Diokno Highway
Secondary national road in Batangas, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Jose W. Diokno Boulevard.
The Diokno Highway, also known as Payapa Road and formerly as Tagaytay-Junction–Calaca-Lemery Road,[2] is a 20.064-kilometer (12.467 mi),[1] two-lane, secondary road in Batangas that connects the city of Calaca, near its border with Nasugbu and Alfonso, Cavite, and the municipality of Lemery.[3] It connects southern Cavite and Batangas.
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Diokno Highway | |
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Payapa Road Tagaytay-Junction–Calaca-Lemery Road | |
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Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways - Batangas 1st District Engineering Office[1] | |
Length | 20.064 km[1] (12.467 mi) |
Existed | 1945–present |
Component highways | N410 |
Major junctions | |
North end | N410 / N407 (Tagaytay–Nasugbu Highway) in Calaca, Batangas |
South end | N436 (Palico–Balayan–Batangas Road) in Lemery, Batangas |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Provinces | Batangas |
Major cities | Calaca |
Towns | Laurel, Lemery |
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The highway is apparently named after Ramón Diokno, a native of Taal, Batangas who served as a representative for Batangas, senator and Supreme Court associate justice.[4][5]