Boni Avenue
Boni Avenue | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways – Metro Manila 1st District Engineering Office[1] | |
Length | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
Major junctions | |
West end | Rev. Aglipay Street in Población |
East end | N1 / AH 26 (26) (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) in Barangka Ilaya |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Major cities | Mandaluyong |
Highway system | |
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Boni Avenue is a major east–west thoroughfare in Mandaluyong, eastern Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a six-lane divided avenue that runs from Aglipay Street (to the west) to Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Barangka Ilaya (to the east). After crossing EDSA via the EDSA-Boni tunnel, the road continues as Pioneer Street towards Pasig. The avenue is named after the nickname of Bonifacio Javier, a decorated guerrilla leader during World War II and the mayor of Mandaluyong when the road was constructed.[2]
Route description
The avenue commences at the junction with Rev. Aglipay Street in the city's downtown area (poblacíon) where the Cathedral of the Holy Child (Aglipay Church) and San Felipe Neri Church (Roman Catholic Church) are located. It heads southeasterly traversing the barangays of Old and New Zañiga and San José, and crossing Primo Cruz Street before coming to a large roundabout called Maysilo Circle in Plainview. At this roundabout which houses the Mandaluyong City Hall complex and the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy, Boni intersects with F. Martinez Avenue and San Francisco Street. It curves northeast past Maysilo Circle as it approaches a commercial district at Barangka Drive. East of Barangka, the avenue becomes more commercial with several retail outlets and condominium developments lining this section of Boni where the Rizal Technological University is also situated. The avenue ends at the junction with EDSA where the Boni station of the Manila MRT-3 is also located.
Landmarks
- Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy
- Club Mwah
- Dansalan Gardens
- Mandaluyong City Hall
- Mandaluyong City Medical Center
- Maysilo Circle
- New Horizon Hotel Manila
- Rizal Technological University
- Robinsons Cybergate
- San Felipe Neri Catholic Cemetery
- San Felipe Neri Church
- San Felipe Neri Parochial School
- San Francisco Gardens
References
- ^ "Metro Manila 1sr". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Some Mandaluyong residents disown ex-mayor Abalos published by Philippine Daily Inquirer; accessed 2013-10-31.