Skyway 3 opens new exit ramp on Quezon Ave extension

Quezon Avenue extension exit or “Maria Clara” exit of Skyway 3 — Contributed photo

MANILA, Philippines — Skyway Stage 3 new northbound exit ramp on Quezon Ave. extension is now open to motorists.

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) chairman and CEO Ramon Ang said the ramp, which allows motorists to return to ground level near the Maria Clara St. junction of Araneta Ave., is now operational as of 6 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28.

“We’re opening the Maria Clara exit just in time for the last long weekend of the year when many of our countrymen are traveling for New Year’s celebrations,” Ang said in a statement.

This new exit will allow motorists heading past Quezon Ave. to bypass the Araneta Ave.-Quezon Ave. intersection.

Skyway patrollers and road safety personnel were also deployed to guide motorists using the new exit, according to Ang.

Ang also clarified that the Quezon Avenue extension exit will not incur any additional toll and will have the same toll rate as the Quezon Avenue northbound exit.

He then thanked the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) for issuing an interim permit to operate the exit after notifying SMC on Dec. 27 that it had sufficiently complied with requirements.

Ang said the SMC is “working double-time” to comply with the remaining requirement of the TRB.

Skyway Stage 3 connects the Skyway System from Gil Puyat Avenue in Makati City to Balintawak in Quezon City, where it links with the North Luzon Expressway.