N815 highway

National Route 815 is a national secondary route that forms part of the Philippine highway network, connecting the city of Cebu and the municipality of Balamban.

Route description

8th Street

National Route 815 starts as a divided highway named 8th Street. The road becomes one before passing the San Jose Dela Montaña Bridge. This section ends in its intersection with Cebu North Road.

Juan Luna Avenue

Route 815 becomes Juan Luna Avenue from a junction with Sergio Osmeña Avenue in the North Reclamation Area within Mabolo.

The route continues as Pope John Paul II Avenue after crossing M.J. Cuenco Avenue/Cebu North Road. It continues as Salinas Drive after passing underneath the Archbishop Reyes–M. Cuenco flyover through the Lahug-Kasambagan border.
N815 passes a junction with Wilson Street, which is used to access the partially-restricted Lower Torralba Street inside of Camp Lapu-Lapu, the regional military headquarters.

Veterans Drive

The route continues as Veterans Drive after a three-way intersection with Salinas Drive and Gorordo Avenue.

Cebu-Balamban Transcentral Highway

It traverses the Central Cebu Protected Landscape and continues as the Cebu-Balamban Transcentral Highway once it leaves the boundary limits of Cebu City, entering Balamban. It terminates within the Balamban municipality proper at a junction with Toledo–Tabuelan–San Remigio Road.

Hazards

The Cebu–Balamban Transcentral Highway portion of the route is notorious for having many turns and being very prone to accidents. It is also notorious for landslides that often happen during or after heavy downpours. One of the landslides left 11 vehicles damaged in 2017. The road has numerous stretches of ascending and descending portions. A bus fell off a ravine after a sharp turn; the accident killed 21 foreign medical students.