# Jose P. Laurel Highway

Jose P. Laurel Highway is a 49-kilometer (30 mi), two-to-six lane, major highway running within the province of Batangas. The highway forms part of National Route 4 (N4) of the Philippine highway network. It is also known as Santo Tomas Bypass Road in Santo Tomas, Manila–Batangas Road from its junction with General Malvar Street in Santo Tomas southwards, and Ayala Highway in Lipa.
The highway was named in honor of José Paciano Laurel, who served as the president of the Second Philippine Republic. Laurel was born in Tanauan, Batangas, through which the highway traverses.

## Route description

Jose P. Laurel Highway starts at the Santo Tomas Junction, a roundabout intersection with the Maharlika Highway and Governor Carpio Avenue in Santo Tomas. It then enters Tanauan, Malvar, Lipa, where it diverts motorists around the poblacion as Ayala Highway, San Jose, and Batangas City, where it ends at Lawas Junction, its intersection with Palico–Balayan–Batangas Road and P. Burgos Street (Manila-Batangas Pier Road) in the poblacion. The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road mostly parallels the highway and crosses each other at Lipa and Batangas City.

## History

Most of the highway is historically called Manila–Batangas Road. It was designated as Highway 19 or Route 19, a route that linked Santo Tomas to the then-municipality of Batangas and was the logical continuation of Route 1 (Manila South Road), an old road from Manila that includes the present-day Maharlika Highway, prior to the completion of its section towards Alaminos, Laguna circa 1930s. New alignments bypassing the downtowns of San Jose, Lipa (now known as Ayala Highway), and Santo Tomas (officially known as Manila–Batangas Diversion Road), respectively, were later built and made part of the present-day Jose P. Laurel Highway.

## Intersections

The entire route is located in Batangas. Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero.
| City/Municipality | Destinations | Notes |
| Santo Tomas | AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) / Governor Carpio Avenue – Manila, San Pablo, Calamba | Northern terminus. Santo Tomas Roundabout. Northbound to Calamba and South Luzon Expressway; southeast to Alaminos and San Pablo. |
| Santo Tomas | N4 (General Malvar Street) | Southern end of Manila–Batangas Diversion Road. |
| Santo Tomas | Santo Tomas Bypass Road | |
| Santo Tomas–Tanauan boundary | San Juan Bridge over San Juan River | San Juan Bridge over San Juan River |
| Tanauan | J. Gonzales Street | |
| Tanauan | N421 (Mabini Avenue) – STAR Tollway, Talisay, Tagaytay | Traffic light intersection. |
| Tanauan | Sixto Castillo Street | |
| Tanauan | P. Carandang Street | |
| Tanauan | Banjo Road | |
| Malvar | Isabelo G. Navarro Street | |
| Malvar | J. Lantin Street | |
| Malvar | Malvar–Santo Tomas Diversion Road | Access to AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway). |
| Malvar | Pedro Montecer Street – STAR Tollway | |
| Malvar | San Juan Road | Access to Brgy. San Juan. |
| Malvar | San Andres Road | Access to Brgy. San Andres & San Juan. |
| Lipa | L.P. Leviste Road / Manila–Batangas Bypass Road – Alaminos | Northern end of bypass road. |
| Lipa | Alaminos–Lipa City Road / Manila–Batangas Bypass Road – Alaminos, Santo Tomas | Southern end of bypass road. Eastbound goes to the southern tip of Santo Tomas in Batangas and Alaminos in Laguna. |
| Lipa | F. Leviste Highway – STAR Tollway, Balete | |
| Lipa | Alaminos–Lipa Road – Alaminos, San Pablo | |
| Lipa | N431 (General Luna Street) – Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan | Eastern end of Ayala Highway. |
| Lipa | T.M. Kalaw Street | Access to Brgy. Sto. Toribio and Lipa City proper. |
| Lipa | San Carlos Drive – Balete | |
| Lipa | N431 (B. Morada Avenue) – Lipa city proper, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan | Western end of Ayala Highway. |
| Lipa | Tambo–Lodlod Road | |
| Lipa | E2 (STAR Tollway) – Manila, Batangas City, Batangas Port | |
| Lipa | M.P. Casanova Street – Mataasnakahoy | Alternate access to Mataasnakahoy. |
| Lipa | N432 (Fernando Airbase Road) | Serves Basilio Fernando Air Base. |
| Lipa | Lipa–Mataaskahoy Road – Mataasnakahoy | Primary access to Mataasnakahoy. |
| Lipa | Narding Reyes Street | |
| Lipa | N433 (Banaybanay–Mojon–Cuenca Road) – Cuenca, Lemery, Calaca | Banaybanay Crossing. |
| Lipa | Banaybanay–Mojon–Tampoy Road | |
| San Jose | Charito Makalintal Avenue – San Jose town proper, Ibaan | |
| San Jose | Malaking Ilog Bridge | Malaking Ilog Bridge |
| San Jose | Pinagtung-ulan–Galamay-Amo–Taysan Road | |
| San Jose | Makalintal Avenue / Pulgeras Road – San Jose town proper, Alitagtag, Bauan | |
| San Jose | Chief Justice Q.C. Makalintal Avenue – San Jose town proper | |
| Batangas City | Bagong Pook–Tugtug Road – San Jose, Cuenca | |
| Batangas City | Balagtas Bridge over Balagtas River | Balagtas Bridge over Balagtas River |
| Batangas City | Batangas City–San Pascual–Bauan Bypass Road – Bauan, San Pascual, Mabini | |
| Batangas City | E2 (STAR Tollway) / N434 (Batangas Port Diversion Road) / Batangas–Balete Road – Batangas International Port, Manila | Balagtas Roundabout. |
| Batangas City | N435 (Batangas–Ibaan Road) – Ibaan, Tiaong, Padre Garcia, Rosario | |
| Batangas City | N438 (Tolentino Road) – Lobo, Taysan, San Juan | |
| Batangas City | Telecom Road | Batangas Provincial Capitol perimeter road. |
| Batangas City | Hilltop Road / Arce Road | Hilltop Road borders the Batangas Provincial Capitol. |
| Batangas City | N436 (Palico–Balayan–Batangas Road) / N437 (P. Burgos Street) – Batangas Port, Balayan, Lemery, Taal | Southern terminus. Traffic light intersection |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||