The Roman Superhighway or Bataan Provincial Highway , formerly known as the Bataan Provincial Expressway , is a 68-kilometer (42 mi), two- to four-lane major highway that connects the municipality of Dinalupihan to the municipality of Mariveles in Bataan , Philippines . The entire road forms part of National Route 301 ( N301 ) of the Philippine highway network .
32-631: Roman Superhighway is named after Pablo Roman Sr., a former representative of Bataan who is the acknowledged father of the export processing zone in Mariveles known as the Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ; now known as Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) since October 23, 2009, with the name was concurrently used with the BEPZ/Bataan Economic Zone (BEZ) names as the zone's secondary name when Authority of
64-471: A Camella Homes subdivision can be seen at this portion. The road continues on a straight direction, intersects with Tuyo Vicinal Road, and passing through Penelco main headquarters. A four-lane road named Enrique Garcia Sr. Avenue (named after the Bataan former governor ) is located near Penelco headquarters. Pass the four-lane road is Tenejero Bridge. The National Food Authority (NFA) Bataan can be seen after
96-549: A major utility corridor, carrying various high voltage overhead power lines through densely populated areas where land and right of way acquisition for a normal power line is impractical. Notable power line using the highway's right of way for most or part of their route is the Hermosa–Calaguiman line from Layac Junction in Dinalupihan to Samal. Various power lines also intersect with the highway on some portions, such as
128-439: A new one. Recently, some of its portions were widened to accommodate more motorists using the highway. Recently, some sections of the highway have guard rails to divide the northbound and southbound and lights for better visibility at night. The road passes into nine towns ( Dinalupihan , Hermosa , Orani , Samal , Abucay , Pilar , Orion , Limay , and Mariveles ) and one city ( Balanga ) in Bataan . The highway also serves
160-439: A straight direction and turns eastward, passing to Mamala and T. Kaliwa Bridges, with Petron Limay station between them. It then passes to Limay Overpass and the entrances of Emerald Coast Executive Village are found on both sides of the highway a few meters after the said overpass. The road turns westward and eastward, then it will pass on a terminus of Bataan National Road where the highway and old existing road again combine. After
192-407: A straight direction. Between Ray Hill Bridge is Mabatang Vicinial Road which is a road leading to Barangay Mabatang proper. A subdivision named St. Leonard Homes can be seen after the said bridge. The Mabatang Bridge is located after the subdivision. It continues northbound, passing through Calaylayan Bridge, and turns eastward. It then passes through Calaylayan Bridge. A few distance from the bridge
224-527: Is Orani Bridge 1. It enters Samal through the Orani Bridge 2. The highway continues on a straight direction and crosses the Samal River through Samal Bridge. A few meters away after the bridge is an entrance to Bataan 2020 and Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corporation. It turns westward after passing Bataan 2020, continues to Barangay Gugo, enters Abucay through Calaguiman Bridge, and continues on
256-573: Is located directly to the north, and San Fernando, Pampanga , its regional center is located to the north-northeast. Dinalupihan is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Balanga and 101 kilometres (63 mi) from Manila . According to the Philippine Statistics Authority , the municipality has a land area of 92.52 square kilometres (35.72 sq mi) constituting 6.74% of the 1,372.98-square-kilometre- (530.11 sq mi) total area of Bataan. Dinalupihan
288-524: Is politically subdivided into 46 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . In the 2020 census, Dinalupihan had a population of 118,209. The population density was 1,300 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,400/sq mi). Poverty incidence of Dinalupihan Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Pursuant to the Local government in the Philippines ",
320-515: Is the Petron gasoline station. It follows a straight route and before entering Balanga, the Gerry's Grill restaurant can be found. The highway enters Balanga upon passing Toyota Bataan and then passes Tuyo Bridge and upon passing the former location of Balanga welcome sign which was removed due to the highway's widening after the said bridge. After passing the former location of Balanga welcome marker,
352-770: The Mariveles–Balsik 500,000 volt, Bataan Combined Cycle Power Plant (BCCPP)–Hermosa, Hermosa–Limay, GNPower–Lamao, and Lamao–Limay 230,000 volt transmission lines. The highway starts at Layac, Dinalupihan at a t-junction with the Jose Abad Santos Avenue (Olongapo-Gapan Road). A short section of the highway from Layac Junction to Layac Bridge was formerly a two lane-road, with the said bridge had two lanes before widening into four lanes after passing Layac Bridge until 2015. The road turns westward and pass on Palihan Bridges 1 and 2 and between them are rice fields, with this section formerly had lower elevation before
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#1732779692141384-522: The Martial Law period and completed on July 16, 1977. The project was implemented by President Ferdinand Marcos . It was originally intended to be an expressway to serve BEPZ in Mariveles , Bataan , but it later became an at-grade highway when local residents built houses and businesses along it. The fully concrete road has an effective width of 30 meters (98 ft), although some portions measured up to 60 meters (200 ft) maximum. Phase 1 of
416-596: The Municipality of Dinalupihan ( Tagalog : Bayan ng Dinalupihan ; Kapampangan : Balen ning Dinalupihan ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bataan , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,209 people. Dinalupihan, the only landlocked town in the province, is accessible via SCTEX ( Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway ) and the Bataan Provincial Expressway , off Exit 5. "Dinalupijan" came from
448-697: The Sangguniang Bayan (Session Hall) and Municipal Trial Court , respectively, and are located in the Town Hall. Dinalupihan, Bataan's incumbent mayor is Gila Garcia ( NUP ) and the vice mayor is Renato Matawaran ( Aksyon ). Sangguniang Bayan Members are: Ricardo De Ausen, Martin Tongol Jr., Danny Dela Cruz, Rolly Buniag, Amy Sandoval, Zaldy Torno, Maning Inza Cruz, Arnold Soriano, ABC Armando Buniag and SK Ernest Estanislao. Dinalupihan's interesting points, landmarks and festivals, are: Saint John
480-829: The Baptist Parish Church (in Poblacion) belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga (Dioecesis Balangensis) Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of San Fernando, Pampanga Created: March 17, 1975. Canonically Erected: November 8, 1975. Comprises the whole civil province of Bataan. Titular: St. Joseph, Husband of Mary, April 28). Its Feast day is June 24. It is under the Vicariate of Saint Peter of Verona I - Vicariate of Our Lady, Mirror of Justice. The Catholic population
512-566: The Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) partially operated and managed the zone along with PEZA as the latter still had remaining programs and plans over the zone for eight months from October 2009 until the abolishment of BEPZ/BEZ on June 30, 2010 as a result of the full turnover of the zone's operations and management from PEZA to AFAB the day before on June 29). Construction of the Roman Superhighway began on April 7, 1973 during
544-554: The Spanish terms din, a , and lupia . It referred to the fact that it failed to produce little revenue while it was an estate of the Archdiocese of Manila during the second half of the 18th century. Dinalupihan borders Hermosa to the south and southeast, the province of Zambales to the northwest with the highly urbanized city of Olongapo , and the province of Pampanga to the north and northeast. Floridablanca, Pampanga ,
576-559: The barangay), Lucanin, Cabcaben (where the highway parallels with Old National Road), Mt. View (where the Old National Road ends and Blessed Regina Protmann Catholic School (BRPCS) is located), and Alasasin. It continues to Baseco Country through Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) checkpoint where the Mariveles substation of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and Mariveles Coal-Fired Power Plant are visible from
608-677: The bridge. It then passes through barangays Munting Batangas where the road turns westward, Camacho, Tenejero after the Tenejero 2 Bridge, Bagong Silang, Cataning, Cupang Proper, and Central. Various schools and malls can be found along the Balanga portion of the highway such as the Bataan National High School, Bataan Heroes College, Vista Mall Bataan, and Waltermart Balanga. After Barangay Central, it enters Pilar through Talisay Bridge. It passes mostly on rice paddies within
640-472: The construction of a higher road from 2009 to 2010. The level of the highway will become lower after passing these two bridges. An entrance of Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) can be seen on this area. The road continues straightforward, passing through Hermosa Ecozone Industrial Park, and turns eastward upon paralleling with the Bataan National Road, diverting the highway's alignment from
672-616: The festival rites of the Aetas commemorating the deity "Indianalo", the goddess of hunting and bountiful harvest. "Indianalo" was paired with the Sanskrit word "jann", meaning paradise. "Indianalopijann" was the name given to the land that the Aetas received from their goddess which translates to Indianalo's paradise. As time passed, the name "Indianalopijann" turned into "Dinalupihan". The name "Dinalupihan" also means "empty lands", coming from
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#1732779692141704-811: The highway and a bypass road going to Sisiman is located. The highway then passes the Zigzag Road. After Zigzag Road, it passes through the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) compound, Death March marker upon exiting the FAB compound, Jollibee Mariveles, Mariveles Municipal Hall, and the highway ends at Mariveles Bridge. The entire route is located in Bataan . Intersections are numbered by kilometer post, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer 0 . Bataan%27s at-large congressional district Bataan's at-large congressional district refers to
