| Country: | PHL |
| Road Type: | Roundabout |
| Elliptical Road | |
| Location: | Quezon City, Metro Manila |
| Coord: | 14.6515°N 121.0493°W |
| Roads: | Visayas Avenue Kalayaan Avenue Maharlika Street |
| Type: | Roundabout |
| Lanes: | 8 |
| Maint: | Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Quezon City 2nd District Engineering Office |
The Elliptical Road is a 1.98km (01.23miles) roundabout[1] in Quezon City which circumscribes the Quezon Memorial Circle, a large park. It was named after its elliptical shape. The spinning in this roundabout is in a counterclockwise direction. The road is divided into 8 lanes, wherein 3 are the main lanes, 4 lanes are for exiting vehicles with one lane for bicycles and pedicabs.[2]
This area of Quezon City is called "PHILCOA", after the Philippine Coconut Authority or PHILCOA, one of the government agencies headquartered there.
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 400ha 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 which was built in honor of the late President Manuel L. Quezon.
Starting from Visayas Avenue, counterclockwise: