Radial Road 7

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 and the municipality of Norzagaray in the province of Bulacan. The road is one of 10 radial roads in Metro Manila, connecting the City of Manila with various provinces.

R-7
Radial Road 7
Commonwealth Avenue, a part of R-7 Road.
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways (entire route) and Metro Manila Development Authority (within Metro Manila)
Length53.6 km (33.3 mi)
Component
highways
Major junctions
South end N170 (Quezon Boulevard) and Alfonso Mendoza Street in Manila
North endAngat–Norzagaray Road in Norzagaray, Bulacan
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

Route description

Lerma Avenue

Lerma Avenue is the road connecting Quezon Boulevard (R-8) and España Boulevard in Sampaloc, Manila.

España Boulevard
Main article: 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
Main article: Quezon Avenue
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
Main articles: Quezon City Memorial Circle and Elliptical Road

Elliptical Road is an 8-lane roundabout that circumscribes Quezon City Memorial Circle. R-7 continues at Commonwealth Avenue.

Commonwealth Avenue
Main article: Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City

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
Main article: Quirino Highway
Quirino Highway in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan

R-7 becomes the Quirino Highway and passes through barangays Kaligayahan, Pasong Putik Proper, and Greater Lagro in Quezon City. This is the portion of R-7 that enters the city of San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan via North Caloocan.

Villarama Road

Also known as the San Jose Del Monte–Norzagaray Road, Quirino Highway becomes this road after crossing Dr. E. Roquero Avenue in San Jose del Monte. This is the last segment of the Radial Road 7, which ends with a junction with Angat–Norzagaray Road in Norzagaray.

Future
Main articles: Manila Mass Rapid Transit Line 7 and North Luzon East Expressway

Metro Rail Transit Line 7, which will run along R-7 along Commonwealth and Quirino Avenues through Regalado Highway, is under construction.[2]

The future North Luzon East Expressway will also be a part of Radial Road 7 when its construction is finalized.

See also

References
  1. Antonio, Raymund. "Quezon Avenue underpass project up". Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  2. Sauler, Erika. "MRT 7 to Bulacan finally breaks ground". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
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