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 N70 as Real Street inOrmoc | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route ofAH 26 (26) | ||||
| Maintained byDepartment of Public Works and Highways | ||||
| Component highways |  AH 26 (N70) from Palo to Ormoc | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| From |  AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) inPalo | |||
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| To | AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) inMahaplag | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Philippines | |||
| Provinces | Leyte | |||
| Major cities | Ormoc,Baybay | |||
| Towns | Palo,Santa Fe,Alangalang,Jaro,Tunga,Carigara,Capoocan,Kananga,Albuera,Mahaplag | |||
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National Route 70 (N70) forms part of thePhilippine highway network. It partially spurs theAsian Highway 26 (AH26) fromPalo toOrmoc inLeyte, Philippines.[1][2][3][4]
N70 starts at its intersection withMaharlika Highway inPalo, at the vicinity of thePalo Cathedral. It then enters the towns ofSanta Fe,Alangalang,Jaro,Tunga,Carigara,Capoocan, andKananga. It enters the city ofOrmoc, where the Asian Highway 26 (AH26) concurrency leaves the highway for the Ormoc Port. It then turns east to follow the western coast of Leyte and traverses the town ofAlbuera and the city ofBaybay before ending at Maharlika Highway inMahaplag.
This route partially spurs theAsian Highway 26, running from Palo to Ormoc and continues as a sea ferry toCebu City.[5][6]
The direct predecessors of N70 are Highway 2 fromPalo toBaybay and Highway 1 from Baybay toMahaplag.[7]
Upon the ratification of theAsian Highway Network by the Philippines in 2007, the highway's segment from Palo to Ormoc was later made part of thePan-Philippine Highway, particularly its spur inVisayas. The highway network connecting Palo and Mahaplag via the western coast of Leyte was later designated by theDepartment of Public Works and Highways as N70. The route is signposted from Palo to Ormoc but since the non-AH26 section of the route does not have its own route markers, it is not signposted from Ormoc to Mahaplag.
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