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The Maria Clara northbound exit at Skyway Stage 3 in Quezon City opened to traffic starting 6am today (Dec 28)
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The new access point is located between Quezon Avenue and Del Monte Avenue and will provide direct access to Del Monte Avenue and N.S. Amoranto
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The Maria Clara exit serves as an alternative to the heavily used Quezon Avenue northbound exit
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No additional toll fees will be collected at the new exit
The Maria Clara northbound exit at Skyway Stage 3 in Quezon City opened to traffic starting 6am today (Dec 28), San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said in a statement.
The new access point — located between Quezon Avenue and Del Monte Avenue — will provide direct access to Del Monte Avenue and N.S. Amoranto. The Maria Clara exit serves as an alternative to the heavily used Quezon Avenue northbound exit, a key route for motorists accessing Quezon City.
“We’re opening the Maria Clara exit just in time for the last long weekend of the year, when many of our countrymen are traveling for New Year’s celebrations. This exit has been long-awaited by our motorists in Quezon City, who now have a convenient alternative,” said SMC chairman and CEO Ramon Ang.
SMC is the parent company of SMC Infrastructure, which operates the Skyway System along with the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway, the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road, South Luzon Expressway, and the NAIA Expressway.
No additional toll fees will be collected at the new exit, Ang said.
The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) had granted an interim permit to operate the Maria Clara exit after notifying SMC on December 27 that it had sufficiently complied with requirements. It said: “Considering the immediate need to provide an alternative route and reduce congestion at the Quezon Avenue northbound exit, the TRB grants an interim permit to operate the Maria Clara exit in the interest of the public.”
“We are grateful to the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) for their support and close coordination with our operations team to open the Maria Clara exit for the benefit of the motoring public,” added Ang, noting that SMC is addressing remaining compliance requirements while deploying road safety personnel to guide users.
“Our team is working double-time to comply with the remaining requirements. Meanwhile, we are deploying patrollers and road safety personnel to guide motorists using the new exit,” Ang said.
Skyway Stage 3 connects the Skyway System from Gil Puyat Avenue in Makati City to Balintawak in Quezon City, where it links with the North Luzon Expressway.
