Jose P. Laurel Highway

Jose P. Laurel Highway 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.[4] It is also known as Santo Tomas Bypass Road in Santo Tomas, Manila–Batangas Road from its junction with General Malvar Street in Santo Tomas southwards, and Ayala Highway in Lipa.

Route 4 shield
Jose P. Laurel Highway
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Jose P. Laurel Highway in Malvar
Route information
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways
Length49 km (30 mi)
Component
highways		 N4
Major junctions
North end AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) / Governor Carpio Avenue in Santo Tomas
Major intersections

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
CountryPhilippines
ProvincesBatangas
Major citiesSanto Tomas, Tanauan, Lipa, Batangas City
TownsMalvar, San Jose
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines
← N3→ N5

The highway was named in honor of José Paciano Laurel, who served as the president of the Second Philippine Republic. Laurel was born in Tanauan, Batangas, through which the highway traverses.

Route description
The highway near Lipa City Hall

Jose P. Laurel Highway starts at the Santo Tomas Junction, a roundabout intersection with the Maharlika Highway and Governor Carpio Avenue in Santo Tomas. 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 Lawas Junction, its intersection with Palico–Balayan–Batangas Road and P. Burgos Street (Manila-Batangas Pier Road) in the poblacion. The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road mostly parallels the highway and crosses each other at Lipa and Batangas City.

History

Most of the highway is historically called Manila–Batangas Road.[5] It was designated as Highway 19 or Route 19, a route that linked Santo Tomas to the then-municipality of Batangas and was the logical continuation of Route 1 (Manila South Road), an old road from Manila that includes the present-day Maharlika Highway, prior to the completion of its section towards Alaminos, Laguna circa 1930s.[6][7][8][9] New alignments bypassing the downtowns of San Jose,[10][11] Lipa (now known as Ayala Highway), and Santo Tomas (officially known as Manila–Batangas Diversion Road),[4] respectively, were later built and made part of the present-day Jose P. Laurel Highway.[12]

Intersections
The former Sabang Rotonda in Lipa, the eastern end of the section known as Ayala Highway

The entire route is located in Batangas. Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero. 

City/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
Santo Tomas AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) / Governor Carpio Avenue – Manila, San PabloNorthern terminus. Roundabout.
N4 (General Malvar Street)Southern end of Manila–Batangas Diversion Road.
Santo Tomas Bypass Road
Santo Tomas–Tanauan boundarySan Juan Bridge over San Juan River
Tanauan N421 (Mabini Avenue) – STAR Tollway, Talisay, TagaytayTraffic light intersection.
MalvarPedro Montecer Street – STAR Tollway
LipaLeviste Road – Alaminos
F. Leviste Highway – STAR Tollway, Balete
Alaminos–Lipa Road – Alaminos, San Pablo
N431 (General Luna Street) – Padre Garcia, Rosario, San JuanEastern end of Ayala Highway.
N431 (B. Morada Avenue) – Lipa city proper, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San JuanWestern 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 JoseCharito 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 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 properSouthern terminus. Traffic light intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Batangas 2nd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  2. "Batangas 3rd". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  3. "Batangas 4th". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  5. Executive Order No. 71 (3 December 1936). Establishing the Classification of Roads. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  6. 1944 Army Map Service Road Map of Northern Luzon, Philippines (Map). 1:500000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service. 1944. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  7. ND 51-9 Batangas (Map). 1:250,000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1954. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  8. Buhay Batangas (January 4, 2018). "Map of Batangas Road System c. 1914". Batangas History, Culture and Folklore. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  9. General Map of the Island of Luzon, Phil. Is. Showing the Manila Railroad Company's Railway & Water Lines (Map). 1:1,060,000. Bureau Coast and Geodetic Survey Litho. 1930. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  10. Buhay Batangas (January 24, 2018). "A 1930 Batangas Road Trip Guide". Batangas History, Culture and Folklore. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  11. Southern Luzon Western Sheet (Map). 1:200000. Washington D.C.: US Geodetic Survey. 1941. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  12. ND 51-5 Manila (Map). 1:250,000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1954. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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