SLEX

Commuters decry snarled-up traffic on SLEx due to exit ramp closure

Kilometers-long queues of vehicles on the southbound lanes of  the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) leading to its toll gates have been the cause of dread among commuters coming from Manila as work has continued on the Skyway…

SLEx traffic back to normal by Dec. 1 – Ramon Ang

MANILA, Philippines — Traffic along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) — northbound and southbound — will return to normal by Dec. 1, San Miguel Corp. (SMC) President Ramon Ang said on Tuesday. Ang made the announcement amid…

San Miguel boss promises motorists relief on SLEx at start of holidays

The head of the firm building the P10-billion Skyway extension project, which was being targeted by criticisms over daily gridlock on northbound lanes of South Luzon Expressway, promised motorists relief before the start of the holiday season.…

SLEx operator won’t suspend toll

MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Corp. (SMC) president Ramon Ang has assured the public that traffic flow on Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEx) will “return to normal” by Dec. 1, when heavy equipment for the Skyway extension project…

SLEx operator may get fined, toll fees cut proposed over daily ‘carmageddon’

THE private-sector representative of the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) said the agency might impose fines on the operator of South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) and Skyway for its failure to mitigate the daily traffic jam on the northbound…

Reduce, suspend SLEx toll fees — senators

SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday proposed a toll fee holiday at the South Luzon Expressway {SLEx) to the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) amid the daily traffic gridlock along the northbound portion of SLEx, the main artery connecting…

SMC starts SLEx extension to Lucena

Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is starting work on a massive expressway that will cut travel time from Metro Manila to Lucena, the capital of Quezon in Southern Luzon. SMC, through South Luzon Tollway Corp., will hold…

Transmission tower collapses as fire hits compound on SLEX

Traffic was heavy on the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) for several hours on Wednesday morning after a fire in Muntinlupa City caused a transmission tower beside the toll road to collapse. The blaze which started at 8:48…

SLEX extension to Quezon ready by 2019

TIAONG, Quezon–President Aquino said that after several administrations, dating to the time of deposed President Marcos, a new highway linking Quezon province to the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) would become a reality in 2019. He recalled that…

Heavy traffic on roads to Metro Manila as ‘Undas’ weekend ends

After the exodus comes the return. Heavy traffic hit roads leading to Metro Manila Sunday as residents return after spending the weekend in the provinces in observance of the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. In…