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Three Categories of Intersection Design

A. Grade-separated without Ramps
1. NLEX (Local Setting)

The major stretch of the North Luzon Expressway, known as the North Luzon
Tollway (NLT) or NLEX Main, runs from Manila to the provinces of Central Luzon.

At the Balintawak Interchange with EDSA as a continuation of A, the expressway

begins as a four-lane road in Quezon City. Bonifacio Avenue is a street in Manila,
Philippines. The major length runs for 84 kilometers (52 miles), traveling through Metro
Manila's Caloocan and Valenzuela, as well as the Central Luzon provinces of Bulacan
and Pampanga. It presently comes to a close in Mabalacat. The MacArthur Highway,
previously the Manila North Road, runs parallel to the NLEX.
2. SLEX (Local Setting)

The South Luzon Highway (SLEX) is a limited-access toll expressway that

connects Metro Manila to the provinces of the Calabarzon area on the Philippine island
of Luzon. It is designated as E2 of the Philippine expressway network and R-3 of the
Metro Manila arterial road network. The highway runs for 46.9 kilometers (29.1 miles)
from Makati's Magallanes Interchange to Santo Tomas, Batangas, linking it to the
Southern Tagalog Arterial Road. From the Magallanes Interchange to the Calamba
Exit, a section of the expressway is part of the Asian Highway 26 network.
3. Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) (Local Setting)
 The Subic-Tarlac Expressway, or SCTEX, was officially opened in July 2008 and
is the Philippines' longest expressway. It is a 94-kilometer long four-lane highway in the
Central Luzon area. The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) built it,
and the NLEX Corporation maintains it.
This expressway was built to improve the region's economic situation. It is, in
reality, the quickest and most direct route to a number of locations, including the Subic
Bay Special Economic Zone and Freeport Zone in Zambales, the Clark Special Economic
Zone in Pampanga, and the Luisita Industrial Park in Tarlac.

B. Grade-separated with Ramps

1. Balintawak Interchange (Local Setting)

The Balintawak Intersection, commonly known as the Balintawak Cloverleaf, is a

two-level cloverleaf interchange in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, that
connects EDSA with the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx). It was one of the earliest
projects of the Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines, now the
Philippine National Construction Corporation, when it opened in 1968 as part of the
inaugural 37-kilometer (23-mile) NLEx route between Quezon City and Guiguinto,
Bulacan (PNCC).
2. Metro Manila Skyway (Local Setting)

The Metro Manila Skyway is the Philippines' first entirely grade-separated

roadway, alleviating traffic congestion on SLEX and other key thoroughfares.

Stage 1 of the Skyway was partially inaugurated in October 1999, after work began
on April 7, 1995. From 2008 until the present, the operator has been SOMCO, officially
known as Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corporation. This roadway will be one
of the world's longest flyovers.
3. Kalayaan Flyover (Local Setting)

The Kalayaan Flyover, commonly known as the EDSA–Kalayaan Flyover, is a four-

lane flyover in Metro Manila, Philippines, that connects Gil Puyat Avenue, Epifanio de
los Santos Avenue (EDSA), Kalayaan Avenue, and 32nd Street. It connects the Makati
Central Business District to Bonifacio Global City and, eventually, Circumferential
Road 5. It is largely located in Makati with a little piece in Taguig.
C. At-grade

1. EDSA-Ortigas Interchange (Local Setting)

The Ortigas Interchange, commonly known as the EDSA–Ortigas Interchange or

the Ortigas Flyover, is a three-level partial stack interchange that connects
Mandaluyong and Quezon City in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located at the
intersection of EDSA and Ortigas Avenues. The current interchange, which was
formerly a standard four-way crossroads, was erected in 1991 as President Corazon
Aquino's signature infrastructure project.
Despite being designed to relieve traffic congestion on the Ortigas section of
EDSA, the Ortigas Interchange has been criticized for instead worsening it. The
interchange's at-grade service roads have been criticized for being overly tiny, with
pavement condition on the southbound service road being so poor that buses that use
it travel very slowly, further impeding traffic.

2. Kennedy Interchange (InternationalSetting)

In Louisville, Kentucky, near the crossroads of Interstates 64, 65, and 71. This urban
interchange, which serves 300,000 cars each day, is located at the intersection of three major
interstates: I-64, I-65, and I-71. Stay at one of the 11 Best Hotels In Louisville, Kentucky if
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 3. Montelibano-Villamonter intersection (Local Setting

Located in Bacolod City, it was constructed in 1998 in order to give space and
widen the access roads for motorist.

