L’ESTRUCTURA TÈCNICA DEL CEC

i. TRANSPORTATION Existing Situation

The Municipality of Mabini is accessible through all means of transportation. Since it is a peninsula, water transport is possible via Batangas and Balayan Bays; land transportation on the other hand is through the national road, from Batangas City. Air transport in terms of personal or hired carriers, specifically helicopters is also possible. Thus, entry points to the municipality are possible through all points. The most common used route which serves as the link of the municipality to the mainland and to all major growth centers in the country is the national road leading to Batangas City passing the municipalities of Bauan and San Pascual.

External and internal movements of goods and services in the municipality are facilitated by the presence of circumferential road that runs from the Poblacion passing through Anilao Proper, Majuben, san Jose, Solo, Ligaya, Bagalangit and San Teodoro on the western side. On the eastern side, the road begins from the national road passing through P. Balibaguhan, Talaga East and Talaga Proper, Saguing, Gasang, Malimatoc II and I until Mainit. There is an incomplete portion of the circumference between San Teodoro and Mainit. Once completed, this circumferential road will greatly improve internal mobility within the municipality. A barangay road, either originating from the circumference or from the national roads, or are already existing in the barangay, facilitates movements of the population. Travels to the barangays through these roads are by means of either walking or hired vehicles, hired vehicles to transport goods and services from the barangay to the business centers of other towns on hired basis.

The waterways also facilitate external and internal movement in the municipalities. Motorboat ferry passengers, goods and services from the coastal barangays on the southeastern portion of the municipality, through two major entry points or growth barangays of Talaga East on the east and Anilao Proper on the west. Regular boat trips can be availed of the people on this side of the town.

The tourism and industrial establishments in the municipality are accessible to both land and water transportation.

 Vehicles

Vehicular movement is regular with an average of about twenty (20) interval. This is made possible by the several jeepneys that ply the routes from Mabini Batangas and vice-versa. There are about two hundred twenty-six (226) jeepneys registered but only ninety-six (96) jeepneys take the Mabini-Bauan Batangas route and vice-versa. For sea travel or water transportation, there are about 300 registered motorboats. The following table shows vehicular count in the municipality.

TABLE NO. 49. VEHICULAR COUNT

TYPE NUMBER

Jeep 226 (registered)

Cargo trucks 10

Private Cars 450

Motor boats 300

Tricycles 92

SOURCE: MAJODA (Mabini Jeepney Operators & Drivers Association) ATODA (Anilao Tricycle Operators & Drivers Association) MATODA (Mabini Tricycle Operators & Drivers Association)

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Roads

The municipality has a total road length of 138.393 kilometers. These include national roads (32.845 kilometers), municipal roads (3.678 kilometers) and barangay roads (101. 870 kilometers). These roads occupy a total area of 130.4900 hectares of land. Urban roads total to 3.678 kilometers. With an average width of ten meters the areas occupied by urban roads total to 3.678 hectares. The municipal roads in the Poblacion and length of each road are enumerated as follows.

Length of Municipal Roads in Barangay Poblacion

1. Along R. P. Amurao Avenue from J. Bautista Municipal Road to P. Balita Municipal Road ---- 593 meters 2. Along M. Panganiban Municipal Road from J. Bautista to P. Balita Municipal Road --- 590 meters 3. Along M. Arguelles Sr. Municipal Road from J. Bautista Road to P. Balita Road -- 584 meters

4. From corner J. Bautista & R. P. Amurao Ave. to corner Z. Evangelista & M. Arguelles Rd --- 337 meters 5. From cor. R. P. Amurao Ave. to Z. Evangelista Rd to cor. Z. Evangelista and M. Argueles Rd -- 333 meters

6. From bdry. Brgry. Bulacan & Poblacion to cor. J. Panopio & M. Panganiban Mun. Rds.

to D. Castillo Mun. Road up to Boundary of Barangay Sampaguita and Poblacion ---- 461 meters 7. From bdry. of Brgy. Bulacan & Poblacion to corner I. Calangi & M. Arguelles Mun. Roads - 437 meters 8. From cor. R.P. Amurao Ave. & P. Balita. R.d up to cor. P. Balita and M. Arguelles Roads --- 343 meters

Total municipal road length is 3,678 meter or 3.678 kilometers. This is per record of the Office of the Municipal Engineer.

Existing barangay roads total to 101.870 kilometers. With an average width of 6 meters, the area occupied total to about 61.1220 hectares of land. The following table shows inventory of existing barangay roads.

TABLE NO. 49. INVENTORY OF EXISTING BARANGAY ROADS Mabini,Batangas

The national road traversing the whole of the municipality is 32.845 kilometers. The road starts from the municipal boundaries between Bauan and Mabini at San Juan and stretches down south to the municipality in a circumferential loop. The circumferential loop can be traced on a west to east direction at left turn from the Crossing point at P. Niogan to Bagalangit and on an east-west direction at right from Bagalangit to Cross Point again. With an average width of 20 meters, the circumferential around occupies an area of 65.6900 hectares of land.

The Mabini circumferential Road is a national government project, which is being constructed to facilitate development of the Coastal Areas of the municipality, specifically for tourism and industrial development. At present, the road is in place, full completion, however, wanting.

Once completed in terms of pavement, drainage, and all other requirements, accessibility within the areas affected will greatly improved.

Proposed developments are envisioned to realize once the road is completed and put to use.