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Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard Route information Length: 22.3 km (13.9 mi) Major junctions South end: Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) in Pasay City EDSA (C-4)
and Seaside Drive in Pasay
NAIA Road
and Pacific Avenue in Parañaque CityNorth end: Asia World City in Paranaque City Location Major cities: Pasay City and Parañaque City Highway system Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard is a modern eight-lane road parallel to Roxas Boulevard running from CCP Complex, Pasay City to Marina Subdivision, Parañaque City, both in Metro Manila. It was named after former President Diosdado Macapagal. It is located in the reclamation areas. This road has 3 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, Manila to the north and Cavite to the south. It is also the main major road in Reclamation Area.
History
The Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard construction started in 1984 and ended in 1998, the year after Diosdado Macapagal's death in 1997.
Senate Inquiry
The boulevard was a subject to certain controversy, when a Senate inquiry was conducted due to overpricing, dubbing it as the "Most Expensive Boulevard in the World".
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Cities Transport connections Manila Metro Rail Transit System · Manila Light Rail Transit System · North Luzon Expressway · South Luzon Expressway · Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard · Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Pasig River Ferry Service · Philippine National RailwaysLandmarks and Locations SM City North EDSA · National Council of Churches in the Philippines · TriNoma · GMA Network Center · Araneta Center · Camp Crame · Camp Aguinaldo · EDSA Shrine · Ortigas Center · People Power Monument · SM Megamall · Ayala Center · SM Mall of Asia · Bay CityEDSA Revolutions This article about transportation in Philippines is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.