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Shaw Boulevard (formerly known as Jose Rizal Boulevard and Pasig Boulevard or commonly known as Crossing) is a 4-8 lane highway connecting the cities of
Mandaluyong Mandaluyong, officially the City of Mandaluyong ( fil, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong), is a first class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to ...
and
Pasig Pasig, officially the City of Pasig ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people. It is located along the ...
in the
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. The boulevard is named after William James Shaw, the founder of the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong. The road is one of the major thoroughfares of the
Ortigas Center Ortigas Center is a central business district located within the joint boundaries of Pasig, Mandaluyong and Quezon City, within the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. With an area of more than , it is Metro Manila's second most important bu ...
in Mandaluyong and Pasig, housing many shopping malls like the Starmall shopping center and the posh
Shangri-La Plaza Shangri-La Plaza is a shopping mall located in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Philippines. It is owned and operated by the Kuok Group of Companies, the owner of the worldwide chain of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. Shangri-La Plaza opened on Nove ...
at the EDSA-Shaw intersection and The Marketplace, which is visible from the Kalentong-Shaw intersection and Sevilla Bridge.2
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Shaw Boulevard station Shaw Boulevard station (also called Shaw for short) is an elevated Manila Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station situated on Line 3. The station is located in the Mandaluyong portion of Ortigas Center and is named after Shaw Boulevard, since the stati ...
of the
MRT-3 , locale = Metro Manila, Philippines , start = , end = , type = Light rapid transit , system = Manila Metro ...
along EDSA, often called EDSA-Crossing. The entirety of the road is served by bus and jeepney routes that go to and from Quiapo, Santa Mesa, the
José Rizal University José Rizal University (formerly ''José Rizal College'' or ''JRC''), also referred to by its acronym JRU is a private non-sectarian, non-stock coeducational basic and higher education institution located in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Phili ...
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EDSA Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA, is a limited-access circumferential highway around Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila's 17 local government units or cities, ...
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Ortigas Center Ortigas Center is a central business district located within the joint boundaries of Pasig, Mandaluyong and Quezon City, within the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. With an area of more than , it is Metro Manila's second most important bu ...
, the
Pasig Pasig, officially the City of Pasig ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people. It is located along the ...
Public Market, and Binangonan,
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Route description

Shaw Boulevard starts as a four-lane road at Sevilla Bridge, which crosses the San Juan River, before coming to an intersection past General Kalentong Street. It is the physical continuation of P. Sanchez Street in
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 ...
. It follows a slightly curved route over Mandaluyong before crossing
EDSA Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA, is a limited-access circumferential highway around Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila's 17 local government units or cities, ...
. The road expands into four lanes per direction, with two lanes going to the flyover, and two lanes passing below. The flyover carries the road over Shaw Boulevard MRT Station and descends near EDSA Shangri-la. The road becomes a dual six-lane carriageway east of EDSA, and soon enters
Pasig Pasig, officially the City of Pasig ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people. It is located along the ...
. Shaw Boulevard eventually is reduced to a four-lane road and extends to C-5 as Pasig Boulevard. The entire span of the road and its continuations from Sevilla Bridge to Pasig Boulevard have unprotected, painted one-way bike lanes.


Landmarks


Schools

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Lourdes School of Mandaluyong Mandaluyong, officially the City of Mandaluyong ( fil, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong), is a first class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 425,758 people. Loc ...
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José Rizal University José Rizal University (formerly ''José Rizal College'' or ''JRC''), also referred to by its acronym JRU is a private non-sectarian, non-stock coeducational basic and higher education institution located in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Phili ...


Shopping Centers

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Ortigas Center Ortigas Center is a central business district located within the joint boundaries of Pasig, Mandaluyong and Quezon City, within the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. With an area of more than , it is Metro Manila's second most important bu ...
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Capitol Commons Capitol Commons is a mixed-use development in Oranbo, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a redevelopment of the former Rizal Provincial Capitol complex located in the village of Oranbo adjacent to the Ortigas Center financial district. The ...
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Shangri-La Plaza Shangri-La Plaza is a shopping mall located in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Philippines. It is owned and operated by the Kuok Group of Companies, the owner of the worldwide chain of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. Shangri-La Plaza opened on Nove ...
**Crossings Department Store (now Rustan's) ** Starmall EDSA Shaw **EDSA Central Mall *SM Cherry Shaw Branch *S&R Membership Shopping Shaw *500 Shaw Zentrum **Super8 Grocery Warehouse Shaw * Puregold Shaw *Shaw Center Mall **Metro Supermarket Shaw Center *SM Hypermart Mandaluyong *The Marketplace Shopping Mall


Offices

*Worldwide Corporate Center * Acquire BPO *E-Telecare Global Solutions CC7 Shaw Site *ICT *NetCrossing 2 *AMA Bank *
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Transportation


Transport terminals

* Parklea Jeepney Terminal * Starmall Jeepney Terminal * Starmall UV Express Terminal


Bus routes

* Kalentong - Pasig


Jeepney Routes

* EDSA/Shaw Boulevard - Morong (T256) * EDSA/Shaw Boulevard - Tanay (T257) * EDSA/Shaw Central - Pasig (T295) * EDSA/Shaw Central - Taytay (T297) * EDSA/Shaw Central - San Juan, Taytay via Sandoval (T299) * EDSA/Shaw Central - Kalentong/ JRC (T3147)


UV Express Routes

* Pasig - Quiapo (N63) * Pasig - Quiapo via SM Megamall (N65) * Quiapo - SM Megamall (N69) * Pasig Market - EDSA Central (N64)


Railways

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MRT-3 , locale = Metro Manila, Philippines , start = , end = , type = Light rapid transit , system = Manila Metro ...
Shaw Boulevard Station Shaw Boulevard station (also called Shaw for short) is an elevated Manila Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station situated on Line 3. The station is located in the Mandaluyong portion of Ortigas Center and is named after Shaw Boulevard, since the stati ...


Intersections


References

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