Governor's Drive

This article is about the road in Cavite, Philippines. For the road in Huntsville, Alabama, see Governors Drive.

The Juanito R. Remulla Sr. Road,^[a] formerly and still commonly referred to as Governor's Drive, is a two-to-nine lane, 58.3-kilometer (36.2 mi) network of primary, secondary and tertiary highways and bridges traversing through the central cities and municipalities of the province of Cavite, Philippines.^[1][2][3] It is the widest among the three major highways located in the province, the others being the Aguinaldo and Antero Soriano Highways.

Juanito R. Remulla Sr. Road
Juanito Remulla Sr. Avenue Juanito Remulla Sr. Drive Governor's Drive
Governor's Drive highlighted in red
Governor's Drive between General Mariano Alvarez and Silang
Route information
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Cavite 1st District Engineering Office, Cavite 2nd District Engineering Office, and Cavite Sub-District Engineering Office
Length	58.3 km (36.2 mi)
Existed	1970s–present
Component highways	N65 from Carmona to Trece Martires N651 in Carmona N403 from Trece Martires to Naic N405 from Naic to Ternate
Major junctions
East end	Carmona Bridge on the Carmona–Biñan boundary
Major intersections	N65 (Loyola Street) in Carmona N65 (Pala-Pala Road) in Dasmariñas N419 (Aguinaldo Highway) in Dasmariñas N64 (Tanza–Trece Martires Road) / N404 (Trece Martires–Indang Road) in Trece Martires N402 (Naic–Indang Road) in Naic, Cavite
West end	N405 (Caylabne Road) / N407 (Ternate–Nasugbu Road) in Ternate, Cavite
Location
Country	Philippines
Provinces	Cavite
Major cities	Dasmariñas, General Trias, Trece Martires
Towns	Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez, Silang, Tanza, Naic, Maragondon, Ternate
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

The road forms part of National Route 65 (N65), National Route 651 (N651), National Route 403 (N403), and National Route 405 (N405) of the Philippine highway network.

History

 

Carmona segment of Governor's Drive in 2008

The origin of the highway could be traced back to three separate roads: Dasmariñas-Carmona-Biñang Road from Dasmariñas to Carmona, Naic-Quintana-Junction Dasmariñas-Silang from Naic to Dasmariñas, and an old provincial road linking the municipal centers of Naic, Maragondon, and Ternate.^[4] The first two were classified as secondary roads in the 1950s.^[5] The provincial road's segment from Naic to Maragondon was designated as Route 301, while its segment from Maragondon to Ternate was designated as Route 332.^[6] Additional sections were later added to form the present-day Governor's Drive.

By virtue of Republic Act No. 11047, enacted on June 29, 2018, the entire highway was renamed as Governor Juanito R. Remulla Sr. Road, after the former governor of Cavite.^[7][8]

Route description

The eastern terminus of the highway is at the Carmona Bridge at the Carmona–Biñan boundary. It traverses Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez, Silang, Dasmariñas, General Trias, Trece Martires, Tanza, Naic, Maragondon, and Ternate.

The highway is mostly concrete paved, while some other parts are currently being rehabilitated and being overlaid with asphalt.

Dasmariñas to Carmona

 

Governor's Drive in Dasmariñas.

Governor's Drive towards the provincial boundary with Laguna starts near SM City Dasmariñas at the Pala-pala intersection with Aguinaldo Highway. It then winds eastward, as it nears Manila Memorial Park, just on the side of the highway. It intersects Paliparan Road and then enters General Mariano Alvarez through a bridge on the Dasmariñas–GMA boundary. It passes through GMA's town center and its boundary with Silang before curving northeast at the GMA–Carmona boundary. At Carmona, it mostly runs through the town's industrial areas and bypasses the town proper on the north as the segment that is officially known as Carmona Diversion Road. It soon crosses the South Luzon Expressway and enters Biñan, where it continues as General Malvar Street.

Dasmariñas to Ternate

Governor's Drive toward Ternate starts also at the intersection with Aguinaldo Highway at Pala-Pala, near Robinsons Place Dasmariñas. It is mostly a 6-lane highway when it runs westward towards General Trias. The highway passes through the western barangays of Dasmariñas, and then enters General Trias. It soon intersects Arnaldo Highway near the San Miguel and Purefoods-Hormel factories. The highway soon crosses Crisanto Mendoza de los Reyes Avenue at Manggahan. Then, it enters Trece Martires at Pulunan Bridge. Afterwards, it passes over Trece Martires city proper and continues toward Naic.

After passing Trece Martires, Governor's Drive continues westward on a slightly winding route toward Naic. It soon enters Naic, turns left toward Maragondon, where it turns away from the municipal proper. It enters Ternate, where it veers southwest towards the bridge carrying it over the Maragondon River. It then climbs the Mounts Palay-Palay–Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape and ends at its intersection with Caylabne Road. The highway continues towards Nasugbu, Batangas as the Ternate–Nasugbu Road.

Intersections

Intersections are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero. The kilometer count is discontinuous. 

