Philippine expressway network

Expressway of the Philippines
Expressway of the Philippines
	The map of expressway in Luzon. The longest Toll Road in the Philippines is the SCTEx or the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway in red.
Route information
Length	434.37 km (269.91 mi)
Location
Country	Philippines
Highway system
	Roads in the Philippines; Highways; Expressways List; ;

History

The first expressway systems in the Philippines are the North Luzon Expressway, formerly known as North Diversion Road and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), formerly known as South Super Highway. Both were built in the 1970s, during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos. The first Elevated Toll Road in the Philippines is the Metro Manila Skyway or the South Metro Manila Skyway Project, built in 1995 to 1999, during the presidency of Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada. The STAR Tollway I, from Santo Tomas to Lipa, was opened in 2001; STAR Tollway II, from Lipa to the Batangas City Port, opened in 2008. The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway or SCTEx Project was initiated under the administration of former President Joseph Estrada with an original project cost of ₱15.73 billion. Construction was started in 2005 under the government of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. It is the longest tollway in the Philippines that connects Subic, Clark and Tarlac. It was completed with a project cost of ₱34.957 billion. In 2008, the SCTEx was formally opened, setting the stage for the development of the TPLEx, which would extend beyond the SCTEx' terminus in Tarlac City.

Present

There are many under construction and proposed expressways in the Philippines. All the Expressways in the Philippines are privately owned.

Component Highways

Asian Highway Network

Asian Highway 26/Pan-Philippine Highway ( AH26) passes through the two expressway:

North Luzon Expressway from Guiguinto to Balintawak, Quezon City
South Luzon Expressway from Magallanes Interchange to Calamba

Circumferential Road

One expressway is part of Circumferential Road of Metro Manila.

Circumferential Road 5 C-5 Road: North Luzon Expressway Segment 8 and 9

Radial Road

Seven Expressway are part of Radial Road of Metro Manila:

Radial Road 1 R-1: Manila–Cavite Expressway
Radial Road 3 R-3: Metro Manila Skyway, South Luzon Expressway, STAR Tollway
Radial Road 8 R-8: North Luzon Expressway, Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway, Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway

Interchange

Major Interchange

Balintawak Interchange is a two-level cloverleaf interchange in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines which serves as the junction between Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx).
Magallanes Interchange is a four-level partial turbine interchange in Makati, Metro Manila, the Philippines, serving as the junction between the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA).
Smart Connect Interchange s a two-level cloverleaf interchange in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, the Philippines which serves as the junction between Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx).

Technical Information

Features

Guard rails
Rumble strips
Signs and pavement markings
Solid wall fence
Speed radars
Closed-circuit television
Rest and service areas (privately owned and operated)

Speed Limit

100 km/h for cars and jeepneys, 80 km/h for trucks and buses, and 60 km/h is the minimum for all classes of vehicles.

Toll System

Electronic Toll System

The first Electronic Toll Collection was introduced in 2001 in the SLEx and Skyway Systems.

Toll Fee

Name	Class 1 (Cars, Motorcycles, SUVs, Jeepneys)	Class 2 (Buses, Light Trucks)	Class 3 (Heavy Trucks)
North Luzon Expressway	₱45 (Open System (Balintawak-Marilao)) ₱2.38/km (Closed System (Tabang-Sta.Ines))	₱114 (Open System (Balintawak-Marilao)) ₱5.95/km (Closed System (Tabang-Sta.Ines))	₱136 (Open System (Balintawak-Marilao)) ₱7.14/km (Closed System (Tabang-Sta.Ines))
Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway	₱2.67/km	₱5.35/km	₱8.03/km
Subic–Tipo Expressway
Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway	₱3.50/km	₱8.70/km	₱10.50/km
Manila–Cavite Expressway	₱24.00 (Las Piñas) ₱64.00 (Kawit)	₱48.00 (Las Piñas) ₱129.00 (Kawit)	₱72.00 (Las Piñas) ₱194.00 (Kawit)
NAIA Expressway	₱35.00	₱69.00	₱104.00
Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway	₱17.00	₱34.00	₱51.00
Metro Manila Skyway	₱164.00	₱329.00	₱493.00
South Luzon Expressway	₱3.37/km	₱6.74/km	₱10.11/km
STAR Tollway	₱1.016/km	₱2.032/km	₱3.048/km

Operators

Name	Operator	Concession holder	Concession starting date	Concession ending date
North Luzon Expressway	Tollways Management Corporation °	Manila North Tollways Corporation	February 2005	December 31, 2037
Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway	Tollways Management Corporation °	Manila North Tollways Corporation
Subic–Tipo Expressway	Tollways Management Corporation °	Manila North Tollways Corporation
Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway	Private Infra Dev Corporation ♯	Private Infra Dev Corporation	October 2013	February 2044
Manila–Cavite Expressway	Cavite Infrastructure Corporation °	Cavite Infrastructure Corporation
NAIA Expressway	Vertex Tollways Development, Inc. ♯	Vertex Tollways Development, Inc.	2013	2043
Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway	Ayala Corporation	Ayala Corporation	2015	2045
Metro Manila Skyway	Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corporation (SOMCo.) ♯	Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corporation	August 24, 1995	2010
South Luzon Expressway	Manila Toll Expressway Systems (Alabang-Sto. Tomas) ♯	South Luzon Tollway Corporation (Alabang-Sto. Tomas)	August 2006	March 2038
STAR Tollway	STAR Tollway Corporation ♯	STAR Infrastructure Development Corporation	2002	2029

Notes:

(♯) Subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation
(°) Subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation

Facts

The longest expressway in the Philippines is Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway with a length of 93.77 km.
The shortest expressway in the Philippines is Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway with a length of 4.0 km.
The newest expressway in the Philippines is NAIA Expressway which opened on Sept. 2016.
The first and the longest elevated expressway in the Philippines is Metro Manila Skyway.
The first airport expressway in the Philippines is NAIA Expressway.
The longest bridge in a expressway is Candaba Viaduct of North Luzon Expressway with a length of 5.0 km.
The largest interchange is Smart Connect Interchange of North Luzon Expressway.
The largest toll plaza in the Philippines is Bocaue Toll Barrier of North Luzon Expressway with a total of 34 toll lanes.
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. is the largest operator of expressway in the Philippines, which operates the North Luzon Expressway, Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway, Subic–Tipo Expressway and the Manila–Cavite Expressway.