Arnaiz Avenue

Antonio S. Arnaiz Avenue, also known simply as Arnaiz Avenue and by its former names Libertad Street and Pasay Road, is a major east–west collector road that links Makati and Pasay in the Philippines. It stretches across western Metro Manila from Roxas Boulevard in the Santa Clara district of Pasay to Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in San Lorenzo Village in Makati.

Antonio S. Arnaiz Avenue
Arnaiz Avenue
Arnaiz Avenue east of Amorsolo Street in the Makati CBD
Former name(s)Pasay Road
Libertad Street
NamesakeAntonio Arnaiz
TypeTertiary road[1][2]
Maintained byDepartment of Public Works and Highways - South Manila District Engineering Office & Metro Manila 2nd District Engineering Office[1][2]
Length4.039 km[3] (2.510 mi)
West end N120 / AH26 (Roxas Boulevard) in Pasay
Major
junctions
East end N1 / AH26 (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) in Makati

South Luzon Expressway (Osmeña Highway) splits Arnaiz Avenue into two sections. The western section found in Pasay is a congested and highly pedestrianized road that used to be known as Calle Libertad.[4] This section passes through some of the most important Pasay landmarks such as the Cuneta Astrodome, Cartimar shopping district and Santa Clara de Montefalco Church. Also located within the vicinity are the Department of Foreign Affairs building, old Pasay City Hall, Pasay City Sports Complex, and Pasay Cemetery. East of Osmeña Highway, the avenue enters the Makati Central Business District where it merges with traffic from a Manila Skyway ramp near the Amorsolo Street junction. It continues across Legazpi and San Lorenzo villages of the Makati CBD which contains several office towers and condominiums such as Cityland Pasong Tamo Tower and Avida Towers, a number of Japanese restaurants, a Waltermart mall, the old Plaza Fair, Don Bosco, and the Ayala Center. This section of the road in Makati used to be known as Pasay Road. Its eastern terminus is at its junction with EDSA near Dusit Thani hotel.

The avenue was named after the Filipino aviation pioneer, Antonio Somoza Arnaiz.[5] The western section is served by the Libertad LRT Station along Taft Avenue, while the eastern section is served by the Pasay Road railway station along Osmeña Highway, and the Ayala MRT Station along EDSA. A small 1.6-kilometer (0.99 mi) long portion of a continuation of the road in Dasmariñas Village, Makati is also called Pasay Road from EDSA to Tamarind Road.

Route description

The avenue is divided into two portions, one used to be named Libertad Street and the other was named Pasay Road

Libertad Street
Arnaiz Avenue looking east towards Makati CBD from Gementina Dolores Bridge in Pasay

Arnaiz Avenue starts at an intersection with Roxas Boulevard northbound near Cuneta Astrodome.[6] It then crosses F.B. Harrison Street and then crosses Taft Avenue near the Pasay Public Market and Mall and the Libertad LRT station. At this portion, the road is heavily pedestrianized and traffic queues are mostly common. It then crosses P. Zamora and P. Burgos Streets near St. Mary's Academy - Pasay and Tramo Street and crosses Estero de Tripa de Gallina (Tripa de Gallina Creek) at the Gementina Dolores Bridge on the Pasay-Makati boundary.[7] It soon ends at a traffic light intersection with Osmeña Highway in Pio del Pilar, near the Pasay Road PNR station.

Pasay Road
Arnaiz Avenue at the intersection of Paseo de Roxas in Barangay San Lorenzo

After crossing Osmeña Highway, it becomes a one-way street carrying westbound traffic until it crosses Chino Roces Avenue near Walter Mart Makati. The Skyway exit to Amorsolo Street stands above the avenue until it curves downward toward Amorsolo Street, while its entry ramp towards Skyway southbound is situated on the avenue to accommodate westbound traffic only. Past Amorsolo Street, it crosses Paseo de Roxas near Greenbelt and Makati Avenue near Glorietta until it ends at a traffic light intersection with EDSA.[8] The avenue is lined with hotels, namely New World Makati, Fairmont Makati, and Crown Regency between Paseo de Roxas and EDSA.[9]

Intersections

Intersections are numbered by kilometer post, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero. 

ProvinceCity/Municipalitykm[1][2][3]miDestinationsNotes
Pasay4.1912.604 N120 / AH26 (Roxas Boulevard)Western terminus
Harrison AvenueTraffic light intersection
Leveriza StreetOne-way entry to Arnaiz Avenue
Park Avenue
P. Villanueva Street
N170 (Taft Avenue)Traffic light intersection
M. Colayco Street / Decena Street
6.0723.773P. Zamora Street / P. Burgos StreetTraffic light intersection; one-way street northbound
Cementina StreetOne-way exit
74.3Tramo Street
Pasay – Makati boundary7.9984.970Gementina Dolores Bridge
Makati6.1333.811Marconi StreetWestern terminus
Edison Street
Batangas Street
Capt. M. Reyes StreetOne-way exit
Evangelista StreetOne-way entrance
N145 (Osmeña Highway)Traffic light intersection; no entry to Arnaiz Avenue eastbound
Medina Street / Estacion StreetAccess to Pasay Road station
Chino Roces Avenue
E2 / AH26 (Skyway) – AlabangWestbound exit only
Amorsolo StreetTraffic light intersection
Paseo de Roxas / Edades StreetTraffic light intersection
Makati Avenue / San Lorenzo DriveTraffic light intersection
8.0995.032 N1 / AH26 (EDSA)Eastern terminus; continues east into Dasmariñas Village as Pasay Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Landmarks
Saint John Bosco Parish Church
Cuneta Astrodome

References
  1. "South Manila". DPWH Road Atlas. Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  2. "Metro Manila 2nd". DPWH Road Atlas. Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  3. "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  4. Roads and Transport published by Pasay City Government; accessed 10 October 2020.
  5. About Antonio Somoza Arnaiz published by Geni.com; accessed 10 October 2020.
  6. Google. "Arnaiz Avenue between Roxas Boulevard and Taft Avenue" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  7. Google (13 December 2015). "Arnaiz Avenue between Taft Avenue and Pasay-Makati boundary" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  8. Google (13 December 2015). "Arnaiz Avenue between Osmena Highway and EDSA" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  9. "Arnaiz Avenue between Paseo de Roxas and EDSA". Google Maps. Retrieved 13 December 2015.

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