San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said on Friday that the two-lane steel ramp connecting the Alabang Viaduct to the elevated Skyway system will only be used for southbound traffic beginning April 19 as part of the new traffic rerouting scheme that will be implemented by the company’s infrastructure unit in order to accelerate the construction of the southbound section of the Skyway Extension project.
Following the opening of Skyway Extension’s northbound section, SMC said that motorists coming from the south can now use it to directly access the elevated Skyway system.
This means that the steel ramp at the Alabang viaduct can now be devoted to southbound vehicles only. SMC earlier announced the permanent closure of the southbound Hillsborough Skyway off-ramp as part of the next phase of construction.
“We’d like to remind our motorists of our earlier announced traffic rerouting, which will begin on Monday, April 19, due to the closing of the Hillsborough off-ramp. We are asking for your kind understanding and cooperation as we make these necessary adjustments in order to complete the southbound Skyway extension. We’re targeting completion by the third quarter of this year, so we hope you can bear with us. This project will greatly benefit motorists from the south and solve the long-standing problem of traffic in the area,” SMC president Ramon S. Ang said.
With the steel ramp now fully dedicated to southbound traffic heading to Cavite, Laguna, and Batangas, northbound motorists planning to use the elevated Skyway can take the following routes: Class 1 vehicles from SLEX bound for Pasay, Makati, Manila, and Quezon City should take the new northbound ramp of the Skyway Extension Project near Soldiers Hills.
Meanwhile, Class 1 vehicles from Alabang bound for Pasay, Makati, Manila, and Quezon City should enter at SLEX Filinvest southbound entry, exit at Susana Heights, make a U-turn, then enter at Susana Heights northbound entry to access the Skyway Extension ramp at Soldiers Hills.
SMC is eyeing to complete the southbound section of the Skyway extension by the third quarter of this year.
The Skyway Extension project is part of the 38-kilometer elevated Skyway System, which includes the newly-opened Skyway Stage 3, that reduces traffic congestion along major thoroughfares including EDSA and provides a seamless link from the South Luzon Expressway to the North Luzon Expressway.