Jose W. Diokno Boulevard, officially J. W. Diokno Boulevard, is a 4.38-kilometer (2.72 mi) long major collector road that runs north–south along the eastern perimeter of the SM Mall of Asia complex and parallel to Macapagal Boulevard in Bay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It provides access from the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex (CCP Complex) and Roxas Boulevard north to the shopping and lifestyle hub by Manila Bay in Pasay. Motorists tend to use the highway as the less congested alternative route from Manila to the Bay City vis-à-vis its parallel partner road on Macapagal Boulevard. It also connects to Entertainment City further south in Parañaque, and unlike Macapagal Boulevard, it is situated along the coastline overlooking Manila Bay.
 SM Corporate Offices on Jose W. Diokno Boulevard at the Mall of Asia Complex | |
| Former name(s) | Bay Boulevard |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Jose W. Diokno |
| Maintained by | Philippine Reclamation Authority[a] and Department of Public Works and Highways – South Manila District Engineering Office[b] |
| Length | 3.96 km (2.46 mi) |
| North end | Gil Puyat Avenue Extension / Zoilo Hilario Street / Atang Dela Rama Street in Pasay |
| Major junctions | Seaside Boulevard Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Coral Way Bradco Avenue Asean Avenue New Seaside Drive |
| South end | Pacific Avenue in Parañaque |
The 8-lane median-divided boulevard was formerly known as Bay Boulevard. It was renamed in 2007 after Jose Wright Diokno, the founding chair of the Commission on Human Rights, Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) founder, and former Filipino senator.[3] The road was originally planned to stretch up to the present site of the Manila–Cavite Expressway's Parañaque toll plaza.[4] It was constructed by the Philippine Reclamation Authority and fully completed in 2011.[5]
Route description
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Jose W. Diokno Boulevard commences at the intersection with Gil Puyat Avenue Extension and Zoilo Hilario Street, near the Manila Film Center, as a logical continuation of Atang Dela Rama Street.
The 100-meter (330 ft) J.W. Diokno Bridge carries the boulevard across the Libertad Channel, connecting the CCP-FCA Island with Central Business Park 1-A, where it becomes a north–south road running for 1.28 kilometers (0.80 mi) across the SM Mall of Asia complex. This section of the boulevard is dominated by the Globe Rotunda, the terminus of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA).
After crossing the Redemptorist Channel, the boulevard enters the mixed-use developments of Aseana City and Entertainment City in Parañaque. It runs for 1.65 kilometers (1.03 mi) from Redemptorist to Asia World City (Asiaworld), intersecting with Asean Avenue, where the boulevard then becomes part of the NAIA Expressway (NAIAX) At-Grade section. It then comes to a roundabout fronting Westside City Resorts World, where it continues to the southwest. It then intersects New Seaside Road, where NAIAX At-Grade continues and leaves the boulevard.[6] It passes through the Okada Manila development before entering Marina Asiaworld City, ending at its southern terminus at or near Pacific Avenue.
Landmarks
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- Ayala Malls Manila Bay
- CCP Open Field
- CITEM (Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions)
- Government Service Insurance System Center
- Kingsford Hotel Manila
- Manila Film Center
- Monarch Parksuites
- Okada Manila
- Philippine Trade Training Center
- Resorts World Bayshore Residential
- SM Mall of Asia
- Four E-Com Center
- Globe Rotunda
- LUXE Duty Free
- Mall of Asia Arena
- Mall of Asia Arena Annex (MAAX) Building
- One Esplanade Events Venue
- SM by the Bay Amusement Park
- SM Corporate Office
- Solaire Resort & Casino
External links
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Media related to Jose W. Diokno Boulevard at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
edit- ^ Philippine Reclamation Authority maintains Jose W. Diokno Boulevard's section from the Redemptorist Channel to Asean Avenue in Parañaque.[1]
- ^ The Department of Public Works and Highways through its South Manila District Engineering Office maintains Jose W. Diokno Boulevard's national tertiary road section from Gil Puyat Avenue Extension to J.W. Diokno Bridge in Pasay.[2]
References
edit- ^ "PRA, DPWH COMPLETE ROAD REPAIR WORKS IN PARAÑAQUE CITY" (PDF). Philippine Reclamation Authority. January 29, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ Republic Act No. 9468 (2007), An Act naming Bay Boulevard located in Pasay City, extending up to Parañaque City, as Jose W. Diokno Boulevard (PDF), retrieved August 14, 2015
- ^ "Boulevard 2000 Integrated Framework Plan" (PDF). Philippine Reclamation Authority. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ "Land Development". Philippine Reclamation Authority. August 14, 2015.
- ^ "NAIAX". San Miguel Corporation. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2021.