Three Classification of Traffic Circles

A. Rotaries
1. Maysilo Circle (Local Setting)

The Maysilo Circle is a roundabout in the Philippine city of Mandaluyong. It's a few
kilometers from Mandaluyong's Makati boundary, just over the Pasig River through San
Francisco Street. The Circle acts as a crossroads for Boni Avenue, F. Martinez Avenue, San
Francisco Street, and Sgt. Bumatay Street's northern and southern halves.
The Ortigas, Madrigal, and Company designed the roundabout as part of a municipal center
on then-private property. This private land, along with the circle, was eventually given to the
government and is currently known as Plainview, an autonomous barangay.
Due to its placement as a catch-basin for the surrounding communities, as well as the capacity
of the original 1980s flood control system beneath it, which is only rated at 6 cubic meters per
second, the roundabout has been plagued by flooding difficulties throughout the rainy season.
As a result, the DPWH began work on a new flood control project in the region in 2015, with the
goal of increasing capacity to 36 cubic meters per second. The project gained a reputation for
corruption and poor pace since it took more than a year to finish and produced catastrophic
floods even without rain.
 2. Agrifina Circle (Local Setting)

The Agrifina Circle, officially the Teodoro F. Valencia Circle, is a traffic circle within the
eastern portion of Rizal Park in Manila, the Philippines
Because the Departments of Agriculture and Finance used to be housed in two
neoclassical buildings on opposite sides of the circle, the name "Agrifina" is a combination of the
terms "agriculture" and "finance." The National Museum of Anthropology is situated in the old
Department of Finance building, while the Department of Tourism was housed in the former
Department of Agriculture building until 2015, when it was demolished to make room for the new
National Museum of Natural History. Teodoro F. Valencia Circle was formally renamed on
January 5, 1990, as a result of Republic Act No. 6836.
3. Bayugan Rotonda (Local Setting)

Bayugan Rotonda is Mindanao's most famous sight and the country's largest circular
park.

B. Neighborhood traffic circles

1. Ejemplo de una rotunda (International Setting)

2. Seattle subdivision Circle (International Setting)

Located in the deep subdivision of Seattle, USA. It was constructed for the
residence of the area for easy flow of traffic. Neighborhood traffic calming circles are
smaller than roundabouts and are frequently used in place of stop signs at four-way
junctions. They are commonly utilized in residential areas to lower traffic speeds and
accidents, although they are not built to allow heavier cars.
3. Texas circle (International Setting)

Located in the neighborhood of Texas.

C. Roundabouts
1. Burgos Circle (Local Setting)

Burgos Circle, also known as Padre Burgos Circle, is a traffic circle in Taguig,
Metro Manila, Philippines, within the Bonifacio Global City. It serves as the crossroads
of Forbestown Road, 1st Avenue, 2nd Avenue, and 29th Street. It was built as part of
the Megaworld Corporation's Forbes Town Center mixed-use complex and is named
after murdered priest José Burgos of Gomburza.

Burgos Park is a tiny park on the middle island of Burgos Circle. The Trees, a
sculpture by Reynato Paz Contreras, is located in the park's center and is the first
piece of public art to be built in the Bonifacio Global City. The Bonifacio Art Foundation,
which is in charge of preserving the district's public art works, commissioned the
bronze-and-brass artwork.

2. Anda Monument (Local Setting)

 The Anda Monument, also known as the Anda Circle after the roundabout where
it is now placed, is an obelisk monument in central Manila, Philippines. It is positioned
on the border between Intramuros and the Port Area. Simón de Anda y Salazar, the
Governor General of the Philippines from 1770 to 1776, was honored with this
monument. The circle at the intersection of Bonifacio Drive, Mel Lopez Boulevard,
Andres Soriano Avenue (previously Calle Aduana), and Roberto Oca Street is known
as the Anda Circle.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced in September

2014 that it would dismantle the Anda Monument and convert the roundabout into a
regular intersection to relieve traffic congestion along Bonifacio Drive, the main
thoroughfare for trucks traveling to and from the Port of Manila. The highways
department also recommended that the monument be relocated to protect it from
potential accidents. The National Historical Commission approved the idea, and the
department supervised the monument's return to its original place in Plaza Maestranza
in Intramuros along the Pasig River. However, the monument's relocation did not go
through.
 3. Mabuhay Rotonda (Local Setting)

In Quezon City, the Philippines, the Welcome Rotonda (Filipino: Mabuhay Rotonda) is a
roundabout. It is a few meters from the Quezon City-Manila boundary, near the intersection of
E. Sr. Rodriguez, Sr. Rodriguez, Sr. Mayon Avenue, Quezon Avenue, Nicanor Ramirez Street,
and Espaa Boulevard are some of the streets in the area. It might also refer to the monument
on the island's central pillar.

The roundabout initially opened in 1948, with a marble monument designed by Luciano V.
Aquino constructed in the middle to welcome tourists to Quezon City, which had just been
named the Philippines' new capital. Four lions guard the monument, signifying the cardinal
directions. Prior to the construction of Metro Manila in 1975, it served as the border between
Manila and Rizal Province. It is also a rally and protest place.
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