Gil Puyat Avenue

Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue,^[1] also known simply as Gil Puyat Avenue and by its former official name Buendia Avenue, is a major arterial thoroughfare which travels east–west through the cities of Makati and Pasay in western Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the busiest avenues in Metro Manila linking the Makati Central Business District with the rest of the metropolis.

Gil Puyat Avenue
Buendia Avenue
Gil Puyat Avenue westbound from Gil Puyat LRT Station, Pasay
Route information
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways
Length	5.4 km (3.4 mi)
Component highways	N190 from Roxas Boulevard to EDSA
Major junctions
West end	Jose W. Diokno Boulevard / Atang Dela Rama Street / Zoilo Hilario Street in Pasay
Major intersections	AH 26 (N120) (Roxas Boulevard) N170 (Taft Avenue) N145 (Osmeña Highway)
East end	AH 26 (N1) (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) in Makati
Location
Country	Philippines
Major cities	Makati and Pasay
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

The avenue begins at Jose W. Diokno Boulevard on the west as a continuation of Zoilo Hilario Street near the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex and continues through the district of San Isidro, Pasay until intersecting with Taft Avenue.^[2] Past the intersection with the elevated Gil Puyat LRT Station, the road runs through Tramo Street and Barangays Palanan and San Isidro in Makati. East of Osmeña Highway, Gil Puyat intersects with the busy streets of the Makati Central Business District before finally reaching its terminus on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). The avenue also has an extension into the gated Forbes Park in Makati as Buendia Avenue Extension.

The entire route currently forms part of National Route 190 (N190) of the Philippine highway network. Part of the avenue from Roxas Boulevard to EDSA was previously designated as a component of Circumferential Road 3 of the Metro Manila Arterial Road System.^[3]

It is also part of clearway scheme from Roxas Boulevard in Pasay to Edison Avenue in Makati. The Pasay streets of Leveriza, Harrison Avenue, Donada/A. Luna, Taft Avenue, Sandejas, Dominga/P. Burgos, Tramo Street, and Emilia Street are not allowed to cross the avenue, instead the motorists can use the U-turn slots 100 meters (330 ft) away to reach their destinations. The section between Edison and Ayala Avenue are not allowed to left turn. Instead, motorists use other streets as the section does not have any u-turn slots especially at the Palanan area with four lanes each.^[4]

Etymology

Since 1982, this 4- to 12-lane divided avenue takes its name from Gil J. Puyat, a Filipino senator who served from 1951 to 1972. It was originally named Buendia Avenue after Nicolas Buendia, a Katipunero, another Filipino senator, and governor of Bulacan.^[1][5]

Alternate names

According to the Department of Public Works and Highways, the avenue's extension from Roxas Boulevard to Jose W. Diokno Boulevard in Pasay also has alternative names that vary per segment. Its segment from Roxas Boulevard to the zipper lane of Magdalena Jalandoni Street is alternatively known as Spine Road, while its segment from thereon to Atang Dela Rama Street is alternatively known as Manila Film Center Main Road, after the Manila Film Center. Both are designated as national tertiary roads.^[6]

Route description

 

Gil Puyat Avenue eastbound in Makati

The avenue begins at an unsignaled intersection with Jose W. Diokno Boulevard and Atang Dela Rama Street as the continuation of Zoilo Hilario Street in Bay City, Pasay. It then intersects Macapagal Boulevard, Magdalena Jalandoni Street, Roxas Boulevard, Harrison Avenue, Leveriza, Donada, and A. Luna Streets. West of its intersection with Taft Avenue, several bus terminals are located along the avenue, including JAC Liner and DLTB Co.

It enters the city of Makati as it crosses the Estero de Tripa de Gallina. It narrows as a four-lane road from Edison Street to Osmeña Highway. After its intersection with Osmeña Highway, it becomes divided by a center island once again for the rest of its route as it traverses the Makati Central Business District. Past Ayala Avenue, it enters barangay Bel-Air and several office buildings were located along the avenue including Petron Megaplaza and Pacific Star Building, both were used to the tallest buildings from 1989 to 1992 and 1998 to 2000, respectively. It then intersects some of the CBD's streets, Nicanor Garcia Street, Makati Avenue, Paseo de Roxas, and the Urdaneta Avenue, which provides access into the gated Urdaneta Village, before meeting Kalayaan Flyover and its eastern terminus at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). The avenue also has an extension into the gated Forbes Park in Makati as Buendia Avenue Extension.

Landmarks

 

JAC Liner Bus Terminal, Pasay

Gil Puyat Avenue travels between the neighborhoods of Leveriza, San Jose, San Isidro, and Santa Clara in Pasay and barangays Palanan, San Isidro, San Antonio, Pio del Pilar, San Lorenzo, Bel-Air, and Urdaneta in Makati. It is the site of some of the tallest buildings in Metro Manila, such as RCBC Plaza on the junction with Ayala Avenue and Petron Megaplaza, the country's tallest building from 1998 to 2000. It also hosts the Pacific Star Building, Grand Soho Makati, The World Centre, One Central Makati, Exportbank Plaza, as well as the headquarters of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Tourism, which recently moved from its previous location in Rizal Park after it was converted into the National Museum of Natural History.^{[citation needed]}

The stretch of Gil Puyat between Makati Avenue and Paseo de Roxas hosts the headquarters of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company and Development Bank of the Philippines on Roxas Triangle. Several educational institutions are also located on the avenue such as Pasay City Academy, Andres Bonifacio Elementary School, and the Makati campuses of Far Eastern University, Centro Escolar University, De La Salle University, and iAcademy; Mapúa University used to have its Makati campus along the avenue. The avenue's other notable landmarks in Makati are the Makati Central Post Office, One Pacific Place, Burgundy Tower, West of Ayala Tower, Teleperformance Center, and SM Cyber Makati. The avenue is also the location of Bureau of Internal Revenue's district offices serving Pasay, Makati, and south National Capital Region, respectively.^[7]

Gil Puyat Avenue in Pasay is the site of Networld Hotel Spa and Casino. The intersection with Taft Avenue is the location of several provincial bus terminals, including DLTBCo, JAM Liner, JAC Liner, and Green Star Express.

