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| Don Mariano Marcos Avenue | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Commonwealth_Avenue_route_map.svg) Map of Commonwealth Avenue in Metro Manila | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Commonwealth_Avenue_at_Tandang_Sora_Intersection.jpg) Commonwealth Avenue at Tandang Sora Intersection in November 2023, viewed from the Luzon Avenue Flyover | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 12.712 km (7.899 mi) |
| Existed | 1960s–present |
| Component highways | |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  N170 (Elliptical Road) |
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| North end |  N129 (Quirino Highway) |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Major cities | Quezon City |
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Commonwealth Avenue, formerly known as Don Mariano Marcos Avenue,[a] is a 12.4-kilometer (7.7 mi) highway located in Quezon City, Philippines. It spans six to eighteen lanes, making it the widest road in the country.[2] The avenue is one of the major roads in Metro Manila and is designated as part of Radial Road 7 (R-7) of the older Manila arterial road system and National Route 170 (N170) of the Philippine highway network.
Commonwealth Avenue starts at Elliptical Road, which encircles the Quezon Memorial Circle. It passes through the areas of Philcoa, Tandang Sora, Balara, Batasan Hills, and Fairview and ends at Quirino Highway in the Novaliches area.
Being located in Quezon City, which is among several cities in Metro Manila with a high incidence of road accidents, the avenue has a high accident rate, particularly due to overspeeding, earning it the nickname "Killer Highway".[3] A speed limit of 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph) is being enforced to reduce accidents on the avenue.[4]
- ^ "Should Commonwealth be renamed Eraño Manalo Ave?". Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ Rey, Aika (December 23, 2015). "5 iconic roads in the Philippines". Rappler. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (February 21, 2020). "C-5 Metro Manila's deadliest road – MMDA". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon city, tagged as "killer highway," came in second with 23 fatal road crashes, up from 10 deaths in 2018 and 17 in 2017.
- ^ "MMDA Expands Coverage of 60-kph Speed Limit on Commonwealth Avenue". Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. February 26, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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