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Meralco Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare in Ortigas Center in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It links Ortigas Avenue in the north and Shaw Boulevard in the south and borders the western edge of Valle Verde in Ugong. It is named after the Meralco (Meralco), headquartered at the avenue's intersection with Ortigas Avenue. Other notable businesses on Meralco Avenue include UnionBank Plaza, Marco Polo Ortigas Manila, Ayala Malls The 30th, Metrowalk, and the mixed-use development called Capitol Commons at the former Rizal Provincial Capitol lot on Meralco and Shaw Boulevard.
Due to the construction of the Metro Manila Subway, the portion of the avenue from Shaw Boulevard to Anda Road, adjacent to Capitol Commons, has been closed since October 3, 2022, and is planned to remain closed until 2028.
Before August 2012, the approximately segment from Capt. Henry Javier Street to Shaw Boulevard was previously a two-lane road. In anticipation of increased traffic due to the development of Capitol Commons, the segment of the road was widened to a carriageway with three northbound lanes and two southbound lanes, with a lane width of each as a result of a joint effort between Ortigas and Company and the Pasig government.
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