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Use of Skyway Stage 3 still free, SMC says to shoulder costs as long as it can

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Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/business/04/22/20210422-smc-skyway-stage-3.jpg"/><figcaption>SMC president and COO Ramon Ang with Department of Public Works and Highway Secretary Mark Villar. <em>Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The use of Skyway Stage 3 will remain free of charge as long as San Miguel Corp, who built and funded the project, can shoulder the costs, its president Ramon Ang said Thursday. </p><p>&quot;Hindi naman kami nagmamadali. Hangga’t kaya namin, kargahin po namin ‘yun (We are not in a hurry. As long as we can should the cost),&quot; the businessman told reporters on site.</p><p>“Can you imagine? May pandemic tapos nagmamadali pa tayo magkolekta? Hindi ganun priority natin. (There&#x27;s a pandemic and then a rush to collect toll? That&#x27;s not our priority.) Ang priority (our priority) is to finish the project and cooperate for better service.” he added.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Use of Skyway Stage 3 will remain free of charge amid opening of new ramps.<br/><br/>SMC formally opened the 18-km elevated expressway in Jan 14, 2021 &amp; has not collected toll ever since.<br/><br/>SMC Pres Ramon S Ang: Hindi naman kami nagmamadali. Hangga’t kaya namin, kargahin po namin ‘yun. <a href="https://t.co/1OzAA9ucAF">pic.twitter.com/1OzAA9ucAF</a></p>— Jacque Manabat (@jacquemanabat) <a href="https://twitter.com/jacquemanabat/status/1385095548705796096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2021</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>When asked until when the company could shoulder the costs, Ang said: “Actually mahaba pisi natin. Matagal pa ito.&quot; (We still have a lot of funds. This will take time)</p><p>Ang, along with public works officials led the inspection of the Nagtahan off-ramp which is set to open on late Thursday. Motorists coming from Alabang or Makati could take the ramp to reach Manila. </p><p>San Miguel formally opened the 18-km elevated Skyway Stage 3 to the public in Jan. 14 and has not yet collected toll ever since.</p><p>To date, the Skyway Stage 3 project is 97.68 percent complete, excluding Section 2A or the Nagtahan-Tomas Claudio Section.</p><p>SMC earlier announced it had to close the elevated expressway in compliance with a Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) order, which the agency later <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/16/21/toll-regulatory-board-denies-ordering-closure-of-skyway-stage-3" target="_blank">denied</a>. The closure <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/16/21/skyway-stage-3-to-stay-open-after-trb-announcement" target="_blank">did not push through</a> after Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade sorted the issue, Ang earlier said.</p><div><strong>The following provisional toll rates, lower compared to the proposed rates by SMC, were approved by the TRB in March: </strong></div><p><strong>CLASS 1: </strong><br/>• Buendia to Sta Mesa: P105<br/>• Sta Mesa to Ramon Magsaysay: 30<br/>• Ramon Magsaysay to NLEx Balintawak: P129<br/>• Buendia to NLEx: P264</p><p><strong>SMC-proposed rates: </strong><br/>• CLASS 1:<br/>• Buendia to Sta Mesa: P110<br/>• Sta Mesa to Ramon Magsaysay: P31<br/>• Ramon Magsaysay to NLEx Balintawak: P133<br/>• Buendia to NLEx: P274</p><p>The Skyway Stage 3 connects the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the South Luzon Expressway, designed to decongest major Metro Manila thoroughfares and ease traffic on EDSA.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/14/21/timeline-skyway-stage-3-the-highway-that-links-north-to-south-metro">TIMELINE: Skyway Stage 3, the highway that links north to south metro</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/13/20/nlex-slex-now-connected-via-skyway-3-as-san-miguel-completes-link-project">NLEX, SLEX now connected via Skyway 3 as San Miguel completes &#x27;link&#x27; project</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1654889" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The use of Skyway Stage 3 will remain free of charge as long as San Miguel Corp, who built and funded the project, can shoulder the costs, its president Ramon Ang said Thursday. </p>

The use of Skyway Stage 3 will remain free of charge as long as San Miguel Corp, who built and funded the project, can shoulder the costs, its president Ramon Ang said Thursday.

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Use of Skyway Stage 3 still free, SMC says to shoulder costs as long as it can

Jacque Manabat,

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Published Apr 22, 2021 02:04 PM PHT

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Updated Apr 22, 2021 02:44 PM PHT

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