- Source: Jose Diokno Boulevard
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. The road was originally planned to stretch up to the present site of the Manila–Cavite Expressway's Parañaque toll plaza. It was constructed by the Philippine Reclamation Authority and fully completed in 2011.
Route description
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. It passes through the Okada Manila development before entering Marina Asiaworld City, ending at its southern terminus at or near Pacific Avenue.
Landmarks
Ayala Malls Manila Bay
CCP Open Field
CITEM (Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions)
Government Service Insurance System Center
Senate of the Philippines
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
Media related to Jose W. Diokno Boulevard at Wikimedia Commons