List of expressways in the Philippines
This list of expressways in the Philippines is currently composed of 10 controlled-access highways that connects Metro Manila to the provinces located in north and south Luzon. While not all expressways are interconnected, there is a plan to connect all expressways to form the Philippine expressway network.[1]
By 2020, all expressways are connected to at least one other expressway.
Operational
Route number | Name | Shortened form |
Image | Status | Length | Description | From | To |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Luzon Expressway | NLEX | Operational | 88.4 km | Links northern Metro Manila to the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga | EDSA (Quezon City) |
Mabalacat–Magalang Road (Mabalacat) | ||
Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (Mabalacat–Tarlac City segment) |
SCTEX | Operational | 43.3 km | Links Mabalacat to Tarlac City | Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (Mabalacat) |
Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (Tarlac City) | ||
Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway | TPLEX | Operational | 89.2 km | Links the provinces of La Union, Pangasinan, and Tarlac | Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (Tarlac City) |
MacArthur Highway (Rosario, La Union) | ||
Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway | MCX | Operational | 4.0 km | Links Bacoor and Muntinlupa | Daang Hari Road (Muntinlupa) |
South Luzon Expressway (Muntinlupa) | ||
Skyway[lower-alpha 1] | MMS | Partially operational (Balintawak to Alabang only) |
47.2 km | Elevated expressway linking NLEX and SLEX | North Luzon Expressway (Caloocan) |
Alabang–Zapote Road (Muntinlupa) (current) South Luzon Expressway (Muntinlupa) (future) | ||
South Luzon Expressway | SLEX | Operational | 51 km | Links southern Metro Manila to the provinces of Laguna, Cavite, and Batangas | Quirino Avenue (Paco, Manila) |
STAR Tollway (Santo Tomas, Batangas) | ||
Southern Tagalog Arterial Road | STAR Tollway | Operational | 42 km | Tollway to Batangas City | South Luzon Expressway (Santo Tomas, Batangas) |
Port Rotunda (Batangas City) | ||
Manila–Cavite Expressway | CAVITEX | Operational | 14 km | Links Las Piñas, Parañaque, and the province of Cavite | Roxas Boulevard (Parañaque) |
Antero Soriano Highway (Kawit, Cavite) (current) Cavite–Laguna Expressway (Kawit, Cavite) (future) | ||
Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (Hermosa–Mabalacat segment) |
SCTEX | Operational | 50.5 km | Links Clark Freeport Zone to SFEX | Subic Freeport Expressway (Mabalacat) |
Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (Tarlac City) | ||
Subic Freeport Expressway | SFEX | Operational | 8.2 km | Links SCTEX to Olongapo and Subic Freeport Zone | Rizal Highway (Olongapo) |
Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (Hermosa, Bataan) | ||
NLEX Mindanao Avenue Link (NLEX C-5 Link) |
NLEX Segment 8.1 | Operational | 2.7 km | Short expressway linking NLEX with C-5 | Mindanao Avenue (Valenzuela) |
Smart Connect Interchange (Valenzuela) | ||
NLEX Karuhatan Link (NLEX MacArthur Highway Link) |
NLEX Segment 9 | Operational | 2.4 km | Short expressway linking NLEX to MacArthur Highway | Smart Connect Interchange (Valenzuela) |
MacArthur Highway (Valenzuela) | ||
NLEX Harbor Link | NLEX Segment 10 | Operational | 8.3 km | Elevated expressway linking NLEX to the Port of Manila | MacArthur Highway (Valenzuela) |
Radial Road 10 (Navotas) | ||
NAIA Expressway | NAIAX | Operational | 11.6 km | Elevated airport tollway to Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Skyway (Taguig) |
New Seaside Boulevard (Parañaque) | ||
To be determined | Cavite–Laguna Expressway | CALAX | Partially operational (Biñan to Santa Rosa only) | 44.6 km | Links the provinces of Cavite and Laguna | Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road (Santa Rosa, Laguna) (current) Manila–Cavite Expressway (Kawit, Cavite) (future) |
South Luzon Expressway (Biñan) |
Notes
Under construction
Name | Shortened form |
Image | Status | Opening date |
Description | From | To | References |
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C-5 Southlink Expressway |
|
