| Estrella Flyover | |
|---|---|
| EDSA–Estrella Ramp Rockwell Flyover | |
.jpg) Estrella Flyover's (center) southern end at EDSA | |
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| Location | |
| Makati,Metro Manila,Philippines | |
| Coordinates | 14°33′35.2″N121°2′25.8″E / 14.559778°N 121.040500°E /14.559778; 121.040500 |
| Roads at junction |  AH 26 (N1) (EDSA)Estrella Street |
| Construction | |
| Type | Two-levelflyover |
| Constructed | 1998 by William Uy Construction Corporation and AD-UP Builders, Inc. (J.V.) |
| Opened | April 23, 2002 (2002-04-23)[1] |
| Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways Rockwell Land Corporation |
TheEstrella Flyover, also known as theEDSA–Estrella Ramp and theRockwell Flyover, is a two-laneflyover connectingEpifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) andEstrella Street inMakati,Metro Manila,Philippines. It facilitates access to theRockwell Centermixed-use development. It runs along the barangay boundary ofBel-Air with Pinagkaisahan and Guadalupe Viejo.
Built by Rockwell Land Corporation, the developer of Rockwell Center, construction of the flyover began in 1998, originally to facilitate direct northbound traffic flows to Rockwell Center from theMakati Central Business District and theBonifacio Global City inTaguig via EDSA.[2] Initial plans for managing traffic around the area with the flyover's construction were devised by local construction consultancy SMDI Consultants.[3] The flyover was originally designed by Katahira & Engineers Asia, considering the limited land area for building it partially due to the construction of theManila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT).[4] Final plans for the flyover, however, were completed byOve Arup & Partners, DCCD Engineering Corporation and CJG & Associates.[1]
On April 23, 2002,[1] Rockwell Land opened the 620-meter-long (2,030 ft),[5]₱210 million flyover to traffic, with the inauguration led by Oscar Lopez, chair of the Lopez Group of Companies (the parent company of Rockwell Land), and attended by officials of both companies. AlthoughDepartment of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) SecretarySimeon Datumanong,Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ChairmanBenjamin Abalos Sr., and Makati MayorJejomar Binay were invited to attend the inauguration,[1] they were instead represented at the event by DPWH UndersecretaryManuel Bonoan, MMDA General Manager Jaime Paz, and Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado, respectively.[6]
The Estrella Flyover was originally one-way, but on December 21, 2012, the MMDA opened the flyover to two-way traffic from 7:00 to 10:00 am to ease traffic congestion due to cars turning right onto EDSA from Estrella Street. Done in coordination with Rockwell Land, the move to two-way traffic was initiated partly because of increased traffic flows to the area due to the opening of theEstrella–Pantaleon Bridge in 2011.[2] However, on September 5, 2016, the MMDA reverted the flyover to one-way traffic.[7]
