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Major thoroughfare in Metro Manila, Philippines This article is about the street in Makati and Taguig. Not to be confused with a street in Quezon City also called "Kalayaan Avenue".

Kalayaan Avenue
Route 190 shield
Kalayaan Avenue looking west from C-5 Road in West Rembo, Taguig
Former name(s)Pasig Line Street
Imelda Avenue
Length6.3 km (3.9 mi)
Component
highways
  • N190 from EDSA to J.P. Rizal Avenue Extension
LocationMakati and Taguig
West endZobel Roxas Street in Makati–Manila boundary
Major
junctions

– – Bel-Air Village – –

East endJ.P. Rizal Extension in Taguig

Kalayaan Avenue is a major east–west route in Makati and Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. For most of its length, it runs parallel to Jose P. Rizal Avenue to the north from East Rembo near Fort Bonifacio to Barangay Singkamas by the border with Santa Ana, Manila. It is interrupted by Bel-Air Village between Rockwell Drive and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). The avenue east of EDSA is designated as a component of National Route 190 of the Philippine highway network.

History

Kalayaan Avenue was formerly called Pasig Line Street as it mostly followed the defunct Paco–Pasig tram line of the Manila Electric Railway (operated by Meralco) for most of its length; the street in the district of San Andres in Manila still bears that name. The line was built in 1908 but was heavily damaged during World War II. Subsequent development of the Bel-Air Village by Ayala Corporation in 1957 has led to the closure of a segment of Pasig Line west of EDSA. During the term of President Ferdinand Marcos, the road was improved and was renamed Imelda Avenue after his wife and first lady, Imelda Marcos. Following the overthrow of the Marcos regime, the Makati local government renamed the avenue to Kalayaan (Filipino for "Freedom"). In 2014, under the Roadmap for Transport Infrastructure Development for Metro Manila and Its Surrounding Areas (Region III & Region IV-A; also known as the Metro Manila Dream Plan), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) study proposes a dual 2-lane elevated expressway from the intersection of Roxas Boulevard and Gil Puyat Avenue to the intersection of C-5 and this road for about 9.3 kilometers (5.8 mi). In 2023, ten barangays were removed by the Supreme Court from the jurisdiction of Makati, effectively placing parts of Kalayaan Avenue (straddling Pitogo, Cembo, West Rembo, and East Rembo) under Taguig.

Intersections

ProvinceCity/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
Taguig – Pasig boundaryButing Bridge over Taguig River
TaguigJ.P. Rizal AvenueTraffic light intersection.
N11 (Carlos P. Garcia Avenue) – Pasig, Quezon CityOther side is accessible via elevated u-turn slot.
9th, 10th, 11th AvenuesEastbound only, access to Bonifacio Global City.
Lawton AvenueTraffic light intersection.
Acacia StreetEastbound only.
MakatiCommercio StreetTraffic light intersection.
Sgt. Fabian Yabut Circle, Anastacio StreetTraffic light intersection.
TaguigGen. Jacinto Street
Makati – Taguig boundaryKalayaan Flyover entrance ramp (westbound)
32nd StreetTraffic light intersection. No left turn allowed from westbound.
Kalayaan Flyover exit ramp (eastbound)
MakatiHarvard StreetTraffic light intersection.
AH 26 (26) (EDSA) – PasayEntrance ramp to EDSA southbound.
AH 26 (26) (EDSA) – Mandaluyong, Quezon CityWestern terminus of the East Kalayaan segment.
Rockwell DriveEastern terminus of the West Kalayaan segment. Continues to Bel-Air Village as Mercedes Street.
P. Burgos StreetTraffic light intersection; one-way road.
Makati AvenueTraffic light intersection.
Salamanca Street / Durban StreetTraffic light intersection.
Kalayaan Loop RoadFormer traffic light intersection, Kalayaan becomes one-way eastbound; access to Century City Mall.
F. Zobel StreetOne-way road.
Nicanor Garcia StreetTraffic light intersection.
J.B. Roxas Street
South AvenueTraffic light intersection; one-way road.
Zapote StreetTraffic light intersection; one-way road.
Chino Roces AvenueFormer traffic light intersection.
Pasong Tirad StreetOne-way road, Kalayaan becomes a two-way road.
Zobel Roxas StreetWestern terminus, continues to Manila as Pasig Line Street.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


Route description

West Kalayaan

Kalayaan Avenue just west of Makati Avenue near Century City in Makati

The western section begins as a four-lane road at the intersection with Zobel Roxas Street at the border of Makati and Manila, continuing the Pasig Line Street in San Andres, Manila. It cuts across the northern portion of the city, traversing barangays Singkamas, Tejeros, Santa Cruz, Olympia, Valenzuela, Bel-Air, and Poblacion. Starting as a two-way road, it becomes a one-way eastbound road from Pasong Tirad Street in Tejeros. From South Avenue to Nicanor Garcia Street, Kalayaan bounds the Manila South Cemetery and the former Makati Catholic Cemetery to the south. It crosses into the western edge of Bel-Air and Población, where St. Andrew the Apostle Parish is located. Kalayaan then becomes a two-way road once again near Century City. Heading east towards the intersection with Makati Avenue, Kalayaan is dominated by the Century City and Picar Place developments on the northern side. At Makati Avenue, the road traverses a major entertainment and hotel district, with many nightclubs, bars and mid to low-range hotels in the immediate vicinity. The section of Kalayaan east of P. Burgos Street is home to many sports pubs. It ends at a merge with Rockwell Drive by the entrance to the gated Bel-Air Village, where it continues as Mercedes Street.

East Kalayaan

Kalayaan Avenue towards its intersection with Lawton Avenue in Taguig, north of Bonifacio Global City

East of Bel-Air, at the intersection with EDSA in Barangay Pinagkaisahan, the avenue picks up as a 6-8 lane divided highway. It runs underneath the Kalayaan Flyover, heading towards the entrance to Bonifacio Global City, entering Barangay Pitogo and, therefore, Taguig. It veers northeast at the junction with 32nd Street, bypassing Bonifacio Global City. The road continues as it heads into Guadalupe Nuevo, where it briefly returns to Makati before re-entering Taguig at Cembo. It bends eastwards just before coming to an intersection with 8th Avenue in West Rembo. The road crosses 8th Avenue and then Carlos P. Garcia Avenue (C-5) at the Circumferential Road 5–Kalayaan Avenue Interchange and ends at J.P. Rizal Extension in East Rembo. It then continues towards San Joaquin, Pasig as San Guillermo Avenue.

Landmarks

From west to east:

References

  1. "Laguna Railways: Pasig Line". Railways and Industrial Heritage Society of the Philippines, Inc. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  2. "Pictures and thoughts from a break". Panaderos. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  3. Manila and Suburbs (Map). July 25, 1944. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  4. bonitm History and Facts published by Barangay Bel-Air; accessed October 12, 2013.
  5. "ROADMAP PROJECTS PROFILE" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. March 2014.
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