Estrella Flyover
| Estrella Flyover | |
|---|---|
| EDSA–Estrella Ramp Rockwell Flyover |
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| Location | |
| Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| Coordinates: | 14°33′35.2″N 121°2′25.8″E / 14.559778°N 121.040500°ECoordinates: 14°33′35.2″N 121°2′25.8″E / 14.559778°N 121.040500°E |
| Roads at junction: |
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Estrella Street |
| Construction | |
| Type: | Two-level flyover |
| Constructed: | 1998 by William Uy Construction Corporation and AD-UP Builders, Inc. (J.V.) |
| Opened: | April 23, 2002 |
| Maintained by: |
Department of Public Works and Highways Rockwell Land Corporation |
The Estrella Flyover, also known as the EDSA–Estrella Ramp and the Rockwell Flyover, is a two-lane flyover connecting Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Estrella Street in Makati City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, facilitating access to the Rockwell Center mixed-use development.
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 the Makati Central Business District and the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig via EDSA. Initial plans for managing traffic around the area with the flyover's construction were devised by local construction consultancy SMDI Consultants, while the flyover itself was originally designed by Katahira & Engineers Asia, taking into account the limited land area on which to build it partially due to the construction of the Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT). Final plans for the flyover, however, were completed by Ove Arup & Partners, DCCD Engineering Corporation and CJG & Associates.
On April 23, 2002, Rockwell Land opened the 620-meter (2,030 ft) long,₱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. Although Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Simeon Datumanong, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Benjamin Abalos, and Makati mayor Jejomar Binay were invited to attend the inauguration, they were instead represented respectively at the event by DPWH undersecretary Manuel Bonoan, MMDA general manager Jaime Paz, and Makati vice mayor Ernesto Mercado.
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