Radial Road 10 (R-10), informally known as the R-10 Road, is a network of roads and bridges which will comprise the tenth radial road of Manila in the Philippines once completed.[2] It is the westernmost of the radial roads north of the Pasig River, running north–south close to the shoreline of Manila Bay. When completed, the road would link the city of Manila with Navotas and the northern coastal provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, and Bataan in Central Luzon.

R-10
Radial Road 10
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Mel Lopez Boulevard, a segment of R-10
Route information
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Length105.0 km (65.2 mi)
Including the existing 6.7 km (4.2 mi) Manila–Navotas segment (calculation from Google Maps)
Component
highways
Major junctions
South endAnda Circle in Manila
Major intersections
North end AH 26 (N120) in Navotas
Future: Bataan
Location
CountryPhilippines
Major citiesManila and Navotas
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

At present, only the Manila–Navotas segment of the road is complete.

Route description

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Mel Lopez Boulevard

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Mel Lopez Boulevard in Tondo, Manila

Between Anda Circle and the Maralla Bridge over Marala Creek (Sunog Apog Creek), R-10 is known as Mel Lopez Boulevard, formerly Marcos Road.[3] It is the only segment of R-10 in the city of Manila that passes through the Manila North Harbor complex in Tondo before arriving in the city of Navotas, where it continues simply as R-10.

Radial Road 10

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R-10 in Navotas

North of the Estero de Marala, R-10 serves the Navotas Fish Port Complex and terminates at the Bangkulasi Bridge over the Tullahan River, where it continues towards South Caloocan and Quezon City as Circumferential Road 4 (C-4).

Manila–Bataan Coastal Road

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A highway linking Manila and the province of Bataan has been proposed as an extension of R-10.[4][5] Like Radial Road 1 and its segments, Roxas Boulevard and the Manila–Cavite Expressway, the highway would run along the coast of Manila Bay north of the Pasig River. From the current terminus of R-10 in Navotas, Phase 1 will travel north along the coastal Bulacan municipalities and end at the proposed North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Phase 3 in Bacolor, Pampanga, while Phase 2 will travel south from NLEX Phase 3 in Lubao, Pampanga to Balanga, Bataan.[6] The proposed highway would be built over fishponds and serve as flood barriers for the coastal provinces.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Metro Manila Infrastructure Development" (PDF). University of the Philippines Diliman. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ^ "House Bill No. 4737" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. ^ Gamboa, Rey (9 July 2013). "Numerous studies but job not done". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  5. ^ "The Study of Masterplan on High Standard Highway Network Development In the Republic of the Philippines" (PDF). July 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  6. ^ "PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS)" (PDF). JICA Report PDF. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Balabo, Dino (21 August 2012). "Manila-Bataan coastal road pushed". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.