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The Ayala Greenfield Interchange at the South Luzon Expressway formally broke ground on October 14
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The new 3×3-lane interchange in Calamba, Laguna is seen to improve access to SLEX and the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road Tollway
The Ayala Greenfield Interchange at the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) formally broke ground on October 14.
The 3×3-lane interchange in Calamba, Laguna is seen to improve access to SLEX and the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway, and help decongest traffic in Calamba by serving as a vital bypass road, according to San Miguel Corp. (SMC), the parent firm of SLEX concessionaire SMC SLEX Inc.
Once completed, the interchange will connect the SLEX Toll Road 3 to local roads.
“This project will not only reduce traffic congestion in Calamba but also significantly improve travel to and from the Laguna-Batangas corridor. It’s a key part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the southern tollways network,” SMC president and chief executive officer Ramon Ang said in a statement.
For his part, Calamba City Mayor Roseller Rizal said: “The interchange is more than an infrastructural development, it’s a beacon of progress and opportunity by addressing the growing volume of vehicles and visitors that flock to the resort capital of the Philippines and the growth corridor of the CALABARZON region, Calamba City.”
SLEX is a 36-kilometer-long highway, with toll roads 1, 2 and 3, that runs from Alabang to Sto. Tomas, Batangas.
SLEX Toll Road 4, which extends the expressway from Sto. Tomas to Lucena City, Quezon province, is ongoing.
Last April, SMC also said expansion of SLEX—widening of the expressway from the current three to four lanes to six lanes on each side—is approximately 70% complete, with a target completion date set for December, just in time for the holiday season.
