MANILA, Sept. 26 (PIA) – With the recent opening of the first section of the NAIA Expressway Project Phase 2, travel time will be shorter. “With all systems in place, the operational segment of NAIA Expressway will effectively improve traffic flow in the airport vicinity and will cut travel time by at least 60 percent,” said Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark A. Villar. The DPWH chief led the first batch of motorists to pass by the new elevated expressway which connected Macapagal Avenue in Pasay City to NAIA Terminals 1 and 2 in Paranaque City at exactly 12:01 in the morning last September 22.
“We made a commitment to open this segment today. We wanted to ensure it is fully functional the first minute of September 22,” Villar said. Villar vowed completion of the last segment of the P20.45-billion expressway, which would connect NAIA Terminals 1, 2, and 3 to the South Luzon Expressway before Christmas season and that the Department would ensure 24/7 operation in the last segment of NAIA Expressway.
“The Duterte administration is conscious of delivering its promise. We will set deadlines and contractors would have to abide,” the DPWH chief added. According to the DPWH, the NAIA Expressway Project is a four-lane, 12.65-kilometer elevated expressway (including ramps) and 2.22-kilometer at-grade road traversing Sales Avenue, Andrews Avenue, Parañaque River, MIAA Road and Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard. When all phases are completed, the NAIA Expressway Project is expected to provide easy access to and from NAIA Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 4 and will interface with the South Luzon Expressway through Sales Interchange, Manila Cavite Toll Expressway and Macapagal Boulevard.
A total of 16 off and on ramps are being constructed along strategic locations at Villamor Airbase, Resorts World, NAIA Terminal 3, MIAA Road, Imelda Avenue, Cavitex, Seaside Drive and Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard. Earlier, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade said that the expressway toll fee is free from one month. (DPWH/RJB/JEG/PIA-NCR)
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