Andaya Highway

Rolando Andaya Highway, officially known as Quirino Highway and also known as Camarines Sur–Quezon Road, is a national primary highway located in the provinces of Camarines Norte, Quezon, and Camarines Sur in the Philippines. It serves as an alternative route to the Pan-Philippine Highway and has been efficiently used as a major highway since the 1990s. It traverses the municipality of Santa Elena in Camarines Norte, municipalities of Sipocot, Lupi, Ragay, and Del Gallego in Camarines Sur, and the municipalities of Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, and Calauag in Quezon. It is primarily known as Andaya Highway in segments within Camarines Sur and likewise called as Quirino Highway within Camarines Norte and Quezon.[1][2][3]


Rolando Andaya Highway
Quirino Highway
Camarines Sur–Quezon Road
Andaya Highway.jpg
The highway near Poblacion Iraya, Ragay, Camarines Sur
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways – Camarines Norte District Engineering Office, Quezon 4th District Engineering Office, and Camarines Sur 1st District Engineering Office
Length92.65 km (57.57 mi)
Existed1950s–present
Component
highways		 N68
Major junctions
Northwest end AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) in Santa Elena, Camarines Norte
Southeast end AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) in Sipocot, Camarines Sur
Location
CountryPhilippines
RegionsBicol Region, Calabarzon
ProvincesCamarines Norte, Quezon, Camarines Sur
TownsSanta Elena, Calauag, Guinayangan, Tagkawayan, Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Sipocot
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines
← N67→ N69

The entire highway is designated as National Route 68 (N68) of the Philippine highway network.

History

The construction of the highway began in around the 1950s, during the term of President Elpidio Quirino, thus being called Quirino Highway.[4] Being discontinuous for decades, it was funded in 1976 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 759 by President Ferdinand Marcos.[5] The plan for the road was to connect the town of Del Gallego, native Ragay (southwestern Ragay), and Ragay Port, all in Camarines Sur, to the Maharlika Highway. The highway opened in 1984. Between 1992 and 1999, it was extended to Sipocot, Camarines Sur.[6][7]

In 2004, an entire segment within Camarines Sur was renamed to Rolando R. Andaya Highway, in honor of the late representative from the province, by virtue of Republic Act No. 9234.[8]

Route description

Andaya Highway or Quirino Highway starts at its intersection with Maharlika Highway in Santa Elena, Camarines Norte. It then enters the province of Quezon and traverses the towns of Calauag, Guinayangan, and Tagkawayan, where it bypasses its municipal center. It re-enters Bicol Region, this time at Camarines Sur and traverses Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, and Sipocot, where it ends and reunites with Maharlika Highway. Thus, the highway serves as a shorter and alternative route to Maharlika Highway, which traverses the northern part of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.

Intersections
Intersection Location Remarks
Tabugon Junction Santa Elena, Camarines Norte The Northwestern terminus of the Andaya Highway. The road goes to Manila and Daet, Camarines Norte.
Sipocot Junction Sipocot, Camarines Sur The Southeastern terminus of Andaya Highway. The road goes to Naga, Camarines Sur, Sipocot Town Proper & Daet, Camarines Norte

References
  1. "Camarines Sur 1st". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  2. "Camarines Norte". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  3. "Quezon 4th". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  4. Record of the Batasan. Republic of the Philippines, Batasang Pambansa. 1984.
  5. Presidential Proclamation No. 759, s. 1975 (31 July 1975). Appropriating Funds for Public Works, Synchronizing the Same with Previous Public Works Appropriations. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  6. "Zigzagging in Cam-Norte". Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 29, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via PressReader.
  7. Team, i-Governance. "Infrastructure and Market Access « Dagos po sa Maogmang Naga". City Government of Naga. Archived from the original on 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  8. Republic Act No. 9234 (16 January 2004). An Act Renaming the Camarines Sur Portion of the Quirino Highway as Rolando R. Andaya Highway. Retrieved October 13, 2021. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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