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(2018-08-25).jpg) SM Corporate Offices on Jose W. Diokno Boulevard at the Mall of Asia Complex | |
| Former name(s) | Bay Boulevard |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Jose W. Diokno |
| Maintained by | Philippine Reclamation Authority[a] and Department of Public Works and Highways – South Manila District Engineering Office[b] |
| Length | 3.96 km (2.46 mi) |
| North end | Gil 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 end | Pacific 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]
- ^ "PRA, DPWH COMPLETE ROAD REPAIR WORKS IN PARAÑAQUE CITY" (PDF). Philippine Reclamation Authority. January 29, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Boulevard 2000 Integrated Framework Plan" (PDF). Philippine Reclamation Authority. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ "Land Development". Philippine Reclamation Authority. August 14, 2015.
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