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F. P. Felix Avenue
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Felix Avenue southbound at the Cainta Junction
Route information
Maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways
Length2.643 km[1] (1.642 mi)
Component
highways
N601
Major junctions
North end N59 (Marcos Highway) / Gil Fernando Avenue in Marikina
South end N60 (Ortigas Avenue) / N601 (A. Bonifacio Avenue) in Cainta
Location
CountryPhilippines
RegionsMetro Manila, Calabarzon
Major citiesMarikina, Pasig
TownsCainta
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines

F.P. Felix Avenue (Filipino: Abenida F.P. Felix), also called by its former name Imelda Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Imelda), is a four-lane major road which connects Marcos Highway to Ortigas Avenue Extension. It is one of the busiest roads in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines. The road is named after Francisco P. Felix, the longest-serving Mayor of Cainta from 1927 to 1941 and from 1945 until his death in 1980. It also serves as a boundary of Cainta and Pasig. It highly accessible by jeepneys, taxis, UV Express, tricycles, and private vehicles.

Previously a tertiary national road, it was upgraded in 2025 to a secondary national road and reassigned as a component of National Route 601 (N601) of the Philippine highway network.[2]

Proposed integration with C-6 Road

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This avenue is also on a proposal to become one of the service road segments of Circumferential Road 6, it will be later called "Lower C-6" connecting with Gil Fernando Avenue in Marikina, it intersects with Batasan–San Mateo Road, then intersects Commonwealth Avenue (segment of R-7 Road) in Quezon City until the very end point of "Lower C-6" at the corner between Lias Road and MacArthur Highway in Marilao, Bulacan. Meanwhile, the Southeast Metro Manila Expressway (SEMME) also known as Skyway Stage 4 or C-6 Expressway will be called "Upper C-6". And both upper and lower segments will intersect the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) along Lias Road in arilao.

Intersections

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ProvinceCity/MunicipalitykmmiDestinationsNotes
RizalCainta N60 (Ortigas Avenue)Traffic light intersection; Southern terminus. Continues to Cainta as N601 (A. Bonifacio Avenue).
London StreetAccess to Vista Verde Country Homes.
Village East AvenueAccess to Village East Executive Homes.
PasigCainta boundaryVista Verde Avenue Extension
Kaginhawaan RoadSouthbound access only.
Kapayapaan Road
Kabayanihan Road
Karangalan Drive
Kayamanan StreetNorthbound and southbound exit only
Kayumanggi StreetNorthbound and southbound entrance only
Hakbangan Creek
PasigCainta boundaryJasmine Street / Hawaii StreetNo access to opposite directions. Jasmine Street is closed and Hawaii Street is accessible to residents of Pasig Greenpark Village.
Benito Soliven AvenueAccessible to residents of Cainta Greenpark Village only.
RizalCaintaV.V. Soliven Avenue I
Sta. Lucia DriveAccess to Sta. Lucia Mall.
V.V. Soliven Avenue IINorthbound access only.
V.V. Soliven Avenue IIINorthbound access only.
Marikina N59 (Marikina–Infanta Highway)Access to opposite directions via u-turn slot; Northern terminus. Continues to Marikina as Gil Fernando Avenue.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Landmarks

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Sta. Lucia East, Q. Plaza, ICCT College Cainta, Charm Residences, Greenpark Executive Village in Pasig and Karangalan Village in Cainta are the well-known landmarks in this road.

References

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  1. "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. Department Order No. 205 (November 19, 2025), Reclassification of National Roads Pursuant to the Functional Classification Review of the Road Network under Various DEOs in Region IV-A and NCR (PDF), retrieved May 16, 2026