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Jose W. Diokno Boulevard

Coordinates: 14°32′30″N 120°58′59″E / 14.54167°N 120.98306°E / 14.54167; 120.98306
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J.W. Diokno Boulevard
SM Corporate Offices on Jose W. Diokno Boulevard at the Mall of Asia Complex
Former name(s)Bay Boulevard
NamesakeJose W. Diokno
Maintained byPhilippine Reclamation Authority[a] and Department of Public Works and Highways – South Manila District Engineering Office[b]
Length3.96 km (2.46 mi)
North endGil 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 endPacific Avenue in Parañaque

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 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.

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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On the southbound lane of Jose W. Diokno Boulevard looking towards Entertainment City
Jose W. Diokno Boulevard at the intersection of Coral Way

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. From there, it becomes a north–south road running for 1.28 kilometers (0.80 mi) across the SM Mall of Asia complex. This section 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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Four E-Com Center
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Notes

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  1. ^ Philippine Reclamation Authority maintains Jose W. Diokno Boulevard's section from the Redemptorist Channel to Asean Avenue in Parañaque.[1]
  2. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "PRA, DPWH COMPLETE ROAD REPAIR WORKS IN PARAÑAQUE CITY" (PDF). Philippine Reclamation Authority. January 29, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "Boulevard 2000 Integrated Framework Plan" (PDF). Philippine Reclamation Authority. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Land Development". Philippine Reclamation Authority. August 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "NAIAX". San Miguel Corporation. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

14°32′30″N 120°58′59″E / 14.54167°N 120.98306°E / 14.54167; 120.98306

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