Alabang–Zapote Road

Alabang–Zapote Road is a four-lane national road which travels east–west through the southern limits of Metro Manila, Philippines. It runs parallel to Dr. Santos Avenue in the north and is named for the two barangays that it links: Alabang in Muntinlupa and Zapote in Las Piñas.

Alabang–Zapote Road
Calle Real Real Street Zapote–Alabang Road
Alabang–Zapote Road past University of Perpetual Help System DALTA
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Length	10.9 km (6.8 mi)
Component highways	N411
Major junctions
West end	E3 (Coastal Road) / N62 (Aguinaldo Boulevard) in Bacoor, Cavite
	N62 (Diego Cera Avenue) CAA Road Marcos Alvarez Avenue Skyway
East end	N1 (Manila South Road) / N143 (Montillano Street) in Muntinlupa
Location
Provinces	Metro Manila, Cavite
Major cities	Muntinlupa, Las Piñas, Bacoor
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List ← N410 N413 →

From its eastern terminus at an interchange with South Luzon Expressway, Manila South Road, and Montillano Street, the road runs westwards for 10.2 kilometers (6.3 mi) to the junction with Diego Cera Avenue and Aguinaldo Highway. Since 1997, it also extends further west for several hundred meters connecting Las Piñas to its present terminus at Coastal Road (R-1) in Bacoor, Cavite.[1]

The road carries more than 70,000 vehicles per day as of 2016, and suffers from traffic jams. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) listed Alabang-Zapote Road as a major traffic bottleneck point or choke point, and the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP), or "color coding" scheme, is modified for the road to no longer include window hours.

The entire route is designated as National Route 411 (N411) of the Philippine highway network.[2]

History

Alabang–Zapote Road follows an old Spanish coastal trail that linked the Province of Manila to La Laguna and other southern provinces. It was called Calle Real (Spanish for "royal street") or Camino Real (Spanish for "royal way") which spanned from Ermita to Muntinlupa.[3] At present, only the Las Piñas-to-Muntinlupa section is called Calle Real or Real Street as an alternative name for the road. The rest of the route had been renamed to Del Pilar Street in the City of Manila, Harrison Avenue in Pasay, Elpidio Quirino Avenue in Parañaque, and Diego Cera Avenue in Las Piñas (Manuyo Uno–Zapote segment).

Route description

The road begins at the junction of Manila South Road, Montillano Street, and South Luzon Expressway's Alabang Exit in Alabang, Muntinlupa, near Starmall Alabang. It then crosses into Filinvest City and Barangays Cupang and Ayala Alabang, where Alabang Town Center and the Madrigal Business Park are located, intersecting with Madrigal Avenue and Acacia Avenue. West of Daang Hari Road (Investment Drive), it then enters Las Piñas and Barangays Almanza Dos and Almanza Uno, where SM Southmall is located. From Marcos Alvarez Avenue to CAA Avenue-BF Resort Drive, the road traverses Barangays Talon Uno, Talon Dos, Talon Tres, and Talon Cuatro. It then traverses Barangays Pamplona Tres, Pamplona Dos, and Pamplona Uno as it goes past the Las Piñas City Hall, SM Center Las Piñas, and Starmall Las Piñas. A flyover and bridge was built in 1997 to connect Zapote, Las Piñas with Zapote, Bacoor (Longos) over the Zapote River where the road ends at an interchange with Coastal Road (CAVITEX). Electric power subtransmission lines by Meralco, placed on tall roadside posts, also shared by distribution lines, line almost the whole length of the road from Zapote in Las Piñas to Alabang in Muntinlupa and the proposed Las Piñas–Muntinlupa Expressway, which is worth ₱2.75 billion.

Traffic

Late afternoon rush hour along Alabang–Zapote Road near Pamplona in 2013.

As of July 2016, the Las Piñas Traffic Management Office reported more than 70,000 vehicles travelling on Alabang-Zapote Road daily, that already reached above its allowable capacity.[4] The road gained notoriety for its traffic jams, and it is listed by the Metro Manila Development Authority as a major traffic bottleneck area in south Metro Manila, along with other major roads leading to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, like Sucat Road, Andrews Avenue, and Domestic Road.[5] The Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP), or the "coding" scheme, is modified for Alabang-Zapote Road to have no "window hours".[6]

Intersections

Intersections in the list below are arranged by kilometer number, based on numbers on kilometer stones from Rizal Park in Manila, the Kilometer Zero.

