Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue

Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue
Iloilo Diversion Road
Southern terminus of Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue, looking north in Mandurriao
Route information
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways
Length	16.62 km[1] (10.33 mi)
Component highways	N513 from Airport Access Road to Iloilo–Capiz Road N512 from Iloilo–Capiz Road to Lopez Jaena Street N515 from Lopez Jaena Street to Mandurriao–Jaro Road N5 from Mandurriao–Jaro Road to Iloilo–Antique Road
Restrictions	No tricycles, pedicabs
Major junctions
North end	Airport Access Road in Cabatuan
Major intersections	N512 (Roosevelt Street) in Santa Barbara Felix Gorriceta Avenue in Pavia N516 (President Corazon C. Aquino Avenue) in Pavia N512 (Lopez Jaena Street) in Iloilo City N5 (Mandurriao–Jaro Road) in Iloilo City Donato Pison Avenue in Iloilo City
South end	N501 (Iloilo–Antique Road) in Iloilo City
Location
Country	Philippines
Major cities	Iloilo City
Towns	Cabatuan, Santa Barbara, Pavia
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue, formerly known as Jaro West Diversion Road and still colloquially referred to as Diversion Road,^[2] is a major bypass highway in the Iloilo metropolitan area on the island of Panay in the Philippines. It constitutes the southern section of National Route 5, which connects the province of Iloilo to the province of Capiz.^[3] The avenue serves as the primary thoroughfare from Iloilo City to Iloilo International Airport and passes through the municipalities of Pavia, Santa Barbara, and Cabatuan. It was named after Benigno "Ninoy" Simeon Aquino Jr.,^[4] a former senator who played a significant role in opposing the regime of then-President Ferdinand Marcos.