DPWH: Skyway Stage 3 to be finished before yearend

MANILA: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is confident that the Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 (MMSS3) project will be done before the end of 2020.

“We are here at the Skyway Stage 3, as you can see, the project is nearing completion. This is part of the Edsa decongestion program of our President (Rodrigo Duterte) and our target is December, by Christmas, this project will be completed,” said DPWH Secretary Mark Villar.

Once finished, the 18.83-kilometer Skyway Stage 3 is expected to cut travel time between Buendia in Makati City to Balintawak in Quezon City from two hours to only 15 to 20 minutes and can accommodate an average of 55,000 vehicles daily.

Currently, the P37.43-=billion Skyway Stage 3 project is 88.72% complete. The status of the various sections are as follows:

• Section 1 covering Buendia-Quirino-Nagtahan is 90.67% complete
• Section 2A covering Nagtahan-Tomas Claudio is 77.23% complete
• Section 2B or Tomas Claudio-Ramon Magsaysay Avenue is 94.39% complete
• Section 3 or Ramon Magsaysay-Quezon Avenue is 96.86 percent complete
• Section 4 or Quezon Avenue-Balintawak, Quezon City is 75.67 percent complete
• Section 5 or Balintawak to NLEX Footbridge is 83.56 percent complete

This current assessment does not yet include Section 2A or the Tomas Claudio-PUP Sta. Mesa segment, which has yet to begin civil works.

Photos from Sec. Mark Villar's Facebook page

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