- Strong Republic Nautical Highway
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.The 919 Kilometer SRNH was opened to the public on April 12, 2003. [cite web |url=http://www.gov.ph/news/default.asp?i=2814 |title=Starting Saturday, April 12, Strong Republic Nautical Highway opened to public |accessdate=2006-09-23 |date=2003-04-11 |publisher=Government of the Philippines] Its route covers the provinces and cities of
Oriental Mindoro ,Tagaytay City (Cavite ),Marinduque ,Romblon , andBatangas City inLuzon ;Aklan , Antique,Iloilo ,Capiz ,Negros Oriental ,Negros Occidental ,Bohol ,Cebu ,Guimaras , andSiquijor , in theVisayas ; andMisamis Occidental ,Misamis Oriental ,Lanao del Norte , andDapitan City inMindanao . [cite web |url=http://www.macapagal.com/gma/init/roro.html |title=Strong Republic Nautical Highway |accessdate=2006-09-25 |publisher=The Macapagals website |pages=Gloria Macapagal Arroyo SRNH Initiative page] A Department of Agriculture web Page showing a Route Map of the SRNH is available on the Philippines Department of Agriculture web site. [cite web |url=http://www.da.gov.ph/updates/roro.html |title=RORO Food Highway
accessdate=2006-09-23 |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Republic of the Philippines]At least two bus companies, Bachelor Express and Philtranco, operate multiple daily bus trips over the SRNH between
Manila bus terminals sited inCubao and Pasay andIloilo City , with connections available in Iloilo for onwards transportation. The SRNH segment between Manila and Iloilo runs by road toBatangas City , by ferry to Calapan, by road to Roxas,Oriental Mindoro , by ferry to Caticlan (gateway toBoracay , located in Malay,Aklan ) and onwards by road toIloilo 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.RNH routes
*Western -
Batangas City ,Oriental Mindoro ,Western Visayas ,Negros Oriental andZamboanga Peninsula
*Central -Sorsogon ,Masbate ,Cebu ,Bohol ,Camiguin andCagayan de Oro City inMisamis Oriental
*Eastern -Sorsogon ,Masbate ,Leyte andSouthern Leyte ,Dinagat Islands andSurigao del Norte ee also
*Department of Transportation and Communications
*Department of Public Works and Highways
*Department of TourismReferences
External links
*cite web
url = http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/tl/tl012566.htm
title = From Baguio to Zambo by Bike on the SRNH
accessdate = 2006-09-23
last = San Juan
first = Rick
date = 2005-05-05
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