toll roads

Skyway extension from Susana Heights to Sucat on-track for December completion

After announcing the soft opening of its much-awaited Skyway 3 project in December, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president and chief operating officer Ramon S. Ang said the structure of the northbound section of its Skyway Extension project…

SMC, DPWH open fully-complete 89.21-km TPLEX

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) formally opened the final section of the 89.21-km Tarlac Pangasinan La Union Expressway (TPLEX), completing the four-lane toll road project that will hasten travel…

‘Turning point’ seen in easing ‍Metro traffic woes

Road congestion in Metro Manila will significantly ease starting this year with the opening of new expressways, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said. Villar promised that 2020 would be the “turning point” in the fight…

SMC unit gets original proponent status for TPLEx extension

Conglomerate San Miguel Corp.’s (SMC) proposal to extend the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx) to San Juan, La Union, has won the early approval of the Department of Public Works and Highways. Mark Villar, Public Works and Highways…

TPLEX segment to extend to Pozorrubio, Pangasinan

The Department of Public Works and Highways will launch another segment of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Toll Expressway (TPLEX) this month, extending it to Pozorrubio, Pangasinan. Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said the 10.10-kilometer segment from Binalonan to…

3 Metro tollroad groups agree to integrate payment systems

The three tollroad groups that operate over a dozen expressways in Metro Manila and nearby portions of Luzon sealed an agreement Friday that would integrate their current cash and electronic payment systems, as well as those of…

Substitute to Edsa seen facing hitches

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking into possible alignment issues between a private sector-proposed toll road and a separate road project it is planning in Metro Manila, its top official said. Public Works…

Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. relisting in stock market

After voluntarily delisting from the stock exchange five years ago, Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., which has an investment spending program of P130.5 billion in the next five years, may reenter the stock market in two years’ time.…

Proposed Boracay bridge ‘harmful’

ILOILO CITY—A plan by one of the country’s biggest companies to build a 1.9-kilometer bridge to make it easier to go to Boracay is facing opposition from the local government and community leaders in the world-famous island…

Avoid NLEx on July 26-28 due to Iglesia event: MMDA

Avoid non-essential travel via the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) on July 26 to 28. That’s the advice of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) as it warns motorists to stay away from NLEx from July 26 to…