Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue,[1] also known simply as Gil Puyat Avenue and by its former official name Buendia Avenue, is a major arterial thoroughfare which travels east–west through the cities of Makati and Pasay in western Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the busiest avenues in Metro Manila linking the Makati Central Business District with the rest of the metropolis.
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It is also part of clearway scheme from Roxas Boulevard in Pasay to Edison Avenue in Makati. The Pasay streets of Leveriza, Harrison Avenue, Donada/A. Luna, Taft Avenue, Sandejas, Dominga/P. Burgos, Tramo Street, and Emilia Street are not allowed to cross the avenue, instead the motorists can use the U-turn slots 100 meters (330ft) away to reach their destinations. The section between Edison and Ayala Avenue are not allowed to left turn. Instead, motorists use other streets as the section does not have any u-turn slots especially at the Palanan area with four lanes each.[4]
According to the Department of Public Works and Highways, the avenue's extension from Roxas Boulevard to Jose W. Diokno Boulevard in Pasay also has alternative names that vary per segment. Its segment from Roxas Boulevard to the zipper lane of Magdalena Jalandoni Street is alternatively known as Spine Road, while its segment from thereon to Atang Dela Rama Street is alternatively known as Manila Film Center Main Road, after the Manila Film Center. Both are designated as national tertiary roads.[6]
Route description
The avenue begins at an unsignaled intersection with Jose W. Diokno Boulevard and Atang Dela Rama Street as the continuation of Zoilo Hilario Street in Bay City, Pasay. It then intersects Macapagal Boulevard, Magdalena Jalandoni Street, Roxas Boulevard, Harrison Avenue, Leveriza, Donada, and A. Luna Streets. West of its intersection with Taft Avenue, several bus terminals are located along the avenue, including JAC Liner and DLTB Co.
It enters the city of Makati as it crosses the Estero de Tripa de Gallina. It narrows as a four-lane road from Edison Street to Osmeña Highway. After its intersection with Osmeña Highway, it becomes divided by a center island once again for the rest of its route as it traverses the Makati Central Business District. Past Ayala Avenue, it enters barangay Bel-Air and several office buildings were located along the avenue including Petron Megaplaza and Pacific Star Building, both were used to the tallest buildings from 1989 to 1992 and 1998 to 2000, respectively. It then intersects some of the CBD's streets, Nicanor Garcia Street, Makati Avenue, Paseo de Roxas, and the Urdaneta Avenue, which provides access into the gated Urdaneta Village, before meeting Kalayaan Flyover and its eastern terminus at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). The avenue also has an extension into the gated Forbes Park in Makati as Buendia Avenue Extension.
Gil Puyat Avenue in Pasay is the site of Networld Hotel Spa and Casino. The intersection with Taft Avenue is the location of several provincial bus terminals, including DLTBCo, JAM Liner, JAC Liner, and Green Star Express.
Transportation
Gil Puyat Avenue is a major stop on three lines of the Metro Manila Transit System.