General Luis Street Explained

Country:PHL
General Luis Street
Alternate Name:Polo-Novaliches Road
Maint:the Department of Public Works and Highways
Image Notes:General Luis Street in Novaliches Proper, Quezon City
Length Km:4.502
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A:ITC Road in Bagbaguin, Valenzuela
Terminus B: in Novaliches Proper, Quezon City
Junction:P. Jacinto Street
Mindanao Avenue Extension
P. Dela Cruz Street
Diamond Road
Katipunan Avenue Extension
Damong Maliit Road
Pasacola Road
Previous Type:N
Next Type:N
Previous Route:117
Next Route:119
Cities:Valenzuela, Caloocan, Quezon City

General Luis Street is a two-to-four lane, major east-west thoroughfare running through Valenzuela, North Caloocan and Quezon City. Heavy traffic is usually expected when traversing this road due to the concentration of tricycles and jeepneys, commercial establishments, warehouses and factories along and near the vicinity. However, there have been multiple plans to alleviate traffic congestion, such as obstruction removal, road widening and improvement, and construction of additional roads like the Mindanao Avenue extension.[1]

Name

Once called the Polo-Novaliches Road, it connects the towns of Novaliches (now mostly part of Quezon City) and Polo (now Valenzuela). This segment of the road was renamed after one of Andrés Bonifacio's most trusted revolutionaries, General Luis Malinis, who was killed during the Battle of Novaliches in November 1896.[2] Its segment in Caloocan is also known as Kaybiga Road, apparently after the area of the same name that it traverses there.[3]

Route description

The road starts at the intersection with Susano Road and Quirino Highway in Novaliches Proper (Novaliches Bayan), passing through various residential subdivisions, factories, and warehouses. After passing through Mendoza Compound, it crosses the border to Kaybiga, part of North Caloocan. The road then slopes down and meets ITC Road, which continues towards Valenzuela as Bagbaguin Road.

References

14.7194°N 121.0256°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Mindanao Avenue Extension now open up to MGM Road Department of Public Works and Highways. Department of Public Works and Highways. December 17, 2018.
  2. Web site: (Metro News) Novaliches folks honor Bonifacio on his 148th birth anniversary. November 30, 2011. balita.ph - Online Filipino News. December 17, 2018.
  3. Web site: Road and Bridge Inventory. Department of Public Works and Highways. July 22, 2022.