Dr. Santos Avenue

Dr. Santos Avenue

Sucat Road Dr. A. Santos Avenue Dr. Arcadio Santos Avenue
Dr. Santos Avenue near Sucat Interchange
Namesake	Dr. Arcadio Santos
Maintained by	Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
Length	4.8 km (3.0 mi)
Location	Metro Manila
West end	Ninoy Aquino Avenue in La Huerta
Major junctions	Circumferential Road 5 Extension A. Canaynay Avenue N. Lopez Avenue Filipinas Avenue President's Avenue
East end	South Luzon Expressway in Sucat

Dr. Santos Avenue, formerly called (and still known locally as) Sucat Road, is the primary east-west thoroughfare in Parañaque, southern Metro Manila, Philippines. The avenue's western end is at Victor Medina Street in the boundary between La Huerta and San Dionisio, as the continuation of Ninoy Aquino Avenue. Physically, Ninoy Aquino Avenue connects northbound to NAIA Road in Pasay which, in turn, continues west to Roxas Boulevard back in Parañaque, and then to Macapagal Boulevard, where it finally ends. Its eastern end is at South Luzon Expressway, at the city's border with Sucat, Muntinlupa, where it becomes Meralco Road to service the rest of the route to Sucat railway station.

History

The avenue was originally called Sucat Road, and was named for the barrio in Muntinlupa and its railway station to which it led. Its present name is taken from Dr. Arcadio Santos, a native of Parañaque who was the governor of Rizal from 1920-1922 when the then-municipality was still part of the province.

In September 2013, a bill was authored in the Philippine House of Representatives to rename Dr. Santos Avenue to President Cory Aquino Avenue. This bill authored by Rep. Eric Olivarez is still pending in the Committee on Public Works and Highways as of October 2013.

The avenue will soon be served by the Manila Light Rail Transit Line 1 via the Dr. Santos LRT Station to be constructed at the intersection with C-5 Road.

Route description

Dr. Santos Avenue near President's Avenue viewed from SM City BF Parañaque in BF Homes

Dr. Santos Avenue begins in San Dionisio as the continuation of Ninoy Aquino Avenue south of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, where the road narrows to three lanes from four. The road continues due east to cross C-5 Road Extension, N. Lopez Avenue and Presidents Avenue. It terminates at an interchange with South Luzon Expressway and the Manila Skyway.

The eastern section of the avenue is known as the location of two of Metro Manila's biggest cemeteries, Manila Memorial Park and Loyola Memorial Park. Notable places located along the road also include two SM shopping malls (SM City Sucat and SM City BF Parañaque), Amvel Business Park which houses the El Shaddai church, and the Santana Grove strip mall.

Intersections

Kilometers are indicated by yellow kilometer stones along the road. Mileage are rather measured from Kilometer Zero in Rizal Park. The whole road exists within Parañaque.

City	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Dr. A. Santos Avenue continues to Pasay as Ninoy Aquino Avenue
Parañaque	12	7	Victor Medina Street	Traffic light intersection
			C-5 Road Extension	Interchange
			A. Canaynay Avenue
			N. Lopez Avenue
			Filipinas Avenue
			President's Avenue
			Skyway - Makati, Manila	Half-Y interchange.
Parañaque-Muntinlupa boundary	19.276	11.977	South Luzon Expressway	Diamond interchange
Dr. A. Santos Avenue continues to Sucat, Muntinlupa as Meralco Road.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Landmarks

Manila Memorial Park

• Amvel City (formerly Amvel Business Park)
• Berma Mall Baclaran
• Avida Towers Sucat
• Elorde Sports Center
• Fields Residences
• Jaka Plaza
• Uniwide Sucat (Now Super8)
• Liana's Shopping Mall
• Loyola Memorial Park
• Manila Memorial Park
• Olivarez College
• Lycee' D' Regis Marie
• Parañaque Medical Center
• Parañaque National High School
• Savemore Sucat
• Shopwise Sucat
• Santana Grove
• Sucat Virramall
• SM City BF Parañaque
• SM City Sucat
• Uniwide Warehouse Club
• WalterMart Sucat