Motorists can use the recently opened lanes of the Skyway Extension project's northbound section for free until further notice, San Miguel Corp said Monday.
SMC president and chief operating officer Ramon S. Ang said the four-kilometer northbound section from Susana Heights to Sucat in Parañaque can be used by Class 1 vehicles with RFID stickers following structural completion and asphalt-laying done last month.
Last January, vehicles were also permitted to pass through the then recently opened Skyway Stage 3 until further notice.
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"I am proud to announce to motorists from the south that finally, our long-awaited Skyway Extension northbound section is finally open. Our long-term solution to addressing traffic particularly on SLEX heading to the Alabang area has finally been realized," Ang said.
The extension is part of government efforts to decongest EDSA. The northbound section is yet to open its third and final lane, which is seen to a capacity of 4,500 vehicles per hour.
Through the newly opened section, motorists coming from Laguna, Batangas, and Cavite can access the Skyway System by allowing them to bypass the Alabang viaduct.
From the South Luzon Expressway, motorists can go directly to Makati, Manila, Quezon City up to the North Luzon Expressway via the Skyway Stage 3.
According to Ang, the completion of the northbound section will cut travel time to NLEX from the usual two to three hours to just 25 to 30 minutes.
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