media Starting April 1, public utility buses and closed van delivery trucks can use the elevated Skyway system again, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) subsidiary Skyway O&M Corporation (SOMCO) announced March 21. All Class “2” vehicles--primarily buses and closed vans exceeding 7 feet in height...
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...
Transport advocacy group Move As One Coalition is prodding Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade to revise the policy on tollways to allow the entry of public utility vehicles (PUVs). SMC Skyway 3 (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "It has come to our attention that tollway...
“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...
The 18-km elevated Skyway Stage 3 will be a no-truck zone dedicated to Class 1 vehicles with Autosweep RFID stickers starting Monday, July 12, 2021, This should address safety concerns on the elevated expressway, at the same time, limit the risk of a spread of variants of the COVID-19 virus, San...
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...
