Fortunato Halili Avenue Explained

Country:PHL
Governor Fortunato F. Halili Avenue
Maint:Department of Public Works and Highways
Image Notes:The road in Bagbaguin, Santa Maria, Bulacan
Length Km:18.1
Length Round:1
Direction A:East
Terminus A:Quirino Highway in San Jose del Monte
Junction:
Direction B:West
Terminus B:J.P. Rizal Street & Biñang 1st Road in Bocaue
Provinces:Bulacan
Cities:San Jose del Monte
Towns:

The Governor Fortunato F. Halili Avenue, simply known as the Governor Halili Avenue, is a two-to-four lane national road and one of the major thoroughfares of the city of San Jose del Monte and the municipalities of Santa Maria and Bocaue in Bulacan, Philippines.[1] It named after Fortunato Halili, a native of Santa Maria who served as governor of Bulacan from 1943 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1951.[2]

Route description

Fortunato Halili Avenue starts at the intersection with J.P. Rizal Street and Biñang 1st Road in the municipality of Bocaue in Bulacan. Running in parallel to the Santa Maria River, it then crosses MacArthur Highway and the North Luzon Expressway's Bocaue Exit. It enters Santa Maria after NLEX. It was bisected near the Santa Maria bridge and continues as Santa Maria -Tungkong Mangga Road. It enters San Jose del Monte after a few meters. It terminates at the Quirino Highway in barangay Tungkong Mangga, San Jose del Monte, where it is continued by a small street named Bocaue Road.

Its section from Bocaue to Muzon, San Jose del Monte is also known as Bocaue–San Jose Road, while its remaining section up to Quirino Highway is also known as Muzon–Tungkong Mangga Road and íts section from Santa Maria westwards is also known as Santa Maria–Tungkong Mangga Road.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lazaro . Ramon Efren . New Bulacan NLEX interchange opens today . 10 September 2022 . Philstar.com . November 23, 2019.
  2. Web site: Fortunato Halili (1948-1951). May 1, 2024. Provincial Government of Bulacan.
  3. Web site: ROAD AND BRIDGE INFORMATION APPLICATION. Department of Public Works and Highways. May 1, 2024.