Skyway 3. Grabbed from SMC promotional video.
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – From three hours to just 20 minutes – NLEx to SLEx!
“I’m happy to announce that the whole structure of Skyway 3 is now complete.
With this, Skyway 2 in Buendia is now officially extended all the way to the North Luzon Expressway. After many challenges this project faced in previous years, the dream of connecting north and south and providing an alternative to EDSA is now a reality.”
Thus, declared San Miguel Corp. president-COO Ramon Ang the completion over the weekend of the construction of the entire 17.93-kilometer stretch of Skyway 3 connecting the NLEx to the Southern Luzon Expressway.
Bypassing Metro Manila’s traffic-jammed main roads, Skyway 3 will cut travel time between the two primary expressways from the current three hours to just 20 minutes.
The expressway though cannot be opened to the public just yet, as heavy rains have delayed finishing works, such as the proper curing of asphalt.
“We just have to wait for the weather to improve so we can make sure that the asphalt will cure properly. That and a few more finishing touches are all that’s needed, and then we can open soon,” Ang said.
Originally targeted to be completed in March this year, the project suffered delays caused by a fire in February that caused parts of the structure to collapse, and the Covid-19 pandemic that caused a stop to the construction for some time.
Ang said the project will be finished ahead of its Oct. 31 target date schedule. From ABS-CBN News report
