Diokno Highway
The Diokno Highway, also known as Payapa Road and formerly as Tagaytay-Junction–Calaca-Lemery Road, is a 20.064-kilometer (12.467 mi), 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. It connects southern Cavite and Batangas.
Diokno Highway | |
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| Payapa Road Tagaytay-Junction–Calaca-Lemery Road | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways - Batangas 1st District Engineering Office | |
| Length | 20.064 km (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 |
| Highway system | |
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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.
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