MOTORISTS plying the Skyway System will soon have access to Quirino Avenue in Manila, as the public works department has delivered a “significant” right-of-way to San Miguel Corp., the concessionaire for the third stage of the toll road.
Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said on Wednesday the ramp along Quirino Ave. will be opened by the first half of 2018, noting this will help ease traffic along major roads.
“The Department of Public Works and Highways [DPWH] has delivered significant road right-of-way requirements for the project as we aim to open a new on-and-off ramp along President Quirino Avenue by the second quarter of 2018 to help decongest traffic along major thoroughfares, like Edsa, CP Garcia or C-5 and Central Metro Manila,” Villar said.
Skyway Stage 3, a 14.8-kilometer, six-lane elevated expressway, connect Buendia, Makati City, to Balintawak, Quezon City, from the usual two hours to just 15 minutes to 20 minutes.
It is designed to have eight strategically located interchanges in Buendia Avenue, President Quirino Avenue, Plaza Dilao and Nagtahan, Aurora Boulevard, E. Rodriguez Avenue, Quezon Avenue, Sgt. Rivera and Balintawak, with a total of 14 toll plazas.
“Whenever other new on-and-off ramps are completed between the 3.76-kilometer Buendia, Makati City, to Plaza Dilao, Manila section; 3.54-kilometer Plaza Dilao to Aurora Boulevard, Manila section; 2.71-kilometer Aurora Boulevard to Quezon Avenue, Quezon City section; and 4.81-kilometer Quezon Avenue to Bonifacio Avenue section, we will open the expressway facility to the motoring public right away,” Villar said.
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