Zobel-led Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) reported that construction has begun along a portion of the East Service Road beside Arca South in Taguig City that will eventually connect the estate to the Southeast Metro Manila Expressway (SEMME)—also known as Skyway Stage 4—making the area more accessible...
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has opened a new northbound exit at the Maria Clara Road in its Skyway Stage 3 project in Quezon City to alleviate traffic congestion at the Quezon Avenue exit. In a statement, SMC said the new exit, which opened at 6:00 AM on Saturday, Dec. 28, is expected to improve traffic...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo I am writing this column as we prepare for the inauguration of the Pantaleon-Estrella Bridge this July 29 — a project bombarded by criticism and fake news since it started construction in January, 2019. I remember announcing the closure, dismantling and transfer of...
President Duterte claimed during his sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26, that his administration has “taken away the misery of public commuting” as he compared his transportation infrastructure achievements to that of the past four presidents. President Rodrigo...
“It’s unfortunate many motorists were caught in traffic last Monday. We apologize for the inconvenience," San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon S. Ang said in a statement issued this afternoon (July 14) after the congestion at Skyway 3 on the first day the operator collected toll fees....
Skyway Stage 3 expressway motorists nearly halved from an average of 100,000 to around 60,000 as its operator started charging toll Monday (July 12). Skyway 3 has a capacity for 200,000 vehicles per day. However, Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corp. officials expect the numbers will return to...
Southbound motorists coming from Quezon City who want to avoid paying the toll fee at Skyway Stage 3 have an alternate route in Mabuhay Lane no.1. (Photo from Edison Bong Nebrija's Facebook) In a Facebook post -slash-public service announcement (PSA) over the weekend, Metropolitan Manila...
Motorists were encouraged to use the Mabuhay Lanes bypassing the congested Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) as the Skyway Stage 3 will start charging toll on Monday, July 12. BACK TO MABUHAY LANES -- Motorists are expected to go back at using the Mabuhay Lanes to avoid the dreaded EDSA traffic...
After providing free use of its 18-kilometer P80-billion Skyway Stage 3 project for nearly seven months, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) starts collecting toll on its new elevated expressway on Monday, July 12. However, the operator will charge lower than the original proposed toll fees, particularly...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said that it will start collecting toll fees on Skyway Stage 3 starting July 12, nearly seven months after providing free use of the elevated expressway to the public. SMC Skyway 3 (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Tuesday, July 6, SMC said it will use a...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC), through SMC Infrastructure, opened the southbound Quirino exit of Skyway Stage 3's elevated expressway to Class-1 vehicles, cutting travel time from Balintawak and Quezon Ave. to Manila from 1.5 hours to less than 20 minutes. smc skyway 3 pic SMC president Ramon S. Ang...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will run the country’s first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system on its elevated Skyway Stage 3, the company today ( April 26) announced. The BRT system, already used in many countries, will use the Skyway for buses that will function like trains—ferrying...
