Circumferential Road 5


Circumferential Road 5, more commonly known as C-5 Road or C-5, is a network of roads and bridges that altogether forms a major route that transverses in Metro Manila, in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. It is also known officially as Carlos P. Garcia Avenue, and as National Route 11, National Route 128, National Route 129, and National Route 128 in the National Route Numbering System implemented in 2014. Expressway portions, part of the North Luzon Expressway Mindanao Avenue and Karuhatan Link, are numbered Expressway 5.
The road serves as a beltway around Metro Manila, spanning some as it transverses through the cities of Valenzuela, Quezon City, Pasig, Makati, Taguig, Pasay, Parañaque, and Las Piñas. It runs parallel to the four other beltways around Metro Manila, and is also known for being the second most important transportation corridor, after Circumferential Road 4, better known as EDSA.
The road is not yet complete to date, because of certain controversies regarding right of way, but portions of the road are already open for public use. On July 23, 2019, the two segments of the road has been connected together with the completion of the C-5 South Link Expressway, through a flyover over the Skyway and SLEX, in 2019.

Route description

The C-5 road lies parallel to other circumferential roads around Metro Manila, most notably Epifanio de los Santos Avenue of C-4, passing through the cities of Valenzuela, Quezon City, Pasig, Makati, Taguig, Pasay, Parañaque, and Las Piñas. The road is divided into segments.

NLEX Karuhatan Link

NLEX Karuhatan Link, also known as the NLEX Segment 9, starts at MacArthur Highway in Karuhatan, Valenzuela and goes east up to Smart Connect Interchange, a cloverleaf interchange with the North Luzon Expressway. The entire toll road is designated as part of a C-5 Road.

NLEX Mindanao Avenue Link

From the Smart Connect Interchange to a 3-way signalized junction with Mindanao Avenue, C-5 is known as NLEX Mindanao Avenue Link or NLEX Segment 8.1. The entire toll road is designated as part of a C-5 Road.

Mindanao Avenue

At the eastern end of NLEX Mindanao Avenue Link, C-5 turns southeast and becomes Mindanao Avenue. With the entire avenue spanning, it is a 10-lane divided carriageway that serves as the main transportation corridor of Barangays Talipapa and Tandang Sora in Quezon City. The portion of this road from NLEX Mindanao Avenue Link to Congressional Avenue is designated as a portion of the C-5 Road.

Congressional Avenue

At the signaled junction with Mindanao Avenue, C-5 turns northeast as the Congressional Avenue, a 6-lane divided carriageway that serves as the main east to west transportation corridor of Barangays Bahay Toro, Culiat, Pasong Tamo, and Tandang Sora in Quezon City. It then continues east for up to Luzon Avenue. The whole segment of Congressional Avenue is designated as part of N129.

Luzon Avenue

At the end of Congressional Avenue Extension, C-5 turns south as Luzon Avenue, a 4-lane divided city road between Barangays Culiat and Matandang Balara in Quezon City, for up to Commonwealth Avenue. The 6-lane Luzon Avenue Flyover carries C-5 across Commonwealth Avenue to connect it with Tandang Sora Avenue.

Tandang Sora Avenue

Southeast of Commonwealth Avenue, C-5 is known as Tandang Sora Avenue. It runs for from Barangay Matandang Balara, going around the University of the Philippines Diliman campus, up to the junction with Magsaysay Avenue. The original planned route of C-5 included the entire road; however, due to the incapacity of the road to carry a large amount of vehicular traffic, only the portion of the road from the Luzon Avenue Flyover to Magsaysay Avenue was designated as a portion of C-5 Road. Furthermore, Tandang Sora Avenue becomes a 6-lane divided carriageway shortly after crossing Capitol Hills Drive, south of the flyover.

Katipunan Avenue

After crossing Magsaysay Avenue, C-5 turns south and becomes Katipunan Avenue, a 10-lane divided carriageway that serves as the main transportation corridor of Matandang Balara, Pansol, Loyola Heights, and Project 4 in Quezon City. It heads south for until its junction with Bonny Serrano Avenue. Shortly before crossing Bonny Serrano Avenue, a 4-lane divided underpass descends from Katipunan Avenue and traverses underneath Col. Bonny Serrano Avenue and ascends into Libis Flyover, which immediately connects it to E. Rodriguez Jr. Avenue.

Bonny Serrano Avenue

C-5 then turns east as Col. Bonny Serrano Avenue, 4-lane undivided avenue, for from Katipunan Avenue to Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue. A 4-lane divided underpass descends from Katipunan Avenue and traverses underneath Col. Bonny Serrano Avenue as Libis Underpass and ascends into Libis Flyover, which immediately connects it to E. Rodriguez Jr. Avenue.

Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue

At its junction with Bonny Serrano Avenue, C-5 then turns south as Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue, a, 10-lane divided road that serves as the main thoroughfare between Quezon City and Pasig. The entire road, from Katipunan Avenue to Pasig Boulevard is designated as a portion of C-5 Road. The road ends in a junction with Pasig Boulevard and continues onto Bagong Ilog Bridge that crosses the Pasig River and eventually becomes C.P. Garcia Avenue shortly afterwards. The avenue is named after Eulogio Rodriguez, Jr., a former representative and governor of Rizal.

Carlos P. Garcia Avenue

Past the Bagong Ilog Bridge over the Pasig River, C-5 comes Carlos P. Garcia Avenue. It is a, 14-lane divided road that serves as the main thoroughfare between Pasig and Pasay, passing a small portion in Makati and continuously passing Taguig. It then meets the exit ramps to the C-5 South Link Expressway and South Luzon Expressway, before ending at the intersection with East Service Road.

History

The proposal for the Metro Manila Arterial Road System was done in the late 1960s. The proposal states of building 10 Radial Roads and 6 Circumferential Roads to support the growing vehicular population of the Metropolitan Manila.
The 5th Circumferential Road began construction in 1986. Under the power of Republic Act 8224, which was passed on November 6, 1996, the C-5 road was legally known as President Carlos P. Garcia Avenue, honoring the eighth president of the Republic of the Philippines, Carlos P. Garcia.

Extensions

On July 23, 2007, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced on her State of the Nation Address that C-5 Road will be extended to the north of Metro Manila, from North Luzon Expressway in Quezon City to Navotas and will be extended in the south from South Luzon Expressway in Taguig-Parañaque boundary to Coastal Road in Las Piñas in the southern part of Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
As of June 2010, the NLEx Mindanao Avenue Link in Valenzuela City and Congressional Avenue Extension from Tandang Sora to Luzon Avenues in Quezon City have been opened to all motorists in the North Extension. SLEx-Sucat Link or Carlos P. Garcia Avenue Extension in the South Extension located in Parañaque were also opened.
As of March 2015, the NLEX Karuhatan Link has been opened to all motorists. The opening of the Segment 9 from NLEx to MacArthur Highway in Karuhatan, Valenzuela served as a preparation for the Holy Week season.
At present, the New Luzon Avenue Flyover connecting Tandang Sora and Luzon Avenues across Commonwealth Avenue was opened to all motorists. Prior to the opening of the flyover, the Congressional Avenue Extension from Visayas to Luzon Avenue was opened in 2010 to decongest heavy traffic in Visayas-Tandang Sora Avenue Intersection.

Future

C-5 South Link Expressway

The C-5 South Link Expressway, or the CAVITEX - C-5 Link Expressway, is a toll expressway that will connect Manila-Cavite Expressway with the main route of C-5 in Taguig. The project costs at , and is a joint project of the Philippine Reclamation Authority, Toll Regulatory Board, and CAVITEX Infrastructure, Inc. The expressway is built in two phases, with the first phase that fills the gap between the C-5 main route and the C-5 Extension in Merville by constructing a flyover over SLEX and Skyway, and the second phase involving construction of the Merville-CAVITEX segment. Construction of the new expressway started on May 8, 2016. Phase 1 was opened to traffic on July 23, 2019 and completion of the project is expected in 2021.

C-5 Expressway

and CAVITEX Infrastructure Inc., submitted a proposal for C-5 Expressway, a fully elevated expressway that will further decongest the existing C-5 and provide a fully controlled-access route between CAVITEX-C5 South Link and NLEX Segment 8.2. The proposed expressway will utilize portions of the existing C-5 right of way between SLEX and Pasig Boulevard, and run above Marikina River from Pasig Boulevard to Luzon Avenue.

Controversy

The Senate of the Philippines investigated the South Extension where it passes many of Sen. Manny Villar's properties such as Camella. The original C5 South Extension was called MCTEP, and was already approved by the Senate. MCTEP was a road that would be made as a toll expressway and resurrected as CAVITEX-C5 Link.

Location on the West Valley Fault

Studies by the PHIVOLCS reveal that a large portion of the C-5 road is built on top of the West Valley Fault. A map of the fault line released on May 18, 2015 shows the C-5 road in Taguig beside the fault line. The C-5 road is prone to liquefaction.

Landmarks

Business Districts and Commercial Areas

These schools are located in Quezon City.
;These schools are located in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City

NLEX Mindanao Avenue & Karuhatan Link

C-5 Extension