Magallanes Interchange
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| Magallanes Interchange | |
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_-_Flickr.jpg) The Magallanes Interchange in 2010, looking south from the South Luzon Expressway | |
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| Location | |
| Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| Coordinates | 14°32′25.54″N 121°1′0.74″E / 14.5404278°N 121.0168722°E |
| Roads at junction | |
| Construction | |
| Type | Four-level partial turbine interchange |
| Opened | 1975 |
| Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corporation |
The Magallanes Interchange is a four-level partial turbine interchange in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It serves as the junction between the Osmeña Highway, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) while also intersecting with inner streets and Chino Roces Avenue.[1][2] It is also an interchange between the two train lines of Metro Manila, the MRT-3, which is over EDSA, and the PNR Metro Commuter Line beside Osmeña Highway and SLEX. It is currently one of the busiest intersections in Metro Manila.
After the proposal of President Ferdinand Marcos in 1969 to create six circumferential roads, EDSA, which used to end at Taft Avenue (Manila South Road), was extended to Roxas Boulevard. Thus, an interchange was required between the then-newly built Manila South Diversion Road and EDSA. It opened in 1975 officially as the Manila South Diversion Road–EDSA Interchange.[3][4] The site, as one of the interchange projects in Metro Manila, was funded through a loan by the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF).[5]
The second-level viaduct was opened in 1977.[6]
In 1993, more lighting facilities were installed at the interchange after an ordinance was ratified by the Makati local government. In 2005, the interchange underwent redevelopment and beautification by the Makati local government,[7] opening a park at its ground level.
