South Luzon Expressway | |
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South Superhighway Pres. Sergio Osmeña Sr. Highway Dr. Jose P. Rizal Highway |
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Map of expressways in Luzon, with the South Luzon Expressway in red
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Part of AH26 | |
Maintained by Department of Public Works and Highways and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (Osmeña Highway/South Superhighway), Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corporation (Metro Manila Skyway), and Manila Toll Expressway Systems, Inc. (South Luzon Tollway/ACTEX) | |
Length: | 51 km (32 mi) |
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Restrictions: | No motorcycles below 400cc past Nichols Interchange (southbound). |
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North end: | C-2 President Quirino Avenue (in Paco, Manila) |
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South end: | Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (in Santo Tomas, Batangas) |
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Highways | Expressways |
The South Luzon Expressway (SLE or SLEx), formerly known as the South Superhighway (SSH), Manila South Diversion Road (MSDR), and Manila South Expressway (MSEX), is a network of two expressways that connects Metro Manila to the provinces of the CALABARZON region in the Philippines. The first expressway is the Metro Manila Skyway System, operated jointly by the Skyway Operation and Management Corporation (SomCo) and Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corporation (CMMTC). The second expressway, the South Luzon Tollway or Alabang-Calamba-Sto. Tomas Expressway (ACTEX), is jointly operated by the South Luzon Tollway Corporation, a joint venture of the PNCC and the SMC-backed Citra group of Indonesia (the group where MTD Capital Berhad, the original partner, sold their shares) via the Manila Toll Expressway Systems, Inc. (MATES).
The expressway is a component of Expressway 2 (E2) of the Philippine highway network and Radial Road 3 (R-3) of Manila's arterial road network. It starts in Manila's Paco District at President Elpidio Quirino Avenue and passes through the following cities and municipalities: Manila, Makati, Pasay, Parañaque, Taguig and Muntinlupa in Metro Manila, San Pedro and Biñan in Laguna, Carmona in Cavite, then transverses again to Biñan, Santa Rosa, Cabuyao and Calamba in Laguna and ends in Santo Tomas in Batangas. Most of the part of the expressway is part of the N1 (AH26) from Magallanes Interchange onto Calamba Exit (Exit 50).