Villar: Skyway Extension completed soon despite ECQ

MANILA, Philippines — The construction of the Skyway Extension will be completed soon despite the National Capital Region and nearby provinces being placed under enhanced community quarantine, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said yesterday.

“Together with concessionaire San Miguel Corp. (SMC), we are targeting completion of the northbound segment by this second quarter while the southbound segment is being fast-tracked for delivery on or before the fourth quarter as part of our goal,” Villar said.

With the 3.9-kilometer Sucat-Alabang Skyway Extension project, motorists coming from Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon and Bicol can go straight to Makati, Manila, San Juan and Quezon City, all the way to North Luzon Expressway, he said.

Villar noted that the project adds three lanes going north and two lanes going south and provides motorists a direct connection to Skyway Stages 1 and 2 and the recently opened Skyway Stage 3.

The project also includes widening the Skyway Alabang toll plaza to accommodate more motorists, he said.