39-658: The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway ( NAIAX ), signed as E6 of the Philippine expressway network , is a 12.65-kilometer (7.86 mi) elevated highway in Metro Manila , Philippines. Opened in September 2016, it is the first airport expressway in the country. The expressway links the Skyway to Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Entertainment City . Traversing the cities of Pasay and Parañaque ,
78-500: A 4-lane elevated expressway, SMC, via its subsidiary, Vertex Tollways Development, has built 5 to 7 lanes on the expressway without shoulders and with a narrow median barrier, with the configurations listed below. These zones are actually 5 lanes with an acceleration lane for each direction to cater vehicles transferring between interchanges that are close to each other. The maximum speed is 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph). The expressway has an overhead speed gantry so drivers can see
117-759: A card or ticket at the entry point and surrender them upon exit. On expressways implementing barrier tolling, toll collection is done at toll plazas on a fixed rate. Some expressways employ a hybrid system that includes both, like the North Luzon Expressway, which uses both barrier ("open system") and closed road tolling. Electronic toll collection (ETC) is first implemented on the Skyway and South Luzon Expressway, using transponder technology branded E-Pass. ETC systems are implemented by some toll road operators, with inter-running support on other connected expressways. Toll plazas or toll gates have ETC lanes on
156-719: Is 100 km/h (62 mph) for cars and jeepneys, 80 km/h (50 mph) for trucks and buses, and 60 km/h (37 mph) is the minimum for all classes of vehicles. The first expressways in the Philippines are the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), both of which were built in the late 1960s. The first elevated toll road in the Philippines is the Skyway , with its construction consisting of numerous sections called "stages". Its latest section, Stage 3,
195-804: Is an eight-lane road in Metro Manila , Philippines , running parallel to Roxas Boulevard from the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay to Asia World City in Parañaque . It is named after former Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal . This road has three major bridges, crossing the 'channels', of which the largest is the Libertad Channel, where the Libertad Water Pumping Station
234-458: Is part of SMC's three-year expansion project of all toll roads in southern Metro Manila to decrease traffic congestion on the area's major thoroughfares. As of 2021, the project is under construction. NAIAX's toll system is also planned to be integrated with the South Luzon Expressway , Skyway , Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway , and STAR Tollway under SMC's Seamless Southern Tollways program, wherein motorists will pay upon exit from NAIAX or any of
273-688: Is part of the Build! Build! Build! Infrastructure Plan of DuterteNomics and the Build Better More of Bongbong Marcos . In addition to the following expressways: New expressways will be built as well, such as: The Asian Highway 26 ( [REDACTED] ) passes through three expressways in the Philippines: Macapagal Boulevard Macapagal Boulevard , also known as President Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard and Macapagal Avenue ,
312-726: Is shared with Skyway, SLEX, STAR Tollway , MCX and TPLEX . From March to May 2024, the expressway implemented toll collection primarily upon exit, but this scheme has been temporarily discontinued since May 17 due to build-up at the exits, prompting expansion work. This entire route is located in Metro Manila . Exits are numbered by kilometer posts at the center of the expressway, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero . 14°31′15″N 121°1′21″E / 14.52083°N 121.02250°E / 14.52083; 121.02250 Philippine expressway network The Philippine expressway network , also known as
351-589: Is situated. After the intersection reconfiguring around EDSA to relieve traffic, Macapagal Boulevard is now often used to access the SM Mall of Asia to the north and Cavite to the south. It is also the main major road in Metro Manila's reclamation area, Bay City . Macapagal Boulevard commences at the intersection with Gil Puyat Avenue Extension near the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay as
390-705: The Aseana City development. At Asean Avenue, Macapagal traverses the Entertainment City gaming complex with Solaire Resort & Casino and City of Dreams Manila (formerly Belle Grande Manila), dominating this stretch to Seaside Drive, an extension of NAIA Road . Near the Seaside Boulevard junction at Central Business Park 2 are the NAIA Expressway ramps that provide access to Ninoy Aquino International Airport and connect it to
429-615: The Department of Public Works and Highways or the Toll Regulatory Board through build–operate–transfer (BOT) arrangements. At present, there are 15 expressways in the Philippines that connect Metro Manila to northern and southern Luzon and 1 expressway in Metro Cebu. Regional high standard highways in the Philippines are multi-lane arterial roads with bypass, grade separation and/or frontage road . They connect
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#1732793521233468-636: The High Standard Highway Network , is a controlled-access highway network managed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which consists of all expressways and regional high standard highways in the Philippines . High standard highways are defined as highways which provide a high level of traffic services by assuring high speed mobility and safe travel in order to vitally support socio-economic activities for sound socio-economic development of strategic regions and
507-501: The Manila–Cavite Expressway . The expressway is operated and maintained by Skyway Operations & Maintenance Corporation (SOMCo), the same company that operates Skyway, while its concession holder is SMC NAIAX Corporation (formerly Vertex Tollways Development, Inc.); both companies are subsidiaries of San Miguel Corporation (SMC). Before the opening of the Skyway expansion project (by eliminating shoulders and shrinking