Transportation

 

Buendia PNR Station at the junction with Osmeña Highway in Makati

Gil Puyat Avenue is a major stop on three lines of the Metro Manila Transit System.

• Gil Puyat Station at Taft Avenue served by LRT-1;
• Buendia Station at EDSA served by MRT-3; and
• Buendia railway station along Osmeña Highway served by PNR.
  • This station is now closed; the area is now served by the Dela Rosa railway station, one block southwards.

Green Frog Transport Corp. operate hybrid buses serving the route between Gil Puyat and Kalayaan Avenue, as well as the bus transit between Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange and Bonifacio Global City.^[8][9] It is also served by provincial buses with terminals along the avenue's section in Pasay, as well as regular and air-conditioned jeepneys.

Intersections and junctions

Here is a list of junctions and distances according to the Department of Public Works and Highways. Rizal Park in Manila is designated as kilometer zero. 

Province	City/Municipality	km^[10]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Pasay				Jose W. Diokno Boulevard / Atang Dela Rama Street	Western terminus. Continues west as Zoilo Hilario Street.
				Macapagal Boulevard / Magdalena Jalandoni Street	Traffic light intersection
		3.286	2.042	AH 26 (N120) (Roxas Boulevard)	Former traffic light intersection. N190 segment of Gil Puyat Avenue start here.
				Harrison Avenue	Access from opposite directions via U-turn slot. Former unsignalized intersection.
				Leveriza Street	Access from opposite directions via U-turn slot
				Donada Street / A. Luna Street	Access from opposite directions via U-turn slot; no entry to Donada Street
				N170 (Taft Avenue)	Traffic light intersection beneath Gil Puyat station; no left turn allowed from Gil Puyat westbound.
				Sandejas Street	Westbound entrance
				F. Fernando Street	Eastbound entrance
				Dominga Street / P. Burgos Street	Turn to Dominga or P. Burgos via U-turn
				Tramo Street	U-turn slot and unsignaled intersection. No left turn allowed from Gil Puyat westbound.
				Emilia Street	Westbound entrance
Makati–Pasay boundary		4.724	2.935	Tripa de Gallina Bridge
Makati				Marconi Street	Westbound access only
				Edison Street	Eastbound exit. Alternative route to Skyway (southbound).
				Bautista Street	Traffic light intersection
				Dian Street	Traffic light intersection
				Filmore Street / Batangas Street	Traffic light intersection
				N145 (Osmeña Highway)	Traffic light intersection. Also provides access to Skyway. No left turn allowed from Gil Puyat westbound and eastbound.
				Mayapis Street / Medina Street	Westbound and eastbound entrance. No access from opposite directions.
				Washington Street	Southbound entrance and exit. Provides access into Barangay Pio del Pilar.
				Chino Roces Avenue	Traffic light intersection
				Tindalo Street / Urban Avenue	No access from opposite direction
				Ayala Avenue	Traffic light intersection. No left turn allowed on both sides.
				Zuellig Loop / Geronimo Street	No access from opposite directions
				Malugay Street / Tordesillas Street	Traffic light intersection. No left turn allowed from Gil Puyat Avenue eastbound.
				Nicanor Garcia Street / Calle Reposo	Traffic light intersection
				Buendia Extension Access Road	Eastbound entrance and exit only
				Makati Avenue	Traffic light intersection
				Paseo de Roxas	Traffic light intersection
				Urdaneta Avenue	Eastbound entrance and exit only; access to Urdaneta Village
				West end of   N191 (Kalayaan Flyover)
				Zodiac Street	Westbound entrance and exit only
				AH 26 (N1) (EDSA) – Baclaran	Eastern terminus. Eastern terminus of N190. Continues eastward into Forbes Park North village as Buendia Avenue Extension.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

1. Batas Pambansa Blg. 312 (1982), An Act Changing the Name of Buendia Avenue in the Municipality of Makati and Pasay City, Both in Metro Manila, to Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue, retrieved May 2, 2021
2. Republic Act No. 9468 (May 15, 2007), An Act Renaming Bay Boulevard Located in Pasay City, Extending Up to Parañaque City, as Jose W. Diokno Boulevard, retrieved June 10, 2023
3. "Latest alignment of all radial and circumferential roads in Metro Manila". Freedom of Information Philippines. Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
4. Dizon, Nikko (January 15, 2004). "MMDA schemes, Makati don't mix". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
5. "Nicolas Buendia (1916-1919)". Bulacan, Philippines.
6. "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
7. "Regional/District Offices". Bureau of Internal Revenue. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
8. Gonzales, Iris (May 13, 2013). "Hybrid buses ply Makati's streets". Philippine Star. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
9. "Resolution No. 99 Series of 2020" (PDF). Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. May 27, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
10. . DPWH Road Atlas. Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

 

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