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{{Short description|Highway in Iloilo, Philippines}}
{{Infobox road
| country = PHL
| type = N
| route = 5
| marker_image = [[File:N513 (Philippines).svg|75px]] [[File:N512 (Philippines).svg|75px]] [[File:N515 (Philippines).svg|75px]] [[File:N5 (Philippines).svg|75px]]
| image = Iloilo Diversion Bridge Mandurriao top view (Iloilo City; 04-03-2024).jpg
| image_notes = Southern terminus of Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue, looking north in [[Mandurriao]]
| name = Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue
| alternate_name = Iloilo Diversion Road
| length_km = 16.62
| length_round = 2
| length_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |last=Manila Bulletin |date=2015-07-08 |title=REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10662, July 03, 2015 |url=https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/63142 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Supreme Court E-Library}}</ref>
| established =
| maint = the [[Department of Public Works and Highways]]
| allocation = {{plainlist|
* {{jct|country=PHL|N|513}} from Airport Access Road to Iloilo–Capiz Road
* {{jct|country=PHL|N|512}} from Iloilo–Capiz Road to Lopez Jaena Street
* {{jct|country=PHL|N|515}} from Lopez Jaena Street to Mandurriao–Jaro Road
* {{jct|country=PHL|N|5}} from Mandurriao–Jaro Road to Iloilo–Antique Road
}}
| direction_a = North
| terminus_a = Airport Access Road in [[Cabatuan, Iloilo|Cabatuan]]
| junction = {{plainlist|
*{{Jct|country=PHL|N|512|name1=Roosevelt Street}} in [[Santa Barbara, Iloilo|Santa Barbara]]}}
*Felix Gorriceta Avenue in [[Pavia, Iloilo|Pavia]]
*{{Jct|country=PHL|N|516|name1=President Corazon C. Aquino Avenue}} in [[Pavia, Iloilo|Pavia]]
*{{Jct|country=PHL|N|512|name1=Lopez Jaena Street}} in [[Iloilo City]]
*{{Jct|country=PHL|N|5|name1=Mandurriao–Jaro Road}} in [[Iloilo City]]
*Donato Pison Avenue in [[Iloilo City]]
| direction_b = South
| terminus_b = {{Jct|country=PHL|N|501|name1=Iloilo–Antique Road}} in [[Iloilo City]]
| cities = [[Iloilo City]]
| towns = [[Cabatuan, Iloilo|Cabatuan]], [[Santa Barbara, Iloilo|Santa Barbara]], [[Pavia, Iloilo|Pavia]]
| restrictions = No tricycles, pedicabs
| boroughs = [[Jaro, Iloilo City|Jaro]], [[Mandurriao]]
}}'''Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue''', formerly known as '''Jaro West Diversion Road''' and still colloquially referred to as '''Diversion Road''',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lena |first=Perla |date=2019-12-03 |title=14-km traffic discipline zone up in Iloilo City |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1087758 |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=Philippine News Agency}}</ref> is a major [[Bypass (road)|bypass]] [[highway]] in the [[Iloilo metropolitan area]] on the island of [[Panay]] in the [[Philippines]]. It constitutes the southern section of [[N5 highway (Philippines)|National Route 5]], which connects the province of [[Iloilo]] to the province of [[Capiz]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iloilo 4th |url=http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/2017%20DPWH%20ATLAS/Road%20Data%202016/iloilo_4th.htm |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Department of Public Works and Highways}}</ref> The avenue serves as the primary thoroughfare from [[Iloilo City]] to [[Iloilo International Airport]] and passes through the municipalities of [[Pavia, Iloilo|Pavia]], [[Santa Barbara, Iloilo|Santa Barbara]], and [[Cabatuan, Iloilo|Cabatuan]]. It was named after [[Benigno "Ninoy" Simeon Aquino Jr.]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-03 |title=SENATOR BENIGNO S. AQUINO JR. AVENUE |url=https://issuances-library.senate.gov.ph/subject/senator-benigno-s-aquino-jr-avenue |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Legislative Digital Resources}}</ref> a former [[Senate of the Philippines|senator]] who played a significant role in opposing the regime of then-President [[Ferdinand Marcos]].
