The Southbound Quirino Exit for the Skyway Stage 3 opened on Monday, promising reduced travel time between Balintawak and Manila.
The full completion of Skyway Stage 3 is seen to divert at least 75,000 vehicles away from EDSA or C5, public works secretary Mark Villar said. It will also slash travel time between Balintawak and Manila to just 20 minutes from 1.5 hours.
"The opening of the Quirino southbound exit will greatly improve accessibility from Quezon City and Manila. With more private vehicles diverted to Skyway Stage 3 on their way back from NLEX, or coming from Quezon Ave., to Manila, traffic on our major public roads as well as on streets usually utilized as ‘short cuts’ or ‘alternate routes’, will be a thing of the past," San Miguel Corp. President Ramon Ang said.
"We remain dedicated to providing convenient and seamless travel for motorists to help decongest Metro Manila and enable growth in all areas that we reach," Ang added.
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The Skyway Stage 3 is fully funded by SMC and currently has 15 operation ramps:
Northbound Entry/On-Ramps:
- Buendia (Zobel)
- Quezon Avenue
Southbound Entry/On-Ramps:
- Balintawak
- Quezon Avenue
- Plaza Dilao
Northbound Exit/Off-Ramps:
- Quirino Avenue
- Nagtahan
- Quezon Avenue
- A. Bonifacio
- Balintawak
Southbound Exit/Off-Ramps:
- Quezon Avenue
- E. Rodriguez
- Nagtahan
- Quirino
- Buendia (Zobel)
The Skyway Stage 3 formally opened to motorists on January 2021. Part of a 38-kilometed long Skyway System, it aims to improve conditions throughout Metro Manila.
Check out scenes from the opening of the Skyway Stage 3 Quirino Ramp:
