Mindanao Avenue

Mindanao Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Mindanao) is an eight-to-ten lane divided avenue connecting EDSA and NLEX and is a part of Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the three parallel roads that connects Tandang Sora and Congressional Avenues (Visayas Avenue and Luzon Avenue were the others); that is why it was named after the southernmost mainland of the Philippines, Mindanao. It used to be a 2 km highway connecting North Avenue and Congressional Avenue, but as a part of the C-5 projects, Mindanao Avenue was extended to EDSA in the south and to Quirino Highway to the north. The new roads opened in 2000.


C-5

Mindanao Avenue
Looking south towards Tandang Sora Avenue
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways - Quezon City 1st District Engineering Office[1] and Metro Manila 3rd District Engineering Office [2]
Component
highways
  • C-5 C-5 (from NLEX to Congressional Avenue)
  • N128 (from North Avenue to MGM Road)
Major junctions
North endMGM Road in Kaybiga, Caloocan
 
South end N1 (EDSA) / AH26 in Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines
← N127N129 →

Another road also named Mindanao Avenue starts at Commonwealth Avenue and terminates at a dead end at School of Saint Anthony, Novaliches, Quezon City. That road is not in any way connected to the original Mindanao Avenue but was planned to be the one and the same road in the original plan for Quezon City.

Mindanao Avenue replaced some segments of Tandang Sora Avenue belonging to C-5. (Tandang Sora has no access to NLEX)[3] The Mindanao Avenue-NLEX road began construction afterwards. This segment became an expressway after its construction finished.

In 2017, DPWH has resumed construction of the 3.2-kilometer Mindanao Avenue Extension Project, after being halted for years due to road right-of-way issues. A total of 1.4 kilometer portion of the road was earlier completed and opened since 2014. In June 2018, DPWH has opened additional 700-meter portion from P. Dela Cruz Street to the current end at MGM Road[4] The road will be extended further until it meets General Luis Street to cater motorists coming from Valenzuela, Novaliches and North Caloocan.

Intersections
ProvinceCity/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
Quezon City N1 / AH26 (EDSA)Southern terminus. Access to Trinoma. Accessible from EDSA via northbound lane only.
N173 (North Avenue)Traffic light intersection. Access to Veterans Memorial Medical Center, SM North EDSA, Quezon Memorial Circle. Former terminus before extension to EDSA. Southern terminus of N128 designation.
Road 1Southbound only.
Alley 14Southbound only.
Alley 15Southbound only.
Road 8
Road 1		Both roads accessible on either side via U-Turn slots. Road 8 provides access to Bago Bantay, SM North EDSA; Road 1 provides access to Visayas Avenue.
Road 3
Road 16		Both roads accessible on either side via U-Turn slots.
Cattleya StreetBoth segments accessible via U-Turn slots.
Bongavilla StreetNorthbound only.
N129 (Congressional Avenue)Traffic light intersection. C-5 segment of Mindanao Avenue starts here. Westbound goes to EDSA, Eastbound goes to Visayas, Tandang Sora and Luzon Avenues.
Calla Lily StreetNorthbound only.
Road 20Both segments accessible via U-Turn slots.
Tandang Sora AvenueBoth segments accessible via U-Turn slots. Westbound goes to Quirino Highway; Eastbound goes to Visayas, Congressional, Commonwealth and Katipunan Avenues.
Rosal StreetNorthbound only.
Ruby StreetSouthbound only.
Longines StreetNorthbound only.
Saint Charbel StreetSouthbound only.
Don Jose StreetNorthbound only.
Rosal StreetSouthbound only.
Don Vicente StreetNorthbound only.
Science RoadNorthbound only.
Old Sauyo RoadBoth segments accessible via U-Turn slots. Eastbound segment provides access to Brgys. Sauyo, Bagbag, Fairview and Commonwealth.
South end of Mindanao Avenue Tunnel
Champaca StreetBoth segments accessible via U-Turn slots.
N127 (Quirino Highway)Former terminus. Westbound goes to Baesa, Balintawak; eastbound goes to Novaliches Proper.
Palmera StreetNorthbound only. Serves as alternate route to Novaliches Proper and San Bartolome (SB Diversion Road) through various subdivisions.
North end of Mindanao Avenue Tunnel
Oliva Road, Magnolia Street
Sabila Street, Socorro Street		Southbound only.
Biglang-Awa StreetNorthbound only.
ValenzuelaMaya StreetSouthbound only.
E5 (NLEX Mindanao Avenue Link)Traffic light intersection. End of C-5 system.
Darlucio Street
B. Juan Street		Both roads accessible via U-Turn slots.
Lazaro StreetSouthbound only.
Tatalon StreetSouthbound only.
P. Dela Cruz StreetNorthbound only.
Sto. Rosario StreetSouthbound only.
CaloocanMGM RoadCurrent terminus. Eastbound to Novaliches, Caloocan, Valenzuela via P. Dela Cruz Street.
N118 (General Luis Street)Future terminus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also

References
  1. "Quezon City 1st". Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. "Metro Manila 3rd". Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  3. "Shortcut to NLEX (North Luzon Expressway) from Mindanao Avenue". www.blackdovenest.com. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  4. "Mindanao Avenue Extension now open up to MGM Road | Department of Public Works and Highways". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-06-24.


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