3rd stage of M. Manila skyway project to start in April

A company led by conglomerate San Miguel Corp. and Indonesia’s Citra Group has set for Wednesday the groundbreaking for its northern and southern connector road expressway, dubbed Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3.

The project, to be undertaken by Citra Central Expressway Corp., is scheduled for completion by April 2017. It aims to cut travel time from North Luzon Expressway to South Luzon Expressway from almost two hours to 20 minutes, the Department of Transportation and Communications said in a statement.

“This is part of the DOTC’s ongoing program to upgrade our transportation infrastructure. It is expected to provide motorists with considerable relief from the traffic situation in Metro Manila,” said DOTC spokesman Michael Sagcal.

The project entails the construction of a 14.82-kilometer, mostly 6-lane elevated expressway, extending the present Skyway from Buendia in Makati to Balintawak in Quezon City.

Construction will begin in April this year and will take 36 months to complete, the statement showed.