Elliptical Road

The Elliptical Road is a 1.98-kilometer (1.23 mi) roundabout^[1] in Quezon City, which circumscribes the Quezon Memorial Circle, a large park. It was named after its elliptical shape. The road is divided into eight lanes: three main lanes, four for exiting vehicles, and one for bicycles and pedicabs.^[2]

Elliptical Road
The Elliptical Road in 2023, viewed from Visayas Avenue. The Philippine Coconut Authority headquarters is visible.
Location
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Coordinates	14.651489°N 121.049309°E / 14.651489; 121.049309
Roads at junction	N170 (Commonwealth Avenue) Visayas Avenue N173 (North Avenue) N170 (Quezon Avenue) N174 (East Avenue) Kalayaan Avenue Maharlika Street
Construction
Type	Roundabout
Lanes	8
Maintained by	Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Quezon City 2nd District Engineering Office[1]

This area of Quezon City is sometimes called "Philcoa" (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈpilkɔwɐ]), after the Philippine Coconut Authority (PHILCOA), one of the government agencies headquartered there.

History

The earliest known plan involving the roundabout is seen on the first version of Frost Plan, the original urban plan for Quezon City, approved in 1941.^[3][4] It is located northeast of the formerly proposed 400-hectare (990-acre) Diliman Quadrangle within the former Diliman Estate, also known as Hacienda de Tuason, purchased by the Philippine Commonwealth government in 1939 as the new capital to replace Manila.^[5] It was originally planned to circumscribe the National Capitol grounds that would have housed the Philippine Legislature.^[6] However, the capitol's construction was interrupted during World War II and would later be scrapped in favor of the Quezon Memorial Circle, built in honor of the late President Manuel L. Quezon.

Junctions

The entire route is located in Quezon City. 

km	mi	Destinations	Notes
		N170 (Commonwealth Avenue)	Access to Matandang Balara, Novaliches, Fairview, Lagro, San Mateo, and nearby areas.
		Visayas Avenue	Access to Project 6 & 8, Tandang Sora, Congressional and Mindanao Avenues.
		N173 (North Avenue)	Access to Projects 6 to 8, Balintawak & Monumento via AH 26 (N1) (EDSA), Novaliches and North Caloocan via Mindanao Avenue.
		N170 (Quezon Avenue)	Access to AH 26 (N1) (EDSA), Manila, South and West Triangles, San Francisco del Monte, and nearby areas.
		N174 (East Avenue)	Access to Cubao, Kamuning and Kamias via AH 26 (N1) (EDSA), and South Triangle.
		Kalayaan Avenue	Access to Cubao, Teachers' Village, Sikatuna, Kamias, and Projects 2 to 4.
		Maharlika Street	Alternate access to UP Village and Teachers' Village.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Landmarks

Starting from Visayas Avenue, counterclockwise:

• Department of Agriculture
• Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center
• Quezon Memorial Shrine
• Lung Center of the Philippines
• National Kidney and Transplant Institute
• Quezon City Hall
• National Housing Authority (Philippines)
• Presidential Car Museum
• Philippine Coconut Authority
• Department of Agrarian Reform

See also

• Triangle Park
• Major roads in Metro Manila
• Quezon Memorial Circle

External links

• Media related to Elliptical Road, Quezon City at Wikimedia Commons