736-417: The highway's Jose Abad Santos Avenue , Layac, Dinalupihan to Culis, Hermosa , Daan Pare to Puting Buhangin, Orion , and Alangan, Limay to Mariveles segments. Throughout its existence, rehabilitation works were made on the highway such as applying asphalt overlay either on an existing concrete pavement or both the concrete pavement and the asphalt used on its shoulders and replacing an old pavement with
768-573: The lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Bataan for various national legislatures before 1987. The province elected its representatives province-wide at-large from its reorganization under Article 6 of the Decreto de 18 junio de 1898 y las instrucciones sobre el régimen de las provincias y pueblos for the Malolos Congress in 1898 until the creation of a first and second district on February 2, 1987. It
800-727: The municipality but on Barangay Alauli, there is an intersection of the highway, the Alauli Flyover, and Governor J.J. Linao Road. Various establishments can be found near the intersection, such as the Total gas station. It turns westward and enters Orion through Campot Bridge. It continues northbound and passes through various barangay within Orion. Between Daan Pare and Puting Buhangin exits, the highway and Bataan National Road combine temporarily. The highway enters Limay and will pass on some subdivisions such as Trivea Residences. It continues on
832-700: The national legislatures. Three members were elected or appointed at-large for the National Assembly ( Malolos Congress ) of the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1901 and two members for the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1944. After 1986, all representatives were elected from its congressional districts. Dinalupihan Dinalupihan , officially
864-741: The old existing road. The highway then passes through residential areas of Hermosa, Bataan before it turns westward and continues on a straight direction. It then passes Mambog Bridge and after passing the said bridge is Beverly Heights V and it will turn eastward and continues on a straight route until it reaches Dona Bridge, where the highway enters Orani . It will cross to San Pedro Street, pass through Dona Elementary School, and continues northbound until it intersects Governor Pascual Avenue, with left going to Orani town proper and right going to Sinagtala and Mount Santa Rosa through Binutas Trail. An office of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Bataan 1st District can be found on this portion. After it
896-804: The political seat of the municipal government is located at the Municipal Town Hall. In the History of the Philippines (1521–1898) , the Gobernadorcillo was the Chief Executive who held office in the Presidencia . During the American rule ( 1898–1946 ), the elected Mayor and local officials, including the appointed ones hold office at the Municipal Town Hall. The legislative and executive departments perform their functions in
928-498: The terminus of Bataan National Road is Alangan Bridge. It turns eastward and westward, continuing on a straight route, then passes with Petron Bataan Refinery, SMC Consolidated Power Plant, Ayam Bridge, Orica Philippines, Inc., and Lamao Bridge. The highway then enters Mariveles after passing the Lamao Bridge. It passes through barangays Batangas II (a Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) plant and PPDC Park can be seen within
960-472: The total project covered from Dinalupihan to Alauli Junction in Pilar and it measured 24 kilometers (15 mi) long and complemented with 14 steel-concrete bridges. Phase 2 is measured 44 kilometers (27 mi) and has 12 bridges. Construction Development Corporation of the Philippines (CDCP) and Monark International worked on the project. CDCP accomplished its task in three years and three months. Phase 2
992-829: Was a single-member district throughout the ten legislatures of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands from 1907 to 1935, the three legislatures of the Philippine Commonwealth from 1935 to 1946, the seven congresses of the Third Philippine Republic from 1946 to 1972, and the national parliament of the Fourth Philippine Republic from 1984 to 1986. Bataan has had two instances in its history where more than one member represented it in
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1024-488: Was completed by Monark in two years and 11 months. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) designed and supervised the construction of the ₱ 164 million road project. Phase 1 costs ₱86 million , while ₱78 million was spent for Phase 2. The total amount includes the payment for the right-of-way of former agricultural lands. Some of the farmlots were even donated by the owners. The project also involved alignments that would combine with old existing roads which are
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