Pan–Philippine Highway
Maharlika Highway Asian Highway 26 | |
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Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways - Local District Engineering Offices (DPWH) / Private Sectors (Expressway segments only) | |
Length | 3,517 km (2,185 mi) |
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Laoag-Caloocan | |
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Muntinlupa-Matnog | |
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Roads in the Philippines |
The Pan–Philippine Highway, also known as the Maharlika Highway (
The northern terminus of the highway is in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte and the southern terminus is in Zamboanga City.
Development
The highway was proposed in 1965, and built under the Martial Law dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos. Government planners believed that the motorway and other connected roads would stimulate agricultural production by reducing transport costs, encourage social and economic development outside existing major urban centres such as Manila, and expand industrial production for domestic and overseas markets. Construction was supported by loans and grants from foreign aid institutions, including the World Bank.
The highway was rehabilitated and improved in 1997, during the Ramos Administration, with assistance from the Japanese government, and dubbed the Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway. In 1998, the Department of Tourism designated 35 sections of the highway as "Scenic Highways", with developed amenities for travellers and tourists.
In March 2018, Secretary Mark Villar of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) inaugurated the 24.61 -kilometer arterial road that will link the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) with the Maharlika Highway that traverses the central part of Luzon.[1]
Route
Main Route:
- Gen. Segundo Avenue: Laoag
- Manila North Road/Maharlika Highway: Bacarra - Lal-lo
- Cagayan Valley Road: Lal-lo - Tuguegarao - Ilagan - Santiago - Bayombong - San Jose City - Cabanatuan - Gapan - San Miguel - Baliuag
- Doña Remedios Trinidad Road: Baliuag - Pulilan - Guiguinto - Santa Rita (Guiguinto)
- NLEX: Santa Rita (Guiguinto) - Balintawak (Quezon City) (still unsigned as part of AH26)
- EDSA (Eastern Route): Balintawak (Quezon City) - Magallanes (Makati)
- SLEX: Magallanes (Makati) - Turbina (Calamba)(partially signed as AH26).
- Daang Maharlika/Manila South Road: Turbina (Calamba) - Santo Tomas - Alaminos - San Pablo - Tiaong - Lucena - Daet - Naga City - Sorsogon City - Matnog
- Ferry from Matnog to Allen
- Allen - Catbalogan - Tacloban - Liloan
- Ferry from Liloan to Surigao City
- Surigao City - Butuan - Bayugan - Tagum - Davao City - Digos - General Santos - Koronadal - Tacurong - Midsayap - Sultan Kudarat - Parang - Malabang - Sultan Naga Dimaporo - Pagadian - Ipil - Zamboanga City
Alternative Route
- C-4 Road, Radial Road 10, Roxas Boulevard, EDSA (Western Route): Balintawak (Quezon City) - Monumento (Caloocan) - Navotas - Ermita (Manila) - Pasay - Magallanes (Makati)
Asian Highway Network
The Pan-Philippine Highway is designated as
Intersections
Ilocos Norte
Cagayan
N101 / N119 in Lal-lo N51 in Tuguegarao
Isabela
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Ecija
N56 / N111 in San Jose N113 in Santo Domingo N111 in Talavera N58 in Cabanatuan N3 in Gapan
Bulacan
Metro Manila
N160 in Balintawak, Quezon City
Eastern route
Western route
SLEX section
Cavite
Laguna (1st segment)
N420 in Santa Rosa E2 / N1 in Calamba
Batangas
N145 in Santo Tomas N4 in Santo Tomas
Laguna (2nd segment)
N67 in San Pablo
Quezon
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Albay
Sorsogon
N642 in Pilar N641 in Castilla N643 in Sorsogon City (western terminus) N644 in Sorsogon City N643 in Sorsogon City (eastern terminus) N645 in Bulan
Luzon–Visayas boundary
Matnog–Allen ferry line: Continuation of N1/AH26 via San Bernardino Strait
Northern Samar
N670 in Allen
Samar
N672 in Calbayog City N673 in Calbayog City N677 in Gandara (northern terminus) N677 in Gandara (southern terminus) N675 in Catbalogan City N674 in Paranas N670 in Santa Rita
Samar–Leyte boundary
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga Sibugay
Compostela Valley
N906 in Montevista N907 in Nabunturan
Davao del Norte
Davao Del Sur
Sultan Kudarat
South Cotabato
N930 in General Santos N931 in General Santos
Surigao del Norte
Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Sur
N73 in Trento N903 in Prosperidad N904 in Prosperidad and Trento N905 in San Francisco
Maguindanao
Gallery
- AH26 reassurance sign along EDSA in Quezon City
- Reassurance sign for Pan-Philippine Highway/AH26 at South Luzon Expressway-Sta. Rosa City, Laguna segment.
- The segment in Santo Tomas, Batangas.
- Narra Avenue, segment of AH26 in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur
See also
References
- http://www.bookrags.com/history/worldhistory/pan-philippine-highway-ema-04/
- http://manilarat.blogspot.com/2005/11/philippine-tourism-highway.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060619230039/http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org/about/economy.htm
- http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/74846-ah26-road-sign
- http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/pdf/issuances/DO/09/DO_015_S2009.pdf
- ↑ "North Luzon expressway, Maharlika highway linked". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
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