Radial Road 7
| R-7 | |
|---|---|
| Radial Road 7 | |
 Commonwealth Avenue, a part of R-7 Road. | |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Quezon Boulevard in Manila |
| North end | Maharlika Highway in Norzagaray, Bulacan |
| Highway system | |
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Roads in the Philippines | |
Radial Road 7 is a network of roads in Metro Manila, connecting the cities of Manila, Quezon City and Caloocan, as well as San Jose del Monte in the province of Bulacan. The road is one of 10 radial roads in Metro Manila, connecting the City of Manila with various provinces.
Route description
Lerma Avenue
Lerma Avenue is the road connecting Quezon Boulevard (R-8) and España Boulevard.
España Boulevard
España Boulevard is an 8-lane road starting from the junction of Lerma Avenue and Nicanor Reyes Street, ending in the Mabuhay Rotonda (otherwise known as Welcome Rotonda) in Quezon City. It passes through the northernmost areas of the University Belt, including the University of Santo Tomas and Ramon Magsaysay High School. Past RMHS, it passes through the mostly residential and commercial area of Sampaloc.
Quezon Avenue
Quezon Avenue starts from the Mabuhay Rotunda and ends in the Elliptical Road. It is one of the most important thoroughfares of Quezon City. It runs through the center of the city, lined with palm trees, government buildings, and nightclubs. It uses an interchange system on most of its intersections. This road used to be one of the most comfortable roads in the area, but had been extremely prone to heavy traffic since the construction of the G. Araneta Avenue Underpass.[1]
Elliptical Road
Elliptical Road is an 8-lane roundabout that circumscribes Quezon City Memorial Circle. R-7 continues at Commonwealth Avenue.
Commonwealth Avenue
Commonwealth Avenue starts from Elliptical Road as an 18-lane highway, the widest road in the Philippines. It ends with a junction with the Quirino Highway.
Quirino Highway
Quirino Highway is a 4 to 8 lane highway that passes through market places and industrial centers in Novaliches, Pasong Putik and Greater Lagro. This is the portion of R-7 that enters the city of San Jose Del Monte, in Bulacan Province.
San Jose Del Monte-Norzagaray Road
Quirino Highway becomes this road after crossing E. Roquero Avenue. This is the last segment of the Radial Road 7, which ends with a junction with the Maharlika Highway in Norzagaray.
North Luzon East Expressway
This expressway will be a part of Radial Road 7 when its construction is finalised.
Future
There are currently no train lines in or traversing Commonwealth Avenue. The proposed Metro Rail Transit Line 7 is set to be constructed in 2016.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120124204241/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/322502/quezon-avenue-underpa. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Sauler, Erika. "MRT 7 to Bulacan finally breaks ground". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
