Boni Avenue is a major east–west thoroughfare in Mandaluyong, eastern Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a six-lane divided avenue from Aglipay Street to Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). After crossing EDSA via the EDSA-Boni tunnel, the road continues as Pioneer Street towards Pasig. The avenue is named after the nickname of Bonifacio Javier, a decorated guerrilla leader during World War II and former mayor of Mandaluyong.[2]
| Boni Avenue | |
|---|---|
 Boni Avenue eastbound | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways – Metro Manila 1st District Engineering Office[1] | |
| Length | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Rev. Aglipay Street in Población |
| East end |  AH 26 (N1) (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) in Barangka Ilaya and Malamig |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Major cities | Mandaluyong |
| Highway system | |
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Route description
editThe avenue commences at the junction with Rev. Aglipay Street in the city's old downtown area (poblacíon), where the Cathedral of the Holy Child (Aglipay Church) and San Felipe Neri Church (Roman Catholic Church) are located. It heads southeasterly, traversing the barangays of Old and New Zañiga and San José, crossing Primo Cruz Street before coming to a large roundabout called Maysilo Circle in Plainview. At this roundabout, which houses the Mandaluyong City Hall complex and the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy, Boni intersects with F. Martinez Avenue and San Francisco Street. It curves northeast past Maysilo Circle as it approaches a commercial district at Barangka Drive. East of Barangka, the avenue becomes more commercial, with several retail outlets and condominium developments lining this section of Boni, where the Rizal Technological University is also situated. The avenue ends at the junction with EDSA, near Boni station of the Manila MRT-3.
Landmarks
edit- Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy
- Dansalan Gardens
- Mandaluyong City Hall
- Mandaluyong City Medical Center
- Maysilo Circle
- Rizal Technological University
- San Felipe Neri Catholic Cemetery
- San Felipe Neri Church
- San Felipe Neri Parochial School
- San Francisco Gardens
References
edit- ^ "Metro Manila 1sr". Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Some Mandaluyong residents disown ex-mayor Abalos published by Philippine Daily Inquirer; accessed October 31, 2013.