== Route description ==
[[File:VP Fernando Lopez Avenue, Pavia, Iloilo, Aug 2024.jpg|thumb|Northbound approach to the Ungka Flyover along a section of Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue in Pavia]]
Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue begins at the junction of [[General Luna Street]], Infante Avenue, and Marcelo H. del Pilar Street, located at the boundary of [[Iloilo City Proper]] and [[Molo, Iloilo City|Molo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iloilo City |url=http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/2017%20DPWH%20ATLAS/Road%20Data%202016/iloilo_city.htm |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Department of Public Works and Highways}}</ref> The avenue traverses the [[Districts of Iloilo City|Iloilo City districts]] of [[Mandurriao]] and [[Jaro, Iloilo City|Jaro]], as well as the municipalities of Pavia, Santa Barbara, and Cabatuan.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web |title=Road and Bridge Inventory |url=https://dpwh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=4bc4f2dc3a5644088c57de02108a8fd3 |accessdate=2024-11-01 |website=Department of Public Works and Highways}}</ref> It is a {{Convert|16.62|km|mi|abbr=|adj=mid}} highway featuring six to eight lanes, complemented by a two-lane service road and a protected [[bike lane]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manila Bulletin |date=2015-07-08 |title=REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10662, July 03, 2015 |url=https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/63142 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Supreme Court E-Library}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Punzalan |first=Justine |date=2020-06-16 |title=Iloilo already has its own protected bike lane years before COVID-19 |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/travel/152055/iloilo-bike-lane-a3830-20200616?s=5tivjc7kpuo14dlqajg5e4lfkp |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=PEP.ph}}</ref> It includes two four-lane [[Overpass|flyovers]] that cross over President Corazon C. Aquino Avenue and Felix Gorriceta Jr. Avenue in Pavia.
== History ==
With the construction of the new Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan, the road was extended and has since become the main thoroughfare from Iloilo City to the new airport. It has been widened to accommodate six to eight lanes, featuring two-lane service road in its section within Iloilo City, along with a protected, tree-lined elevated bike lane. The section in Mandurriao has evolved into a major [[Central business district|business district]] in Iloilo City.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Updates: Diversion Road, Plazuela de Iloilo & SM City Iloilo Expansion |url=https://www.exploreiloilo.com/blog/diversion-road-plazuela-de-iloilo-sm-city-iloilo-expansion/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Explore Iloilo |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Intersections ==
{{PHLinttop|append=Intersections are numbered by kilometer post, with [[Arroyo Fountain]] in Iloilo City designated as [[Kilometre zero|kilometer 0]].}}
{{PHLint|hucicc=Iloilo City|lspan=6|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|501|name1=Iloilo–Antique Road}}|notes=Southern terminus}}
{{PHLint|road=Donato Pison Avenue|notes=}}
{{PHLint|road=Jalandoni Street|notes=}}
{{PHLint|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|5|name1=Mandurriao–Jaro Road}}|notes=}}
{{PHLint|road=Airport Spur Road|notes=}}
{{PHLint|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|512|name1=Lopez Jaena Street}}|notes=}}
{{PHLint|province=Iloilo|pspan=7|location=Pavia|lspan=3|provdab=Iloilo|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|516|name1=President Corazon C. Aquino Avenue}}|notes=}}
{{PHLint|road=Felix Gorriceta Jr. Avenue / Gonzaga Street|notes=}}
{{PHLint|road=Evangelista Street|notes=}}
{{PHLint|location=Santa Barbara|lspan=3|provdab=Iloilo|road=Santa Barbara Bypass Road (Iloilo Circumferential Road 2)|notes=}}
{{PHLint|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|512|name1=Roosevelt Street}} / San Miguel–Santa Barbara Road|notes=}}
{{PHLint|road=Santa Barbara Bypass Road (Iloilo Circumferential Road 3)|notes=}}
{{PHLint|location=Cabatuan|provdab=Iloilo|road=Airport Access Road|notes=Northern terminus}}
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==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue (Iloilo City)}}
{{Philippine highway network}}
[[Category:Streets in Iloilo City]]
[[Category:Streets in Iloilo]]
[[Category:Mandurriao]]
[[Category:Jaro, Iloilo City]]
[[Category:Molo, Iloilo City]]
[[Category:Iloilo City Proper]]
[[Category:Roads in Iloilo]]