Local news team, Rappler.com, drove the newly-opened Skyway Stage 3 from Alabang, Muntinlupa to Balintawak, Quezon City in just 34 minutes.
Watch the VIDEO below
The Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3, which fully opens on January 14, connects the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), and reduces travel time between Buendia and Balintawak to 15 to 20 minutes from the current travel time of 2 hours.
Motorists can use the Skyway 3 via the following access points (exits):
Partial:
Skyway Stage 3 Northbound
1. Buendia on-ramp
2. Quezon Avenue on-ramp
3. Balintawak off-ramp
Skyway Stage 3 Southbound:
1. Buendia off-ramp
2. Plaza Dilao on-ramp
3. Quezon Avenue off-ramp
4. Balintawak on-ramp
Full (January 14 onwards)
1. Balintawak Exit - for motorists to and from NLex, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Project 7 and 8.
2. Sgt. Rivera Exit - for motorists to and from the Manila ports, Rizal Avenue and A. Bonifacio.
3. Quezon Avenue Exit - for motorists to and from España, Lourdes, Sta. Mesa Heights, Frisco, West and North Triangles.
4. E. Rodriguez Exit - for motorists to and from New Manila, Kamuning, South and East Triangles.
5. Aurora Boulevard Exit - for motorists from Sta Mesa, Cubao, San Juan and Mandaluyong (southbound motorists shall enter at Araneta Avenue near SM Centerpoint while northbound motorists shall exit at V. Mapa)
6. Nagtahan Exit - for motorists to and from Pandacan, Legarda and España. (At Plaza Dilao, there is a separate entry for those coming from UN Avenue Ext.)
7. Quirino Exit - northbound entry for motorists coming from Taft Avenue and Roxas Boulevard.
8. Buendia Osmeña Exit - for motorists to and from Makati and San Andres.
Watch this video from Rappler:
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