Mainline

Province	City/Municipality	km[7]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Cavite	Bacoor			E3 (CAVITEX) / N62 (Aguinaldo Boulevard) – Kawit, Manila	Western terminus. Access to Bacoor (Longos) Exit of CAVITEX. No left turn allowed from Alabang–Zapote Road.
				Las Piñas-Talaba Diversion Road	No access from opposite direction
				West end of Zapote Flyover
Zapote River				Zapote Bridge 2
Las Piñas		14.773	9.180	N62 (Diego Cera Avenue)	Western terminus. Access to Las Piñas Bamboo Organ Church.
		15.000	9.321	East end of Zapote Flyover
				Fruto Santos Avenue (Tramo Street)
		16.400	10.190	Doña Manuela Avenue
		16.800	10.439	C.V. Starr Avenue	Serves Starmall Las Piñas and BF Resort
		17.500	10.874	Manila Times Street / Aria Street	Serves University of Perpetual Help System DALTA - Las Piñas
		18.670	11.601	CAA Road / BF Resort Avenue	Serves BF Resort
		20.073	12.473	Marcos Alvarez Avenue
		22.100	13.732	Concha Cruz Drive	Serves BF Homes
Muntinlupa		22.386	13.910	Investment Drive – Daang Hari, San Pedro
		22.550	14.012	Acacia Avenue	Serves Madrigal Business Park and Ayala Alabang Village
		22.714	14.114	Don Manolo Drive	Serves Alabang Hills and San Beda College Alabang
		23.048	14.321	Madrigal Avenue	Serves Alabang Town Center and Ayala Alabang Village
		24.023	14.927	Filinvest Avenue	Left turns allowed from Skyway only
				Skyway	Entrance and exit
				North Bridgeway	Serves Northgate Cyberzone
		24.381	15.150	North Bridgeway / Spectrum Midway	Serves Vivere Hotel Alabang and Festival Alabang
		24.707	15.352	Corporate Avenue	Serves South Station, Filinvest Corporate City, Crimson Hotel and Festival Alabang
		24.956	15.507	N142 (Montillano Street) / Market Street	No left turns
		25.099	15.596	N1 (Manila South Road) / N142 (Montillano Street)	Eastern terminus. Access from Manila South Road only.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Spur

The entire route is located in Muntinlupa. This 258-meter (846 ft) segment[2] in Alabang has no official kilometer count. 

km	mi	Destinations	Notes
		N411 (Alabang-Zapote Road) / Market Street	Western terminus. Connection with main route. No left turns from the westbound lane of Alabang–Zapote Road mainline.
		N1 (Manila South Road)	Eastern terminus. Access to Manila South Road northbound is closed; accessible via U-turn slot beneath Alabang Viaduct.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Landmarks

SM Southmall

Robinsons Place Las Piñas

Many commercial establishment, like malls and major commercial areas, and other major landmarks are found on or near the vicinity of Alabang-Zapote Road. Malls, like South Station and Festival Alabang by Filinvest, Alabang Town Center by Ayala Malls, SM Southmall and SM Center Las Piñas by SM Supermalls, Robinsons Place Las Pinas by Robinsons Malls, and Uniwide Metromall by the defunct Uniwide Sales, Inc., are found beside or accessible via Alabang-Zapote Road. Major commercial areas and developments, like Madrigal Business Park, Molito, Westgate Alabang, Northgate Cyberzone, and Filinvest City, are also accessed through the road. The city hall of Las Piñas is found along Alabang-Zapote Road. Major hotels that lie on or near the vicinity of the road includes Crimson Hotel and Vivere Hotel in Muntinlupa, and Eurotel and Dream Hotel in Las Piñas.

References

1. Flyover construction rushed for Christmas published by Manila Standard; accessed October 17, 2013.
2. "Road and Bridge Inventory". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
3. Rebirth of Taft Avenue published by the Manila Bulletin; accessed October 17, 2013.
4. "Las Piñas LGU on traffic problem: moratorium on franchise issuance, Task Force Ayos Trapiko". Government of the Republic of the Philippines. Philippine Information Agency. July 18, 2016. Archived from the original on January 24, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
5. Frialde, Mike (July 7, 2016). "Traffic choke points in Metro Manila identified". The Philippine Star. Philstar. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
6. Ramirez, Robertzon (October 18, 2016). "18 roads added to coding scheme". The Philippine Star. Philstar. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
7. Some distances from 2016 DPWH Atlas road data for Las Piñas-Muntinlupa District Engineering Office. Most distances are approximates.