Jose Abad Santos Avenue
Jose Abad Santos Avenue | ||
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Olongapo–Gapan Road Gapan–San Fernando–Olongapo Road | ||
Gapan | ||
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West end | N305 (Rizal Avenue) / N306 (Olongapo–Bugallon Road) in Olongapo | |
Location | ||
Country | Cabiao, San Isidro | |
Highway system | ||
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Jose Abad Santos Avenue (JASA), also known as the Olongapo–Gapan Road and the Gapan–San Fernando–Olongapo Road, is a two-to-thirteen-lane 118-kilometer (73 mi) major highway spanning the provinces of Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Zambales in Central Luzon, Philippines. The highway is designated as National Route 3 (N3) of the Philippine highway network.[1]
Etymology
Jose Abad Santos Avenue is named in honor of
However, the avenue's segment in Olongapo city proper is a part of and locally known as Rizal Avenue, after the
History
Jose Abad Santos Avenue traces its roots to the
When the
When the
When World War II started, the Olongapo–Gapan Road was blockaded, halting transportation throughout the entire span of the road. The Japanese bombed the road to stop the Americans and Filipinos from the fortification of different bases in Central Luzon. During this time, the road was part of Highway 7 from Olongapo to San Fernando and Highway 10 from San Fernando to Gapan.[4] It used a different alignment from Guagua to Mexico that currently exists as the San Antonio–Floridablanca Road, San Fernando–Lubao Road, Capitol Boulevard, and Consunji Road.[5]
After the end of the War, the
Due to the
In recent years especially after lahars from Mount Pinatubo eruption buried some sections of the avenue, the highway underwent widening which added more lanes to accommodate more vehicles using the road.
Today, Olongapo–Gapan Road, now called Jose Abad Santos Avenue and designated as National Route 3 of the Philippine highway network, is the most significant toll-free road that connects Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bataan, and Zambales.
Route description
The road passes to
The highway also serves a major utility corridor, carrying various high voltage overhead power lines through densely populated areas where acquisition and designation of right of way or power line alignment and lands for their associated structures is impractical. Notable power lines using the highway's right of way for most or part of their route are the Hermosa–Duhat–Balintawak transmission line from Hermosa Substation of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to San Fernando Exit of North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and Hermosa–Calaguiman line from NGCP Hermosa Substation in Hermosa to Layac Junction in Dinalupihan. The San Fernando segment of the Hermosa–Duhat–Balintawak line itself is undergoing relocation since December 2010 to alleviate heavy traffic along the avenue due to the presence of its electric poles standing on the highway itself, and to pave the way for the expansion of some segments of the avenue, particularly at Barangay Dolores.[7]
Gapan to San Fernando
The road starts on
Bacolor to Olongapo
Upon entering Bacolor, the road turns eastward and passes through the
Intersections
This entire route is located in Central Luzon. Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero.
Province | City/Municipality | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Gapan | 90 | 56 | AH 26 (N1) (Pan-Philippine Highway) | Eastern terminus | |
Cabiao boundary | Nueva Ecija Welcome Arch Pampanga 1st District Engineering Office–Nueva Ecija 2nd District Engineering Office highway boundary | ||||
Mt. Arayat National Park | |||||
81.5 | 50.6 | Arayat–Magalang Road | |||
Santa Ana | Baliwag–Candaba–Santa Ana Road | ||||
Mexico | Bahay Pare–San Luis–Santo Domingo Road / Tulauc–Santo Domingo Road | Roundabout intersection | |||
Mexico-Magalang Road | |||||
San Fernando–Lagundi Road | |||||
San Fernando | 65 | 40 | E1 (North Luzon Expressway) | NLEX-San Fernando Exit, crosses above NLEX | |
) | Crossing motorists are carried by Dolores Flyover | ||||
Lazatin Boulevard | Crossing motorists are carried by Lazatin Flyover | ||||
Bacolor | Mega Dike Access Road | ||||
Don Ceferino Joven Street | Access to Bacolor town proper | ||||
Guagua | Guagua-Porac Road | ||||
San Antonio–Floridablanca Road | |||||
Lubao | San Fernando–Lubao Road | ||||
Lubao Access Road | Both termini at Jose Abad Santos Avenue | ||||
Bataan–Pampanga boundary | Hermosa–Lubao boundary | Pampanga Welcome Arch | |||
Bataan | Hermosa | 101 | 63 | Sitio Pinagpala Road | |
N301 (Roman Superhighway ) | Northern Terminus of N301 | ||||
N214 (Angeles–Porac–Floridablanca–Dinalupihan Road) | Locally known as J.P. Rizal Street | ||||
N214 (Tabacan Poblacion Road) | Locally known as General Luna Street | ||||
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Dinalupihan boundary | Olongapo Welcome Arch | ||||
Olongapo | Argonaut Highway | Start of Rizal Avenue segment | |||
N305 (Rizal Avenue) / N306 (Olongapo–Bugallon Road) | Ulo ng Apo roundabout. Western terminus. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Landmarks
The Jose Abad Santos Avenue spans for about 118 kilometers (73 mi), thus, many establishments and landmarks are built alongside the highway. This landmarks are malls, historical sites, government facilities, and many more other establishments. Two major shopping malls along the road are SM City Pampanga, the second largest mall in Northern and Central Luzon, and Robinsons Starmills Pampanga.
References
- ^ "Jose Abad Santos Avenue". ph.geoview.info. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Executive Order No. 113 (May 2, 1955), Establishing the Classification of Roads, retrieved September 28, 2021
- ^ Republic Act No. 9477 (May 22, 2007), An Act Renaming the Gapan-San Fernando-Olongapo Road (GSO Road) as Jose Abad Santos Avenue (JASA), retrieved July 19, 2017
- ^ 1944 Army Map Service Road Map of Northern Luzon, Philippines (Map). 1:1000000. Washington D.C.: Army Maps Service, Corps of Engineers. 1944. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Official Road Map of the Philippine Islands: with Ports Indicated (Map). 1:930000. Bureau of Public Works, Philippines. 1936. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Gapan-San Fernando-Olongapo Road: San Fernando". Caught (up) in traffic. January 18, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Arcellaz, Princess Clea (August 1, 2019). "NGCP starts 'relocation' of Jasa electric posts". Retrieved December 18, 2019.