📋 Tender Overview
The much-awaited Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 MMSS-3 is set to partially open for public use tomorrow Tuesday December 29 2020.In a Facebook post San Miguel Corporations president and chief executive officer Ramon Ang the project concessionaire announced that they will not be charging toll for the first month.I am pleased to announce the partial opening tomorrow December 29 of our 18-km Skyway Stage 3 for free to motorists for one month Ang said in his post.By January 14 we can all enjoy the full benefits of this engineering marvel. Despite the continuous rains that delayed its completion the entire team worked so hard day and night to deliver this game-changing project he added.The Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 Project MMSS3 is an elevated expressway from Buendia Makati City to the North Luzon Expressway in Balintawak Quezon City with a length of about 18.83 kilometers.It has 2x3 lanes from Buendia to Sgt. Rivera corner A. Bonifacio Quezon City 2x2 lanes from Sgt. Rivera corner A. Bonifacio to NLEX Balintawak Quezon City and 2x3 lanes elevated roadway structure that will connect to the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Project in the vicinity of PUP.According to the Department of Public Works Highways DPWH the project aims to connect the South Luzon Expressway SLEX and North Luzon Expressway NLEX decongest traffic in Metro Manila especially C4 EDSA C5 CP Garcia and Central Metro Manila.The project also completes Metro Manila Skyway System from Alabang to Balintawak as part of the approved agreement by the Philippine Government and the Business Joint Venture Agreement BJVA between Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada CLP and the Philippine National Construction Company PNCC.At the end of construction the project is expected to decongest EDSA and other major roads Quezon Ave. Araneta Ave. Nagtahan Quirino Ave. etc. by as much as 55000 vehicles daily reduce travel time from Buendia to Balintawak from 2 hours to just 15 to 20 minutes and provide direct employment of around 6000 jobs during construction plus indirect jobs of around 10000-12000. PIA-NCR
