Motorists using the Skyway system and the NAIA Expressway (NAIAx) can now be assured of faster travel times to their destinations.
This, after SMC Infrastructure raised the speed limit at NAIAx and portions of the Skyway Stage 3 system to 80 kilometers per hour (kph), from the previous limit of 60 kph.
The new speed limits will be effective on Monday, January 20.
These adjustments follow a comprehensive study conducted by the company's traffic safety managers, according to SMC.
"This change will make travel on NAIAx and Skyway Stage 3 faster and more efficient for everyone," said SMC Chairman and CEO Ramon S. Ang.
"We have carefully studied this to make sure that it benefits motorists while prioritizing safety," he added.
“This also complements the ongoing reconfiguration of exit plazas at NAIAx, which should allow for less congestion and help improve motorists' experience on the expressway.”
However, Ang stressed that the 60-kph speed will continue to be enforced for all motorists on curved sections of both expressways.
The 60-kph speed on curved sections is to maintain safety, "as we do not want to put any motorists at risk of accidents due to miscalculations or oversteering, especially where there are sharp curves, given the limitations to the design of both the NAIAx and Skyway 3."
Ang further elaborated that right-of-way issues during the construction of NAIAx and Skyway Stage 3 forced redesigns of some sections and even a number of access ramps, due to very limited space. As a result, portions of both expressways have sharp curves where motorists need to slow down.
In order to make sure motorists are following the rules, traffic patrollers will keep using radar speed guns to catch drivers who are speeding and give them tickets.
Erring motorists who violate traffic rules will be apprehended at exits by traffic patrollers deputized by Land Transportation Office (LTO). The enforcers are authorized to confiscate their drivers' licenses and issue temporary operators' permits.
"We appeal to our motorists to observe speed limits at our expressway facilities for the safety of all," Ang said.
NAIAx is the elevated toll road that connects the Skyway System to the three passenger terminals of Ninoy Aquino International Airport, and other key areas such as Entertainment City, Macapagal Boulevard, Sucat Road in Parañaque City, and the road network to Cavite province.
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