Jose W. Diokno Boulevard
Jose W. Diokno Boulevard, officially J. W. Diokno Boulevard, is a 4.38-kilometer (2.72 mi) long major collector road that runs north–south along the eastern perimeter of the SM Mall of Asia complex and parallel to Macapagal Boulevard in Bay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It provides access from the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex (CCP Complex) and Roxas Boulevard north to the shopping and lifestyle hub by Manila Bay in Pasay. Motorists tend to use the highway as the less congested alternative route from Manila to the Bay City vis-à-vis its parallel partner road in Macapagal Boulevard. It also connects to Entertainment City further south in Parañaque, and unlike Macapagal Boulevard is situated along the coastline overlooking Manila Bay.
SM Corporate Offices on Jose W. Diokno Boulevard at the Mall of Asia Complex | |
| Former name(s) | Bay Boulevard |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Jose W. Diokno |
| Maintained by | Philippine Reclamation Authority and Department of Public Works and Highways – South Manila District Engineering Office |
| Length | 3.96 km (2.46 mi) |
| North end | Gil Puyat Avenue Extension / Zoilo Hilario Street / Atang Dela Rama Street in Pasay |
| Major junctions | Seaside Boulevard Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Coral Way Bradco Avenue Asean Avenue New Seaside Drive |
| South end | Pacific Avenue in Parañaque |
The 8-lane median-divided boulevard was formerly known as Bay Boulevard. It was renamed in 2007,after Jose Wright Diokno, the founding chair of the Commission on Human Rights, Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) founder, and former Filipino senator. The road was constructed by the Philippine Reclamation Authority and was fully completed in 2011.