Expressways of the Philippines

The longest Toll Road in the Philippines is the SCTEx or the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway.

The Philippines has a network of expressways, most of them are in Luzon Island.

History

The Metro Manila Skyway is the first elevated expressway in the Philippines.

The first expressway systems in the Philippines are the North Luzon Expressway, formerly known as North Diversion Road and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), formerly known as South Super Highway. Both were built in the 1970s, during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos. The first Elevated Toll Road in the Philippines is the Metro Manila Skyway or the South Metro Manila Skyway Project, built in 1995 to 1999, during the presidency of Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada. The first Electronic Toll Collection was introduced in 2001 in the SLEx and Skyway Systems.

Present

There are many under construction and proposed expressways in the Philippines. All the Expressways in the Philippines are privately owned.

Operators

There are many companies operating expressways in the Philippines like Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, The concession holder of the North Luzon Expressway and the South Luzon Tollway Corporation, the concession holder of the South Luzon Expressway.

See also

• List of Expressways in the Philippines

External links

• Manila North Tollways Corporation

Philippine Expressways Operational Manila–Cavite Expressway Metro Manila Skyway NAIA Expressway North Luzon Expressway South Luzon Expressway Southern Tagalog Arterial Road Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway Subic–Tipo Expressway Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway Planned Bulacan–Rizal–Manila–Cavite Regional Expressway Calamba–Los Baños Expressway Cavite–Laguna Expressway Central Luzon Link Expressway Cebu Trans-Axial Expressway Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike Metro Manila Skybridge North Luzon East Expressway North Luzon West Expressway Tarlac–Nueva Ecija–Aurora Expressway Under construction Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway