Southern Tagalog Arterial Road

Southern Tagalog Arterial Road / STAR Tollway
Apolinario Mabini Superhighway R-3 Extension CALABARZON Expressway
Route information
Length:	41.9 km (26.0 mi)
Major junctions
North end:	South Luzon Expressway in Santo Tomas, Batangas
	Maharlika Highway in Santo Tomas, Batangas Laurel Highway in Lipa City
South end:	Diversion Road in Batangas City
Location
Major cities:	Tanauan City, Lipa City and Batangas City
Towns:	Santo Tomas, Malvar, Ibaan
Highway system
Major roads of the Philippines

Luzon's Expressway Network. The STAR Tollway is colored gray on the map.

The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (also known as the STAR Tollway or CALABARZON Expressway) is a four-lane (from Sto. Tomas to Lipa) and two-lane (from Lipa to Balagtas) 42 km (26 mi) expressway in the Philippines. It is operated by STAR Infrastructure Development Corporation (STAR - IDC)

The expressway starts at the intersection with the Pan-Philippine Highway (also known as the Maharlika Highway) and the South Luzon Expressway in Santo Tomas, Batangas and runs southward, near Diversion Road, to Batangas City. It passes through Malvar, Batangas; Tanauan City; Lipa City; Ibaan, Batangas; and Batangas City.

History

The STAR Tollway was named in honor of Apolinario Mabini.

In an effort to link the different Southern Tagalog Provinces to the National Capital Region, the government with the cooperation of the Provincial Government of Batangas and with the technical and country developmental assistance of the Government of Japan through the Japan Official Development Assistance, made the STAR Tollway project a reality.

The STAR Tollway I, from Santo Tomas to Lipa City, was opened in 2001; STAR Tollway II, from Lipa City to the Batangas City Port, opened in 2008. It is fully operational for all motorists. Currently, only two lanes of the Lipa-Batangas road have been constructed, and this will be expanded to four lanes once this section reaches capacity. It was opened as part of the Road Development Project of the government, linking the South Luzon Expressway to STAR Tollway onwards to the Batangas Port in Batangas City. The travel time from Manila to Batangas City became 2 hours when Stage 2 opened.

The STAR Tollway Project I and II was funded by Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways - Urban Roads Project Office (DPWH - URPO).

The STAR Tollway is now under the supervision of the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) and it is being operated by the Star Tollway Corporation.

STAR Tollway's name and origin

On February 9, 2004, Congresswoman Victoria Hernandez Reyes from the Third Congressional District of Batangas of the House of the Representatives, authored the House Bill 2753, or also known as the "Act of Renaming the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) to Apolinario Mabini Superhighway (AMS)." On May 15, 2007, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed and approved House Bill 2753 to rename the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road to Apolinario Mabini Superhighway, and it was made into a law, now called the Republic Act 9462 (RA 9462).

Technical specifications

The Santo Tomas-Batangas City segment of STAR Tollway.

• Name: Southern Tagalog Arterial Road
• Concession Holder: STAR Infrastructure Development Corporation
• Operator: STAR Tollway Corporation
• Length: 41.90 km
• Concession starting date: 2002
• Concession ending date: (2029)
• Highway exits: 6
• Toll plazas: 6
• Rest and service areas: 1
• Minimum height clearance on underpasses: 4.27m (14')
• Lanes: four (Sto. Tomas to Lipa city, Batangas), two (Lipa City to Batangas City, Batangas)

Tolls

Class	Rate
Class 1 (Cars, Motorcycles, SUVs, Jeepneys)	PhP 1.016/km
Class 2 (Buses, Light Trucks)	PhP 2.032/km
Class 3 (Heavy Trucks)	PhP 3.048/km

STAR Tollway Exits

Exits are numbered by kilometer post, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as Kilometer 0. Exits start at 60 because the SLEX is connected with STAR Tollway. Thus, the last exit of SLEX will be succeeded continuously by the first exit in STAR.

Km no. South bound	Km no. North bound	Exit	Interchange type	Location	Remarks
60	60	Santo Tomas Exit	Four-ramp partial cloverleaf (End of Expressway)	Santo Tomas, Batangas	The link of South Luzon Expressway. This exit leads to the Maharlika Highway. Left goes to Santo Tomas town proper, Lucena City, San Antonio, Quezon; San Pablo City, Quezon Province, and the Bicol Region (Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Masbate, and Sorsogon); right goes to industrial parks between Santo Tomas, Batangas and Calamba City when facing southbound or passing by the tollgate.
65	65	Tanauan City (Sambat) Exit	Diamond	Tanauan City, Batangas	Left goes to Tanauan City proper; right goes to barangays of Tanauan City, the municipalities of Talisay and Laurel, both in Batangas and a direct alternate route to Tagaytay City and other cities and municipalities in the Province of Cavite.
70	70	Malvar (Bulihan) Exit	Diamond	Malvar, Batangas	Left goes to Malvar town proper; right goes to the barangays of Malvar and the municipality of Balete.
none	77	Petron Service Area			The only service station in the tollway.
78	78	Sto. Toribio Exit	Diamond	Lipa City, Batangas	Left goes to Brgy. Sto Toribio, Lipa City, SM City Lipa and San Antonio, Quezon; right goes to Brgy. Bulacnin, Lipa City, Batangas and Brgy. Malabanan, Balete, Batangas.
82	82	Lipa City (Tambo) Exit	Four-ramp partial cloverleaf		Left goes to Lipa City proper, Robinson's Place Lipa, SM City Lipa and San Antonio, Quezon; right goes to Mataas Na Kahoy, Fernando Air Base and Anilao Beach.
93	93	Ibaan (Malainin) Exit	Diamond	Ibaan, Batangas	Left goes to Ibaan and San Antonio, Quezon. right goes to San Jose.
102	102	Batangas City (Balagtas) Exit	(End of Expressway)	Batangas City	This exit goes into the Batangas Port and connecting Western Nautical Highway.

See also

• South Luzon Expressway
• Batangas
• Transportation in the Philippines
• Department of Public Works and Highways (Philippines)
• Philippine National Construction Corporation

External links

• Official Website
• House of Representatives - Republic of the Philippines
• House of Representatives - Bill Inquiry System
• Projects: TRANSPORTATION
• mapCentral - Interactive Philippine map