Quirino Highway
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Highway
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located in Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
which spans from 4 to 8 lanes. It is one of the major roads in Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
and is part of Radial Road 7 (R-7), Radial Road 8 (R-8).
The Quirino Highway starts from Norzagaray, Bulacan
Bulacan
Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro...
and passes through the areas of San Jose del Monte City
San Jose del Monte City
The City of San Jose del Monte is a first class suburban component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It is bordered by Caloocan City and Quezon City, both in Metro Manila, in the south; by Rodriguez, Rizal in the east; Santa Maria and Marilao, both of Bulacan, in the west and...
, Malaria, Pangarap, and Lagro in Caloocan, Novaliches, C5-Road, Tandang Sora and ends Balintawak Cloverleaf in North Luzon Expressway
North Luzon Expressway
The North Luzon Expressway , and which is formerly called the North Diversion Road, and officially known as Radial Road 8 is a 4 to 8-lane limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila to the provinces of the Central Luzon region in the Philippines...
in Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
. It is also the alternate route for going to Baliuag and up to Cagayan
Cagayan
Cagayan , the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte...
Valley via Cagayan Valley Road.
Shopping centers
Currently there are a few shopping centers spanning the avenue, the famous mall in the avenue is the SM City FairviewSM City Fairview
SM City Fairview is a large shopping mall in the Philippines owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings. It is located along Quirino Highway, Regalado Ave, Novaliches, Quezon City, Metro Manila. It is the second SM Supermall in Quezon City...
and Robinson's Nova Market (formerly Robinson's Place Novaliches), where it services people along Novaliches, Caloocan and San Jose del Monte, Bulacan areas. Also there are malls serving the Novaliches area namely Novaliches Plaza Mall NovaMall in short.
Other buildings and structures
There are a lot of schools located along the highway. Among these are the Our Lady of Fatima - Quezon City Campus and Mater Carmeli SchoolMater Carmeli School
Mater Carmeli School - Novaliches, located at Sacred Heart Village, Novaliches, Quezon City, is a private Catholic educational institution owned and managed by the Carmelite Missionaries. It was founded in 1986 on a piece of property adjacent to the Novitiate House of the Carmelite Missionaries in...
- Novaliches Campus, There are also wet and dry markets located along the road like the Novaliches Bayan in Barangay Novaliches Proper and the Tungkong Mangga Market in the San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. Also along the La Mesa Watershed Gate area is the La Mesa Dam
La Mesa Dam
The La Mesa Watershed and Eco-Park is a dam and an ecological reservation site in Quezon City commissioned in 1929 in the Philippines. It is part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system, which supplies most of the water supply of Metro Manila...
which supplies water to Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
. The studios and headquarters of TV5
Associated Broadcasting Company
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
also lies along the highway.
Future MRT line
Currently there are no train lines in Quirino Highway, but plans to build one along the highway are there. The MRT 7Manila Red Line
The Manila Red Line or Mass Rapid Transit Line 7 is a proposed rapid transit line in Metro Manila. If completed, the line could be 23 km long with 14 stations...
is expected to begin construction by 2012. This will also help decongest the highway from further traffic.
Three of the line's proposed stations will lie on the highway. They are Quirino
Quirino MRT Station
The Quirino MRT Station is a proposed station on the MRT-7. The station will be located within Quirino Highway, Novaliches, Quezon City.After the Mindanao Avenue MRT Station in SM City Fairview, the rail link will turn right to Quirino Highway....
, Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart MRT Station
The Sacred Heart MRT Station is a proposed station on the MRT-7. The station will be located at Sacred Heart Village, Greater Lagro, Quezon City.Closest landmarks include the Sacred Heart Parish of the Diocese of Novaliches.-External links:*...
, and Tala
Tala MRT Station
Tala MRT Station is a proposed station on the MRT-7. The station will be located at Tala, Caloocan City.Closest landmarks include the Iglesia Ni Cristo temple.-External links:*...
.
Linking to Commonwealth Avenue
On October 1, 2009, Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.
Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte, Jr. is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Fourth District of Quezon City. He is also the house speaker of the Congress from 2010 to present. He was the mayor of Quezon City from 2001-2010.-Early Life and Career:Belmonte was born...
announce 15-year old dream to link Commonwealth Avenue and Quirino Highway at the cost of P20 million to P140 million, near at Zabarte Road.
See also
- EDSA (C-4 Road)Epifanio de los Santos AvenueEpifanio de los Santos Avenue , formerly known as Highway 54, is the main circumferential road and highway of Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is an important commuting artery between the northern and southern parts of the metropolitan area...
- Quezon CityQuezon CityQuezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
- Quezon Memorial CircleQuezon Memorial CircleThe Quezon Memorial Circle is a national park and shrine located in Quezon City, former capital of the Philippines . The park is an ellipse bounded by the Elliptical Road. Its main feature is a mausoleum containing the remains of Manuel L...
- Metro ManilaMetro ManilaMetropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
- Major roads in Metro ManilaMajor roads in Metro ManilaMetro Manila has a very extensive roadway system connecting the cities and municipalities of the metropolis and its surrounding provinces. The major roadways are the ten radial roads, braching from the capital city of Manila, and the five circumferential roads, which form semicircles around the...
- House of RepresentativesHouse of Representatives of the PhilippinesThe House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...
- Metro Manila Development AuthorityMetropolitan Manila Development AuthorityThe Metropolitan Manila Development Authority , is an agency of the Republic of the Philippines created embracing the cities of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Pasay, Mandaluyong, Makati, Pasig, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Las Piñas, Parañaque, Valenzuela, Malabon, Taguig, Navotas and San Juan and the...
- Commonwealth Ave.Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon CityCommonwealth Avenue , formerly called as Don Mariano Marcos Avenue is a highway located in Quezon City, Philippines which spans from 10 to 18 lanes and known as the widest in the Philippines...