546-456: The median ) in 2020 that widened the expressway to 7 lanes, and due to the lack of right of way available for the project, NAIAX is the second expressway that does not have a shoulder, after North Luzon Expressway 's southern segment between Balintawak and Tabang Interchange in Balagtas , and the first expressway having a narrow concrete barrier as median. Even though SMC claims that NAIAX is
585-634: The Limited Access Highway Act, signed on June 22, 1957. Through the act, the Department of Public Works and Highways is authorized to designate new or existing roads as limited-access highways and to regulate points of entry along these limited-access highways. Traffic laws on expressways are defined by the Limited Access Highway Act and Department of Public Works and Communications (DPWC) Administrative Order No. 1 series of 1968. Standard traffic laws on all expressways based on
624-545: The NAIA Expressway project was approved by the National Economic and Development Authority board during the presidency of Benigno Aquino III on May 30, 2012. It included a 4.83-kilometer (3.00 mi) extension of the expressway to Macapagal Boulevard in Entertainment City , Parañaque . The project was funded through a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme, with San Miguel Corporation winning
663-428: The NAIA Expressway, funded through a Japanese loan package, and construction of its interchange with Skyway began on March 17, 2004. Construction of the 1.6-kilometer (0.99 mi) NAIA Expressway Phase 1 (NAIA Terminal 3 Exit of Skyway) was completed and inaugurated on May 30, 2009. It provided an entry/exit ramp to the then-newly-opened NAIA Terminal 3 and Resorts World Manila (now Newport World Resorts ). Phase 2 of
702-542: The NAIAX runs along Andrews Avenue , Electrical Road, and NAIA Road , connecting the Skyway to Ninoy Aquino Avenue , Macapagal Boulevard , New Seaside Drive and the Manila–Cavite Expressway . From the Sales Interchange (NAIA Exit) of Skyway , the expressway heads to the southwest and runs along Sales Road across Villamor Airbase and Newport City . It then curves to the northwest on Andrews Avenue towards
741-877: The above laws include: While traveling along the expressway, vehicles are prohibited from: The following conveyances are prohibited on all expressways in the Philippines: High standard highways in the Philippines are classified into two types: the arterial high standard highways or expressways, and regional high standard highways. Arterial high standards highways (HSH-1) in the Philippines are known as expressways. They are highways with controlled-access, normally with interchanges and may include facilities for levying tolls for passage in an open or closed system. Standard features of Philippine expressways include guard rails, rumble strips, signs and pavement markings, solid wall fence, speed radars, toll plaza, closed-circuit television and rest and service areas. The speed limit
780-571: The aforementioned expressways. NAIAX uses a barrier toll system , where toll collection is done at toll barriers on a fixed rate based on the vehicle class and distance travelled using it. The eastbound lanes of NAIAX employ toll collection at its main toll plaza near Newport City and NAIA Terminal 3, while the westbound lanes employ toll collection on entry points, at its main toll plaza, and upon exit to Andrews Avenue . The expressway fully implements an electronic toll collection (ETC) system, Autosweep RFID, utilizing RFID technology. The ETC system
819-468: The airport expressway was opened to all motorists for the Christmas rush. On December 28, 2016, the access ramps to and from Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) were also opened to all motorists to provide easier access from the province of Cavite and Las Piñas to NAIA Terminals 1, 2 and 3 and vice versa. On June 1, 2017, NAIAX was fully opened to all motorists. By the full opening of NAIAX, CAVITEX
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#1732793521233858-426: The bidding for its construction, operation and maintenance. DMCI is the only contractor responsible for the project. On January 2, 2014, construction began on Phase 2 of the NAIA Expressway. On September 22, 2016, at exactly 12:01 AM ( PHT ), the second phase of the airport expressway from Macapagal Boulevard to NAIA Terminals 1 and 2 was opened to all motorists and airport passengers rushing to their flights to avoid
897-428: The country as a whole. In the Philippines, controlled-access highways are known as expressways. They are multi-lane divided toll roads which are privately maintained under concession from the government. The regional high standard highways are partial controlled-access highways that function as supplementary to expressways. The Philippine expressway network spanned 420 kilometers (260 mi) in length in 2015 and
936-682: The decongestion of traffic in Metro Manila , and the improvement of accessibility to main tourist spots, among others. The Philippine expressway network master plan covers the development of high standard highways surrounding Metro Manila in Luzon , Metro Cebu in the Visayas , and the Metro Davao – General Santos area in Mindanao . The establishment of limited-access highways or expressways are provided and defined by Republic Act No. 2000 or
975-568: The entrance to NAIA Terminal 3 and continues along the northern perimeter of the airport towards Electrical Road near NAIA Terminal 4. From here, it turns south and runs along the Parañaque River , parallel to Domestic Road on the east towards the NAIA Road junction. From this junction, the expressway branches into two, with one traversing eastwards to NAIA Terminals 1 and 2, while the other continues westwards to Entertainment City and
1014-551: The expressway to Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig in 2017. Planned to traverse above Lawton Avenue , this expansion aims to reduce traffic along Sales Road and Sales Interchange and help reduce travel time from the airport to BGC to 10 minutes from the initial 30 minutes to 1 hour. The project also includes constructing additional NAIAX ramps from the NAIA Terminals 1 and 2 exit ramps to C-5 Road Extension and CAVITEX C-5 Link via Ninoy Aquino Avenue . This project
