National Route 70 (N70) forms part of the
Philippine highway network. It partially spurs the
Asian Highway 26 (AH26) from
Palo to
Ormoc in
Leyte
Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census.
Since the accessibility of land has be ...
, Philippines.
Route description
N70 starts at its intersection with
Maharlika Highway
The Pan-Philippine Highway, also known as the Maharlika Highway ( tl, Daang Maharlika; ceb, Dalang Halangdon), is a network of roads, expressways, bridges, and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in t ...
in
Palo, at the vicinity of the
Palo Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lord's Transfiguration, also known as Palo Metropolitan Cathedral or simply Palo Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church located at Palo, Leyte, in the Philippines belonging to the Vicariate of Palo under the Metr ...
. It then enters the towns of
Santa Fe,
Alangalang
Alangalang (IPA: ”ÉlÉÅ‹'Ê”alÉÅ‹, officially the Municipality of Alangalang ( war, Bungto han Alangalang; ceb, Lungsod sa Alangalang; tl, Bayan ng Alangalang), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to t ...
,
Jaro,
Tunga,
Carigara
Carigara (), officially the Municipality of Carigara ( war, Bungto han Carigara; tl, Bayan ng Carigara), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,656 people.
The ...
,
Capoocan, and
Kananga
Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital city of the Kasai-Central, Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï-Occidental , Kasaï-Occidental Province. It is ...
. It enters the city of
Ormoc, where the Asian Highway 26 (AH26) concurrency leaves the highway for the Ormoc Port. It then turns east to follow the western coast of Leyte and traverses the town of
Albuera
La Albuera is a village southeast of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. it had a population of c. 2,000 inhabitants.
History
It was scene of the Battle of Albuera (16 May 1811) between Spanish, Portuguese and British troops under William Carr Beresf ...
and the city of
Baybay before ending at Maharlika Highway in
Mahaplag
Mahaplag (IPA: É'hÉplÉg, officially the Municipality of Mahaplag; ( war, Bungto han Mahaplag ; ceb, Dakbayan sa Mahaplag ; tl, Bayan ng Mahaplag), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 cens ...
.
Asian Highway Network
This route partially spurs the
Asian Highway 26, running from Palo to Ormoc and continues as a sea ferry to
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ...
.
History
The direct predecessors of N70 are Highway 2 from
Palo to
Baybay and Highway 1 from Baybay to
Mahaplag
Mahaplag (IPA: É'hÉplÉg, officially the Municipality of Mahaplag; ( war, Bungto han Mahaplag ; ceb, Dakbayan sa Mahaplag ; tl, Bayan ng Mahaplag), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 cens ...
.
Upon the ratification of the
Asian Highway Network
The Asian Highway Network (AH), also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via hig ...
by the Philippines in 2007, the highway's segment from Palo to Ormoc was later made part of the
Pan-Philippine Highway, particularly its spur in
Visayas
The Visayas ( ), or the Visayan Islands (Bisayan languages, Visayan: ''Kabisay-an'', ; tl, Kabisayaan ), are one of the three Island groups of the Philippines, principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao ...
. The highway network connecting Palo and Mahaplag via the western coast of Leyte was later designated by the
Department of Public Works and Highways as N70. The route is signposted from Palo to Ormoc but since the non-AH26 section of the route does not have its own route markers, it is not signposted from Ormoc to Mahaplag.
References
External links
Department of Public Works and Highways
Roads in Leyte (province)
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