Strong Republic Nautical Highway

SRNH signage in Dumaguete City, showing directions and distances to major cities and ports

The Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) in the Philippines is an integrated set of highway segments and vehicular ferry routes which, considered in combination with other road and ferry routes not formally part of the SRNH, forms the backbone of a nationwide vehicle-accessible transport system. This system reduces the usual travel time by 17 hours to the different key cities, enhances the accessibility of the prime tourist destinations, and minizes the handling expenses of goods, all over the country.^[1]

The 919-Kilometer SRNH was opened to the public on April 12, 2003.^[1][2] Its route covers the provinces and cities of Oriental Mindoro, Tagaytay City (Cavite), Marinduque, Romblon, and Batangas City in Luzon; Aklan, Antique, Iloilo, Capiz, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Cebu, Guimaras, and Siquijor, in the Visayas; and Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, and Dapitan City in Mindanao.^[1] A Department of Agriculture web Page showing a Route Map of the SRNH is available on the Philippines Department of Agriculture web site.^[3]

At least two bus companies, Bachelor Express and Philtranco, operate multiple daily bus trips over the SRNH between Manila bus terminals sited in Cubao and Pasay and Iloilo City, with connections available in Iloilo for onwards transportation. The SRNH segment between Manila and Iloilo runs by road to Batangas City, by ferry to Calapan, by road to Roxas, Oriental Mindoro, by ferry to Caticlan (gateway to Boracay, located in Malay, Aklan) and onwards by road to Iloilo City. Private van transport is generally available for hire over individual SRNH road segments, and the ferry segments accept walk-aboard passengers as well as vehicles.

SRNH routes

SRNH Routes

Western - Batangas City, Oriental Mindoro, Western Visayas, Negros Oriental and Zamboanga Peninsula

Central - Sorsogon, Masbate, Cebu, Bohol, Camiguin and Cagayan de Oro City in Misamis Oriental

Eastern - Masbate, Leyte and Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte

See also

• Department of Transportation and Communications
• Department of Public Works and Highways
• Department of Tourism

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Strong Republic Nautical Highway". The Macapagals website. pp. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo SRNH Initiative page. http://web.archive.org/web/20070819030259/http://www.macapagal.com/gma/init/roro.html. Retrieved on 2006-09-25.  (archived from the original on 2007-08-19).
2. ^ "Starting Saturday, April 12, Strong Republic Nautical Highway opened to public". Government of the Philippines. 2003-04-11. http://www.gov.ph/news/default.asp?i=2814. Retrieved on 2006-09-23. 
3. ^ "RORO Food Highway". Department of Agriculture, Republic of the Philippines. http://www.da.gov.ph/updates/roro.html. Retrieved on 2006-09-23. 

External links

• San Juan, Rick (2005-05-05). "From Baguio to Zambo by Bike on the SRNH". http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/tl/tl012566.htm. Retrieved on 2006-09-23. 

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