Following the announcement on the soft opening of its Skyway 3 project in December, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president and chief operating officer Ramon S. Ang said the structure of the northbound section of its Skyway Extension project is now 70 percent done and on-schedule for completion by end of the 2020.
It will extend the Skyway from Susana Heights on the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) to Sucat and back and provide direct access to the elevated section of the Skyway.
The P10 billion project, which was fully funded by SMC, will connect SLEX and the Muntinlupa Cavite Expressway to the Skyway at Susanna Heights, bypassing Alabang to make travel from south to north via the Skyway System seamless and much shorter.
“We are on track to deliver the northbound section of the Skyway Extension project by December, and with this, motorists from the south can easily access Makati, Manila, San Juan, Quezon City and the North Luzon Expressway,” Ang said.
The project, which was started in late 2019, is aimed at eliminating traffic buildup along SLEX heading to Alabang and the Alabang viaduct.
“Under normal Metro Manila conditions, you will be lucky if you can get from SLEX to the North Luzon Expressway in under three hours. You would have to pass through traffic gridlocks in Alabang, Magallanes, practically the whole of EDSA, or various areas through Manila. With the Skyway Extension and the completed Skyway 3, you can get there in 30 minutes without stopping,” he said.
Previously, from five lanes on the SLEX, the expressway would narrow to just three lanes at the Alabang viaduct, causing huge traffic jams not just on the expressway, but also on public roads feeding into it in Muntinlupa and Las Piñas.
The Skyway Extension will expand capacity by adding three lanes northbound and two lanes southbound, allowing motorists coming from Cavite, Laguna and Batangas able to bypass Alabang, the easing of traffic in Muntinlupa and along the Alabang-Zapote Road is also expected.
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Article and Photo originally posted by Daily Tribune last October 29, 2020 8:00am and written by Jun Yap.
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