Daang Hari (), also known as the Las Piñas–Muntinlupa–Laguna–Cavite Link Road (LPMLC Link Road), is a connector road that links southern

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to the province of

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in the

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. It begins as a north–south road from Commerce Avenue, just south of the

Alabang–Zapote Road Alabang–Zapote Road is a four-lane national road which travels east–west through the southern limits of Metro Manila, Philippines. It runs parallel to Dr. Santos Avenue in the north and is named after the two barangays it links: Alabang, Mu ...

, running for on the boundary of

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and

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. It then runs east–west for about from its junction with Daang Reyna, winding through

Bacoor Bacoor (), officially the City of Bacoor (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 664,625 ...

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, and

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Route description

Most of Daang Hari Road is a four-lane median-divided highway. A spur road named Daang Reyna leads to some gated communities in Dasmariñas, Cavite,

, and San Pedro, Laguna via Magsaysay Road. The spur is mostly a two-lane divided road.

Las Piñas to Muntinlupa

Daang Hari's northern terminus is at the junction with Commerce Avenue in Madrigal Business Park near

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, where it continues from the short Investment Drive from Alabang–Zapote Road. The road forms the border between Barangay

Ayala Alabang Ayala Alabang, in terms of land area, is the third largest barangay in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines. A large portion of it came from Barangay Alabang. Its land area of includes Alabang Town Center, Ayala Alabang Village, El Molito, ...

and

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of Muntinlupa to the east and Barangay Almanza Dos of Las Piñas to the west. The road passes the following villages from north to south: T.S. Cruz Subdivision, Ayala Alabang, Ayala Southvale, Versailles, Katarungan Village, and Portofino Heights before coming to a roundabout with Daang Reyna and Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway (MCX) near Evia Lifestyle Center.

Muntinlupa to Imus

From the Daang Reyna junction, the road curves sharply to the west and traverses the Molino villages of Bacoor, including, from east to west, Verdana Homes, Malipay and Springville South. It then veers north as it intersects SoMo Road, near the namesake mall, before intersecting with Molino-Paliparan Road where The Molino Flyover goes through Daang Hari. Molino_Flyover_over_Daang_Hari_Road

A few hundred meters west of Molino–Paliparan Road, Daang Hari enters Imus, passing through Barangay Pasong Buaya before terminating at the intersection with Aguinaldo Highway in Anabu near the boundary with Salitran, Dasmariñas where

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mall is located. A flyover is under construction to divert through traffic on the existing intersection with Aguinaldo Highway. In 2019, the flyover was opened to the public.

Imus to General Trias

Daang Hari includes an extension to

named ''Open Canal Road'', also named ''Daang Hari Extension''. The original road is an access road for

irrigation canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface f ...

s maintained by the

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. The road passes by Lancaster New City and other nearby subdivisions and some paddy fields before ending at Arnaldo Highway in barangay Pasong Camachile. Open Canal Road is a minor local road up to Governor Ferrer Drive. The road is currently under road widening.

History

The road was inaugurated on December 13, 2003, as the Las Piñas–Muntinlupa–Laguna–Cavite (LPMLC) Link Road that runs from Ayala Alabang to Molino Road. It was built as part of then-Senator

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's initiative to decongest traffic in southern Metro Manila. Works by the

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(DPWH) on the road was completed in 2005 and is composed of two roads, the Las Piñas–Muntinlupa–San Pedro Road (which includes the present Daang Reyna) within Metro Manila and the original Daang Hari through Bacoor and Imus.

Urban legend

Daang Hari is claimed by paranormal believers to be haunted by specters of the murder victims whose bodies were dumped in the area during the time it was still sparsely populated and unlit.

Intersections

Spur

Daang Reyna

Daang Reyna, or Vista Avenue, is a spur of Daang Hari, starting from the Daang Hari–MCX Interchange near Evia Lifestyle Center. It spurs off Daang Hari at the roundabout near Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway and continues south towards another roundabout with Victoria Avenue, which leads to

and ends in Magsaysay Road in San Pedro, Laguna. The road lies near the Muntinlupa–Las Piñas boundary and passes near gated communities like Portofino South and Amore at Portofino, owned by Vista Land.

Intersections

References

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