2021 | Links Circumferential Road 5 to CAVITEX | Las Piñas | Taguig | [2] | ||
Cavite–Laguna Expressway | CALAEX
CALAX |
|
2022 | Expressway that would connect the provinces of Cavite and Laguna. It will also connect CAVITEx to SLEx. |
Manila–Cavite Expressway (Kawit, Cavite) |
South Luzon Expressway (Biñan, Laguna) |
[3][4][5] | |
Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway | CCLEX | Under construction | 2021 | First expressway in the Philippines outside Luzon; Will link Cebu City and Cordova; third bridge that will connect mainland Cebu to Mactan Island. |
Cebu South Road |
Cordova | [6][7][8] | |
Central Luzon Link Expressway | CLLEX | Under construction | 2021 | Future expressway that will link Nueva Ecija to Tarlac | NLEE (Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija) |
[9][10][11][12] | ||
NLEX Connector | NLEX–SLEX Connector Road | Under construction | 2022 | Segment 10.2 of the North Luzon Expressway Phase 2 that will link NLEX to SLEx | NLEx-Harbor Link (Caloocan) |
Skyway (Manila) |
[13][14] | |
North Luzon East Expressway | NLEE | Under construction | 2022 | Future expressway that will link Quezon City to Bulacan and Nueva Ecija | La Mesa Parkway (Quezon City) |
Cabanatuan (Nueva Ecija) |
[15][16] | |
South Luzon Expressway Toll Road 4 | SLEX TR4 |
|
2022 or 2024 | Links SLEX TR3 in Sto. Tomas to Barangay Mayao, Lucena City | Santo Tomas, Batangas | Lucena | [17] | |
Southeast Metro Manila Expressway | SEMME | Under construction | 2022 | Future expressway that will link Rizal, cities of Pasig, Taguig, and Quezon City. Groundbreaking was held on January 8, 2018.[18] |
Skyway (Taguig) |
Batasan Road (Quezon City) |
[19][20][21] |
Planned/proposed
Major interchanges
- Balintawak Interchange is a two-level cloverleaf interchange in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines which serves as the junction between Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX).
- Magallanes Interchange is a four-level partial turbine interchange in Makati, Metro Manila, the Philippines, serving as the junction between the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue.
- Sales Interchange, also known as the Nichols Interchange, is a hybrid interchange at the boundary of Pasay and Taguig in Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is composed of a lower partial cloverleaf interchange serving as the junction between the South Luzon Expressway and Andrews Avenue (formerly Sales Road), and an upper T-bone interchange serving as the junction between the Metro Manila Skyway and the NAIA Expressway.
- Smart Connect Interchange, also known as the Mindanao Avenue Interchange and the Harbor Link interchange, is a two-level cloverleaf interchange in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, the Philippines which serves as the junction between Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). Built as part of the 2.7-kilometer (1.7 mi) NLEX–Mindanao Avenue Link segment extending the expressway to Mindanao Avenue, which has since been incorporated into the C-5 system, it is the Philippines' largest cloverleaf interchange in terms of land area.
Tolls
Most of the expressways implement tolls, usually of the closed road and barrier toll systems. On expressways roads using closed road tolling, motorists first get a card or ticket at the entry point and surrender them upon exit. On expressways implementing barrier tolling, toll collection is done at toll plazas on a fixed rate. Some expressways employ a hybrid system that includes both, like the North Luzon Expressway, which uses both barrier ("open system") and closed road tolling.
Electronic toll collection (ETC) is first implemented on the Skyway and South Luzon Expressway, using transponder technology branded E-Pass. ETC systems are implemented by some toll road operators, with inter-running support on other connected expressways. Toll plazas or toll gates have ETC lanes on the leftmost lanes or on "mixed" lanes, that allow cash collection, or both. Latest ETC systems use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology over transponder technology for collection. Having differing ETC systems that are not supported on other roads, a plan for a unified ETC system are promoted for motorists' convenience.
