Radial Road 7 is a network of roads in

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, connecting the cities of

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populated ...

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and

Caloocan Caloocan, officially the City of Caloocan ( fil, Lungsod ng Caloocan; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,661,584 people making it the fourth-most ...

, as well as

San Jose del Monte San Jose del Monte, officially the City of San Jose del Monte (abbreviated as SJDM or CSJDM; fil, Lungsod ng San Jose del Monte), is a 1st class component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a po ...

and the municipality of

Norzagaray Norzagaray, officially the Municipality of Norzagaray ( tgl, Bayan ng Norzagaray), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,064 people. It is the location of ...

in the province of

Bulacan Bulacan, officially the Province of Bulacan ( tl, Lalawigan ng Bulacan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Malolos. Bulacan was established on August 15, 1578, and part of the Me ...

. The road is one of 10 radial roads in Metro Manila that connect the City of Manila with various provinces.

Route description

Lerma Street

Lerma Street is an 8-lane road connecting Quezon Boulevard ( R-8) and España Boulevard in

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España Boulevard

España Boulevard is an 8-lane road starting from the junction of Lerma Avenue and Nicanor Reyes Street, ending in the Mabuhay Rotonda (otherwise known as

Welcome Rotonda The Welcome Rotonda, officially Mabuhay Rotonda, is a roundabout in Quezon City in the Philippines. It is located a few meters from Quezon City's border with Manila, at the intersection of E. Rodriguez, Sr. Boulevard, Mayon Avenue, Quezon Avenue, N ...

) in

. It passes through the northernmost areas of the

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, including the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Migue ...

and Ramon Magsaysay High School. Past RMHS, it passes through the mostly residential and commercial area of Sampaloc.

Quezon Avenue

Quezon Avenue starts from the Mabuhay Rotunda and ends in the Elliptical Road. It is one of the most important

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s of Quezon City. It runs through the center of the city, lined with palm trees, government buildings, and nightclubs. It uses an interchange system on most of its intersections. This road used to be one of the most comfortable roads in the area, but had been extremely prone to heavy traffic since the construction of the G. Araneta Avenue Underpass.

Elliptical Road

Elliptical Road is an 8-lane

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that circumscribes Quezon City Memorial Circle. R-7 continues at Commonwealth Avenue.

Commonwealth Avenue

Commonwealth Avenue starts from Elliptical Road as an 18-lane highway, the widest road in the Philippines. It ends with a junction with the Quirino Highway.

Quirino Highway

R-7 becomes the Quirino Highway and passes through barangays Kaligayahan, Pasong Putik Proper, and Greater Lagro in Quezon City. This is the portion of R-7 that enters the city of San Jose Del Monte in

via North

Villarama Road

Also known as the San Jose Del Monte–Norzagaray Road, Quirino Highway becomes this road after crossing Dr. E. Roquero Avenue in San Jose del Monte. This is the last segment of the Radial Road 7, which ends with a junction with Angat–Norzagaray Road in

Future

Metro Rail Transit Line 7, which will run along R-7 along Commonwealth and Quirino Avenues through Regalado Highway, is under construction. The future North Luzon East Expressway will also be a part of Radial Road 7 when its construction is finalized.

References

{{Road infrastructure in Manila Routes in Metro Manila