Manila Skyway
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| Length: | 31.2 km (19.4 mi) including Stage 3 (under construction) |
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| North end: | Gil Puyat Avenue and Malugay Street, Makati |
| South end: | South Luzon Expressway and Bunye Road, Alabang, Muntinlupa |
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The Metro Manila Skyway is a fully grade separated elevated highway and motorway serving as the main expressway in southern Metro Manila, Philippines, crossing over much of the existing South Luzon Expressway (SLEX). It stretches from Gil Puyat Avenue in the north to Alabang–Zapote Road in the south and crosses through the highly urbanized areas of Makati, Pasay, Taguig, Parañaque, and Muntinlupa, relieving the SLEX and other major thoroughfares from heavy traffic.
The Skyway is the first fully grade-separated highway in the Philippines. It is one of the longest flyovers in the world with a total length of 31.2 kilometres (19.4 mi). The Skyway provides access to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport via the new NAIA Expressway. With the completion of the Skyway Extension Stage 3 scheduled for January 2019, the elevated expressway will connect to the North Luzon Expressway in Quezon City and help cut the travel time between Manila and Clark International Airport in Pampanga.
The Skyway begins in Barangay San Isidro, Makati, just south of Gil Puyat Avenue. It rises above the Magallanes Interchange and returns to its original level after crossing EDSA. The first elevated segment ends with the NAIA Expressway interchange, where it descends into ground level, paralleling SLEX and the PNR Metro South Commuter Line in the Pasay–Taguig boundary. Skyway returns into an elevated expressway near C-5 Exit and Arca South. It soon slightly curves in Bicutan, near its former terminus, and continuously runs above SLEX. On Sucat Exit, Skyway rises above the eastern terminus of Dr. A. Santos Avenue and descends before approaching the toll plaza in Cupang, Muntinlupa. An exit leads back to the South Luzon Expressway and an entrance ramp carries traffic vice versa. Past the toll plaza and the exit to SLEX, Skyway narrows into one lane per direction, and curves westward before joining Alabang–Zapote Road near South Station in Alabang.
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