As of July 2020, the toll rates by expressway are as follows:
Name | Class 1 (Cars, Motorcycles, SUVs, Jeepneys) |
Class 2 (Buses, Light Trucks) |
Class 3 (Heavy Trucks) |
---|---|---|---|
Cavite–Laguna Expressway | ₱47.00 (Mamplasan–Santa Rosa) | ₱95.00 (Mamplasan–Santa Rosa) | ₱193.00 (Mamplasan–Santa Rosa) |
C-5 Southlink Expressway | ₱22.00 | ₱44.00 | ₱66.00 |
Manila–Cavite Expressway | ₱8.00 (Kabihasnan) ₱25.00 (Parañaque) ₱64.00 (Kawit) |
₱50.00 (Parañaque) ₱129.00 (Kawit) |
₱75.00 (Parañaque) ₱194.00 (Kawit) |
Metro Manila Skyway | ₱164.00 (to & from Alabang/SLEx) ₱118.00 (to & from Sucat/Dr. A. Santos Ave.) ₱72.00 (to & from Bicutan/Doña Soledad) |
₱329.00 (to & from Alabang/SLEx) ₱237.00 (to & from Sucat/Dr. A. Santos Ave.) ₱145.00 (to & from Bicutan/Doña Soledad) |
₱493.00 (to & from Alabang/SLEx) ₱356.00 (to & from Sucat/Dr. A. Santos Ave.) ₱218.00 (to & from Bicutan/Doña Soledad) |
Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway | ₱17.00 | ₱35.00 | ₱52.00 |
NAIA Expressway | ₱35.00 (Short Segment) ₱45.00 (Full Route) |
₱69.00 (Short Segment) ₱90.00 (Full Route) |
₱104.00 (Short Segment) ₱134.00 (Full Route) |
North Luzon Expressway | ₱58.00 [Open System (Balintawak–Marilao)] ₱2.72/km [Closed System (Bocaue–Sta.Ines)] |
₱146.00 [Open System (Balintawak–Marilao)] ₱6.72/km [Closed System (Bocaue–Sta.Ines)] |
₱175.00 [Open System (Balintawak–Marilao)] ₱8.06/km [Closed System (Bocaue–Sta.Ines)] |
South Luzon Expressway | ₱3.37/km | ₱6.74/km | ₱10.11/km |
STAR Tollway | ₱1.016/km | ₱2.032/km | ₱3.048/km |
Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway | ₱2.67/km | ₱5.35/km | ₱8.03/km |
Subic Freeport Expressway | ₱27.00 | ₱67.00 | ₱80.00 |
Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway | ₱3.50/km | ₱8.70/km | ₱10.50/km |
Operators
Name | Operator | Concession holder | Concession starting date | Concession ending date |
---|---|---|---|---|
North Luzon Expressway | NLEX Corporation[lower-alpha 1] | February 10, 2005 | December 31, 2037 | |
Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway | Q3 2008 | October 31, 2043 | ||
Subic Freeport Expressway | 1996 | December 31, 2037 | ||
Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway | Private Infra Dev Corporation[lower-alpha 2] | October 2013 | February 2044 | |
Manila–Cavite Expressway | CAVITEX Infrastructure Corporation[lower-alpha 1] | October 1, 1998 | September 30, 2033 | |
Cavite–Laguna Expressway | MPCALA Holdings Incorporated[lower-alpha 1] | 2017 | 2052 | |
NAIA Expressway | Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corporation (SOMCo.)[lower-alpha 2] | Vertex Tollways Development, Inc.[lower-alpha 2] | 2013 | 2043 |
Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway | MCX Tollway Inc.[lower-alpha 3] | Ayala Corporation | November 2015 | November 2045 |
Metro Manila Skyway | Skyway Operations and Maintenance Corporation (SOMCo.)[lower-alpha 2] | Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corporation[lower-alpha 2] | August 24, 1995 | 2010 |
South Luzon Expressway | Manila Toll Expressway Systems[lower-alpha 2] (Alabang–Sto. Tomas) | South Luzon Tollway Corporation[lower-alpha 2] (Alabang–Sto. Tomas) | August 2006 | March 2038 |
STAR Tollway | STAR Tollway Corporation[lower-alpha 2] | STAR Infrastructure Development Corporation[lower-alpha 2] | 2002 | 2029 |
Notes
- Subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
- Subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation
- Subsidiary of AC Infra
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