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The four-kilometer, two-lane project connects Skyway in Sucat, Parañaque to SLEX at Susanna Heights in Muntinlupa, bypassing the Alabang viaduct
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The project cuts travel time between Muntinlupa and Balintawak to just 30 minutes from two hours
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It was soft-opened in December 2021
President Rodrigo Duterte inaugurated on February 15 the ₱14-billion South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) elevated extension project.
Duterte welcomed the infrastructure project “at a time when our economy is slowly opening up and recovering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.”
He reaffirmed his administration’s “steadfast dedication to complete critical infrastructure projects and sustainable development programs aimed towards improving the lives of all Filipinos and even beyond.”
SMC president and CEO Ramon Ang at the inauguration ceremony said, “With the completion of this project, seamless connectivity between SLEX, the Skyway system, and NLEX is now a reality.”
The four-kilometer, two-lane project connects Skyway in Sucat, Parañaque to SLEX at Susanna Heights in Muntinlupa, bypassing the Alabang viaduct and providing motorists a direct access to Skyway 1, 2, and 3.
The completion of the project could “play a significant part” in economic recovery, the SMC chief said. “With this, we can look forward to faster, more efficient travel, transport of goods, and improved trade throughout our cities and provinces.”
The project cuts travel time between Muntinlupa and Balintawak to just 30 minutes from two hours, said Ang.
“Since we soft-opened the southbound SLEX Extension last December 10, 2021 motorists in the south have seen a major improvement in the traffic situation. It has provided relief to thousands of motorists who go home every day to Muntinlupa, Las Pinas, Cavite, Laguna, and Batangas. With both the southbound and northbound section of the SLEX Extension now fully operational, travel to and from the south is easier and faster than ever,” he added.
