Maria Clara L. Lobregat Highway

Maria Clara Lorenzo Lobregat Highway (commonly known as MCLL Highway )- is a 2 to 4-lane national highway running in the east coast part of Zamboanga City, Philippines from the intersection of Sta. Cruz to Barangay Licomo north of the city bordering the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. Under Republic Act No. 9270 approved on March 19, 2004 the highway was named after the late Mayor Maria Clara Lobregat. ^[1] The highway is also part of the Pan-Philippine Highway which is part of the Asian Highway Network designated as AH26. Zamboanga City is the terminus of this highway.

Incidents

• On July 29, 2008- some 100 meters of the portion of the highway in barangay Victoria located 28 km from the city collapsed by 20 feet due to torrential rains that liquefied the soil beneath the highway. There were no reports of accidents or injuries, but hundreds of commuters were stranded in Zamboanga City because provincial buses could not pass through.^[2]

Trivia

Other landmarks named after the late mayor:

• Jardin de Maria Clara - located in Pasonanca Park, Zamboanga City.
• Maria Clara Art Gallery - located in La Vista del Mar Beach resort, Zamboanga City.
• Maria Clara Lorenzo Lobregat National High School (MCLLNHS)- formerly Divisoria National High School located in Barangay Divisoria, Zamboanga City

External links

• Zamboanga City

References