1053-452: The expressways and are mostly partial controlled-access highways. Their design speed is 80–100 km/h (50–62 mph) for inter-urban regional highways and 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph) for intra-urban highways. Under the implementation of a route numbering system commissioned by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on 2014, expressways are signed with yellow pentagonal signs with black numerals. They are prefixed with
1092-694: The increase in the number of vehicles and the demand for limited-access highways, the Philippine government requested the government of Japan to conduct a master plan for the development of a high standard highway network in 2009 under the Philippine Medium-Term Public Investment Plan (2005–2010). The plan calls for the promotion of national integrity by strengthening the Philippine Nautical Highway System linking roads and ferries,
1131-469: The leftmost lanes or on "mixed" lanes, that allow cash collection, or both. Latest ETC systems use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology over transponder technology for collection. Having different ETC systems that are not supported on other roads, a plan for a unified ETC system is promoted for motorists' convenience. Cashless toll collections on all expressways are on a dry run since 2023, aiming for full implementation in 2024. As of June 2024 ,
1170-464: The letter "E" for "Expressway" to distinguish them from national highways. Expressways numbers are assigned sequentially and continuously. The Philippine expressway network is currently consisting of six discontinuous network of expressways, all of which are located in the island of Luzon. Most of the expressways implement tolls, usually of the closed road and barrier toll systems . On expressways roads using closed road tolling, motorists first get
1209-730: The logical continuation of Magdalena Jalandoni Street. It heads south across Financial Center consisting of the World Trade Center Metro Manila at the intersection and the Philippine National Bank headquarters. South of the Libertad channel, the boulevard enters Central Business Park 1-A, the location of Metropolitan Park and the SM Central Business Park, intersecting with Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) before entering
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1248-400: The speed they cruise on; the gantry is located near the eastbound off-ramp to NAIA Terminal 3. Before its development, the 1999 Metro Manila Urban Transportation Integrated Study recommended the construction of an interchange at Skyway leading to Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport. On July 17, 2001, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her Cabinet approved the construction of
1287-623: The toll rates by expressway are as follows: Additionally, since June 1, 2024, the Agri-Trucks Toll Rebate Program is implemented to exempt vehicles carrying agricultural products from toll increases on expressways, aiming to ease inflation on these goods. For SMC Tollways -operated expressways such as SLEX and MCX, the average rebate ranges from ₱2 to ₱30 . Meanwhile, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation -operated expressways such as NLEX, SCTEX, and CAVITEX offer rebates ranging from ₱16 to ₱156 . Both rates depend on
1326-525: The traffic lights at every intersection along NAIA Road. Toll collection at the NAIAX began on October 22, exactly one month later. On November 28, 2016, the on-ramp of the expressway's western terminus was removed as the new on-ramp in the expressway opened on November 4. On December 21, 2016, at exactly 6:00 AM ( PHT ), the Entertainment City-NAIA Road-SLEX-Skyway segment (including the access ramp to Terminal 3) of
1365-764: The vehicle class, with the latter depending on the distance travelled as well. Three components of the expressway network or the High Standard Highway Network are the Luzon Spine Expressway Network (LSEN), the Visayas Spine Expressway Network (VSEN), and the Mindanao Spine Expressway Network (MSEN). It is a planned network of interconnected expressways within the islands of Luzon , Visayas and Mindanao . It
1404-689: Was completed in 2021. The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway, from Santo Tomas to Lipa in Batangas was opened in 2001 and was extended in 2008. The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), the longest tollway in the Philippines was opened in 2008, setting the stage for the development of the Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX), which would extend beyond the SCTEX' northern terminus in Tarlac City. The TPLEX
1443-570: Was extended to 626 kilometers (389 mi) in 2020, and is to be extended to 995 kilometers (618 mi) beyond 2030 according to the master plan submitted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in 2010. The Philippine highway network spans over 32,000 kilometers (20,000 mi) across all regions of the Philippines. These highways, however, are mostly single and dual carriageways with many U-turn lanes and intersections slowing down traffic. Coupled with
1482-473: Was opened in 2013. The Cavite–Laguna Expressway (CALAX), another expressway in Southern Luzon, was partially opened on October 30, 2019. The Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) was partially opened on July 15, 2021. There are many under construction and proposed expressways in the Philippines. All the expressways in the Philippines are privately maintained under concession agreements either with
1521-517: Was ultimately connected to Skyway and the international airport. Since the opening of Skyway Stage 3 in 2020, the airport has been connected to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), with Skyway and NAIAX providing seamless travel to and from the airport, including Clark International Airport in Pampanga . On March 1, 2024, an additional westbound on-ramp from Tramo in Pasay was opened to motorists. San Miguel Corporation proposed an expansion of
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