
Major cities	Santo Tomas, Tanauan, Lipa, Batangas City
Towns	Malvar, San Jose
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

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
Santo Tomas			N1 / AH26 (Maharlika Highway) / Governor Carpio Avenue – Manila, San Pablo	Northern terminus
			N4 (General Malvar Street)
			Santo Tomas Bypass Road
Santo Tomas–Tanauan boundary			San Juan Bridge over San Juan River
Tanauan			N421 (Mabini Avenue) – STAR Tollway, Talisay, Tagaytay	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
			N431 (General Luna Street) – Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan	Roundabout. Eastern end of Ayala Highway.
			N431 (B. Morada Avenue) – Lipa city proper, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan	Roundabout. Western end of Ayala Highway.
			E2 (STAR Tollway) – Manila, Batangas City
			N432 (Fernando Airbase Road)	Serves Fernando Air Base.
			Mataaskahoy Road – Mataasnakahoy
			N433 (Banay-Banay–Mojon–Cuenca Road) – Cuenca, Lemery, Calaca
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
Batangas City			E2 (STAR Tollway) / N434 (Batangas Port Diversion Road) / Batangas-Balete Road – Batangas International Port, Manila
			N435 (Batangas–Ibaan Road) – Ibaan
			N438 (Tolentino Road) – Lobo
			N436 (Palico–Balayan–Batangas Road) / N437 (P. Burgos Street) – Batangas International Port, Batangas city proper	Southern terminus. Traffic light intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Batangas 2nd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
2. "Batangas 3rd". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
3. "Batangas 4th". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

External links

• Department of Public Works and Highways