Macapagal Boulevard

Macapagal Boulevard, also known as President Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard and Macapagal Avenue,[1] is an eight-lane road in Metro Manila, Philippines, running parallel to Roxas Boulevard from the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay to Asia World City in Parañaque. It was named after former Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal. This road has three major bridges, crossing the 'channels', of which the largest is the Libertad Channel, where the Libertad Water Pumping Station is situated. Thanks to intersection reconfiguring around EDSA to relieve traffic, Macapagal Boulevard is now often used to access the SM Mall of Asia to the north and Cavite to the south. It is also the main major road in Metro Manila's reclamation area called Bay City.

Macapagal Boulevard
President Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard
Macapagal Avenue
Macapagal Boulevard in Aseana City
NamesakeDiosdado Macapagal
Maintained byPhilippine Reclamation Authority[lower-alpha 1]
Length5.1 km (3.2 mi)
LocationPasay and Parañaque
North endGil Puyat Avenue Extension in CCP Complex, Pasay
Major
junctions		EDSA Extension
Bradco Drive
Asean Avenue (Solaire Boulevard)
E6 (NAIA Expressway)
Seaside Drive
South endPacific Avenue in Don Galo, Parañaque
Construction
Construction start2000[2]
InaugurationApril 5, 2002

Route description
Macapagal Boulevard northbound as seen from the NAIA Expressway off-ramp.

Macapagal Boulevard commences at the intersection with Jose W. Diokno Boulevard, the partner highway in Bay City in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay, where World Trade Center Metro Manila is located. It serves as the logical continuation of Magdalena Jalandoni Street. It heads south across Financial Center consisting of the Philippine National Bank headquarters and the Government Service Insurance System complex, which houses the Philippine Senate. South of the Libertad channel, the boulevard enters Metropolitan Park and the SM Central Business Park, intersecting with Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) before entering the Aseana City development, home of the Department of Foreign Affairs–Office of Consular Affairs Building and Ayala Malls Manila Bay. At Asean Avenue, Macapagal traverses the Entertainment City gaming complex with Solaire Resort & Casino and City of Dreams Manila (formerly Belle Grande Manila) dominating this stretch up to Seaside Boulevard, an extension of NAIA Road. Near the Seaside Boulevard junction are the NAIA Expressway ramps that provide access to Ninoy Aquino International Airport and connect it to the Metro Manila Skyway. The Manila Southwest Integrated Bus Terminal is housed within the former Uniwide Coastal Mall grounds at Seaside Boulevard, while the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange is located few meters south. Macapagal's current southern terminus is Pacific Avenue in Marina Baytown East village in Parañaque, where most traffic turns left towards the Manila–Cavite Expressway. It also has a short extension towards the southern edge of Asiaworld, with the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area as the terminating vista.

Landmarks
Department of Foreign Affairs–Office of Consular Affairs Building
  • MET Live Pasay
    MET Live Pasay
  • Six Senses Residences
    Six Senses Residences
  • Met Live
    Met Live
  • Doña Eva Macapagal Bridge
    Doña Eva Macapagal Bridge
  • Blue Bay Walk Pasay
    Blue Bay Walk Pasay
  • Philippine National Bank
    Philippine National Bank
  • World Trade Center
    World Trade Center
  • W Mall
    W Mall

Notes
  1. Philippine Reclamation Authority maintains Macapagal Boulevard's section from the Redemptorist Channel to the former site of Uniwide Coastal Mall in Parañaque only.[1]

References
  1. "PRA, DPWH COMPLETE ROAD REPAIR WORKS IN PARAÑAQUE CITY" (PDF). Philippine Reclamation Authority. January 29, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. "Why we don't have enough roads: P600 million overpricing of Macapagal section". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 7, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

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