Province	City/Municipality	km^[9]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Cavite–Laguna boundary	Carmona–Biñan boundary	50.341– 35.693	31.280– 22.179	Carmona Bridge over Carmona River. Cavite Sub-District Engineering Office–Laguna 2nd District Engineering Office highway boundary. Kilometer number reverses.
Cavite	Carmona	48.285	30.003	AH 26 (E2) (South Luzon Expressway) – Manila, Legazpi	Biñan - Carmona Overpass over South Luzon Expressway
		48.723	30.275	N65 (Loyola Street), Alfarez Avenue	Roundabout. Route number change from N651 to N65.
		47.000	29.204	Route 651 reassurance sign
				Congressional Road	Traffic light intersection.
		46.296	28.767	N65 (Loyola Street)	Y-intersection. Route number change from N65 to N651.
		43.000	26.719	Route 65 reassurance sign
				General Mariano Alvarez–Silang Road – Silang	Traffic light intersection.
	General Mariano Alvarez–Carmona–Silang boundary	40.563	25.205	Bancal Bridge
	General Mariano Alvarez–Silang boundary			Congressional Road – General Mariano Alvarez
	General Mariano Alvarez–Dasmariñas–Silang boundary	39.508	24.549	Embarkadero Bridge
	Dasmariñas			Paliparan Road
		37.995	23.609	Piela Bridge
		36.984	22.981	Aguinaldo Bridge
				UTS Boulevard	Traffic light intersection.
		35.640	22.146	San Marcelino Bridge
		35.170	21.854	Paredes Bridge
				N65 (Pala-Pala Road)
				Palapala Diversion Bridge
		34.408	21.380	N419 (Aguinaldo Highway) – Bacoor, Tagaytay	Kilometer number reverses.
		34.493	21.433	Bucal Bridge
		35.127	21.827	Langkaan Bridge I
		36.000	22.369	Route 65 reassurance sign.
		36.071	22.413	Langkaan Bridge II
		36.574	22.726	Langkaan Bridge III
	Dasmariñas–General Trias boundary	37.239	23.139	Alang-Ilang Bridge over Ylang-Ylang River. Cavite Sub District Engineering Office–Cavite 1st District Engineering Office highway boundary.
	General Trias			Cavite–Laguna Expressway	Under construction.
				Arnaldo Highway
		38.278	23.785	Malabon Bridge
				Crisanto Mendoza de los Reyes Avenue, Governor Ferrer Drive – Amadeo	Traffic light intersection.
		39.740	24.693	Manggahan Bridge over Matangilan River
	General Trias–Trece Martires boundary	40.873	25.397	Panaysayan Bridge over Panaysayan River
	Trece Martires	41.232	25.620	Pasong Elo Bridge
		42.118	26.171	Patda Bridge
		42.831	26.614	Pulunan Steel Bridge
		43.740	27.179	Mag-asawang Layon Bridge
		44.000	27.340	Route 65 reassurance sign. Trece Martires kilometer zero.
		44.320	27.539	N64 (Tanza–Trece Martires Road) / N404 (Trece Martires–Indang Road) – Tanza, Indang	Route number change from N65 to N403.
		45.000	27.962	Route 403 reassurance sign.
		45.647	28.364	Puting Tubig Bridge
		46.047	28.612	Pasong Balite Bridge
		47.016	29.214	Vaquero Bridge
	Tanza			No major intersections.
	Tanza–Naic boundary	44.301	27.527	Cavite 1st District Engineering Office–Cavite 2nd District Engineering Office highway boundary.
	Naic	45.947	28.550	Antero Soriano Highway / Sabang Road – Tanza, Kawit	Change to unnumbered highway. Kilometre number reverses.
		46.562	28.932	Naic Diversion Bridge
		48.214	29.959	N402 (Naic–Indang Road) – Indang	Change to numbered highway, N405. Traffic light intersection.
		48.252	29.982	Convento Bridge
	Maragondon	53.464	33.221	N406 (Maragondon–Magallanes–Amuyong Road) – Maragondon, Magallanes
	Ternate	56.157	34.894	Maragondon Bridge over Maragondon River
		57.782	35.904	Sapang Bridge over Gapan River
		67.075	41.678	N405 (Caylabne Road) / N407 (Ternate–Nasugbu Road) – Caylabne Bay, Nasugbu
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Route transition       Unopened

Landmarks

The Governor's Drive is also home to many known places and landmarks. Such malls like SM City Dasmariñas, SM City Trece Martires, Robinsons Place Dasmariñas, Walter Mart General Trias, Walter Mart Trece Martires, and Walter Mart Carmona are located along the highway. Many industrial estates and factory plants are also located here such as the Golden Mile Business Park, People's Technology Complex, Mountview Industrial Complex, Grandville Industrial Complex, Dasmariñas Technopark, Monterey Meat Plant, the First Cavite Industrial Estate, Purefoods-Hormel Plant, Magnolia Plant, Sugarland Estates, Eagle Ridge Golf Course and the Royal Tern Ceramics Philippines.

Notes

1. Alternately Juanito R. Remulla Sr. Avenue in areas where there is a center island in it, especially in Dasmariñas.

References

1. . Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
2. . Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
3. . Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
4. General Map of the Island of Luzon, Phil. Is. Showing the Manila Railroad Company's Railway & Water Lines (Map). 1:1,060,000. Bureau Coast and Geodetic Survey Litho. 1930. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
5. Executive Order No. 113 (May 2, 1955). Establishing the Classification of Roads. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
6. ND 51-5 Manila (Map). 1:250,000. Washington D.C.: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers. 1954. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
7. House Bill No. 2194 (2018). An Act Renaming Governor’s Drive in the Province of Cavite as Juanito R. Remulla, Sr. Road (PDF). Retrieved August 2, 2018.
8. Republic Act No. 11047 (June 29, 2018). An Act Renaming Governor’s Drive, Traversing Soro-Soro Bridge in the City of Binan, Province of Laguna and the Municipality of Ternate, Province of Cavite, as Juanito R. Remulla, Sr. Road. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
9. "Road and Bridge Inventory". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

External links

 

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