LTMS eLearning

National Primary
- Directly connects Major Cities (at least around 100,000 people)
- Cities within Metropolitan Areas are not covered by the criteria
National Secondary
- Directly connects Cities to National Primary Roads, except in Metropolitan Area
- Directly connects Major Ports and Ferry Terminals to National Primary Road
- Directly connects Major Airports to National Primary Road
- Directly connects Tourist Service Centers to National Primary Roads or other-
- Directly connects Cities (not included in the category of Major Cities)
- Directly connects Provincial Capitals within the same Region
- Directly connects to Major National Government Infrastructure to National Primary
- Roads or Other National Secondary Roads
National Tertiary
- Other existing roads under DPWH which perform a local function
Provincial Roads (Local Roads)
- Connect Cities and Municipalities without traversing National Roads
- Connect National Roads to Barangays through rural areas
- Connect to Major Provincial Government Infrastructure
Municipal and City Roads (Local Roads)
- Roads within the Poblacion
- Roads that connect to Provincial and National Roads
- Roads that provide Inter-Barangay connections to Major Municipal and
- City Infrastructure without traversing Provincial Roads
Barangay Roads (Local Roads)
- Other Public Roads (officially turned over) within the Barangay and not covered in the above definitions.
Expressways
- Highways with limited access, normally with interchanges; may include facilities for levying tolls for passage in an open or closed system.
Bypasses
- are roads or highways that avoid a built-up area, town or city proper to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic reduce congestion and improve road safety where a toll for passage is levied in an open or closed system.

CLASSIFICATION OF ROAD