Motorists on the southbound section of the P10-billion Skyway extension will experience traffic beginning February 16 when construction starts.
“We are once again appealing to motorists for their patience and understanding for the temporary inconvenience they may experience until construction activities are completed in the area,” said Ramon Ang, SMC president said in a statement.
Work on the southbound section of the Skyway extension project is set to start on February 16.
Stakeholders Skyway O&M, the city government of Muntinlupa and administrators of Filinvest Alabang Inc. jointly approved a scheme to manage traffic flow for the duration of the construction.
The plan involves the closure of one southbound lane (Lane 3) of Skyway at-grade and the northbound lane of the West Service road from the Sucat Interchange to Alabang Viaduct and closure of southbound Alabang exit plaza (beside the Alabang viaduct) and the nearby southbound Bunye South Station (heading to Crimson, Filinvest).
Works to be done in the area are bored piling and column installation activities which are expected to be completed within a six-week timeframe.
Affected motorists, particularly those headed to Alabang or the Alabang Zapote road, will be rerouted to the Filinvest Exit and through Filinvest City.
The Skyway extension project is set to be completed by December. It will add two lanes going north for a total of five northbound lanes, and three lanes going south for a total of four southbound lanes.
It will provide motorists a direct connection to Skyway 1 and 2 and Skyway 3, which is set to open in April.
Once completed, it will increase the Skyway’s capacity by 4,500 vehicles per hour northbound, and 3,000 vehicles per hour southbound, giving motorists from Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and beyond, greater ease of travel to, or from, Metro Manila.
“We apologize to you. This project is for your benefit, it will solve our long-standing traffic problem on SLEX and in Alabang. Let’s give our engineers and workers the chance to do what they need to finish the project,” Ang said.
