SMC South highways will be toll-free on Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve

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SMC South highways will be toll-free on Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve
Fees won’t be collected at the toll gates of the following highways: NAIAx, Skyway, SLEX, and Star Tollway

MANILA, Philippines – San Miguel Corporation’s tollways serving southern Metro Manila and Luzon will be waiving its fees on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, their operators announced on Wednesday, December 19.  

Fees won’t be collected at the toll gates of the following highways: 

  • NAIA Expressway or NAIAx
  • Skyway System
  • South Luzon Expressway or SLEX
  • Star Tollway

During these periods: 

  • From 10 pm on Monday, December 24, to 6 am on Tuesday, December 25 
  • From 10 pm on Monday, December 31, to 6 am on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 

The operators of these tollways – the Skyway O&M Corporation, the Manila Toll Expressway Systems Incorporated, and the Star Tollway Corporation – said this is their way of giving back to their road users, timed for the holidays.  

They also urged motorists to plan their trips well since traffic is expected to be especially heavy on these highways on the following dates: 

  • Friday, December 21, when people are going home from and to Metro Manila for Christmas 
  • Friday, December 28, when people are going home from and to Metro Manila for the New Year
  • Wednesday, January 2, 2019, when people are returning to and from Metro Manila 

The following toll plazas are expected to have high traffic volume:

  • NAIAx-Skyway: Main Toll Plazas, Dona Soledad, Dr A Santos, Alabang at the Skyway elevated section, and Nichols, C5, Merville, Sucat and Bicutan northbound and southbound exits, and South Station
  • SLEX: Filinvest NB exit and SB entry, Susana Heights, Carmona, Santa Rosa, Eton, Cabuyao Interchange Calamba, and Greenfields NB/SB exits 
  • Star Tollway: Santo Tomas, Tanauan, Malvar, Balete, Lipa, Ibaan, and Batangas City

SMC South Tollways’ hotline can be reached for assistance and traffic update at (02) 318-8655. – Rappler.com 

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