To address the growing number of vehicles using the Skyway System’s elevated and at-grade toll road sections going toward Makati via the Edsa-Magallanes flyover, Skyway O&M Corp. (Somco) is currently widening the toll road portion from the Skyway Magallanes off-ramp to connect it to the 250-meter road portion which was widened last year on the suggestion of Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson.
The authorities closed the ground level of the northbound portion of the Skyway after a trailer truck had an accident on Tuesday morning.
Asian Hospital and Medical Center (AHMC) denied that Baldwin Dee Co, the suspect in a vehicular accident that killed a police officer over the weekend, left the hospital through a “back door,” as what the police claimed.
The man held responsible for the death of a Metro Manila policeman and injuries to three others in a road accident on Black Saturday is now facing several criminal complaints.
Six vehicles figured in a collision when the tire of one was detached as the vehicle traveled on the northbound lane of the Skyway approaching C5 Thursday, although no one was hurt in the accident.
Skyway system operator, Skyway O&M Corp. (Somco), is warning drivers of buses and trucks not to use the leftmost or passing lane of its 13.5-km at-grade road section from Magallanes to Alabang and that of its 16.4-km elevated tollway as well.
One person was reported killed after a vehicular accident on the Alabang Viaduct early Friday.
Motorists using the Skyway System’s 13.5-km Magallanes-Alabang at-grade and the 16.2-km Buendia-Alabang elevated sections, the 36-km South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) from Alabang to Sto. Tomas, Batangas, and the 42-km Star Tollway from Sto. Tomas to Batangas City will enjoy toll-free travel starting at 10 p.m. on Dec. 24 until 6 a.m. the following day, and from 10 p.m. on Dec. 31 up to 6 a.m. on Jan. 1.
To ensure the safety of motorists using the 16.4-km elevated section and the 13.5-km at-grade section of the Skyway System, Skyway operator, Skyway O&M Corp. has intensified its speed limit campaign, especially at night, to prevent accidents.
It was just like a car chase scene in an action movie, complete with a catastrophic explosion in which the villains get taken out.
A truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas cylinders caught fire after it fell on its side along Skyway, a radio operator said on Monday.
A seven-vehicle smash-up on Monday caused heavy traffic at the northbound lane of the Skyway, with its tail-end reaching the Alabang Viaduct, a Radyo Inquirer 990AM report said.
The Skyway O&M Corp. (Somco) and Manila Toll Expressway System Inc. (Mates), operators of the Skyway System and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), respectively, are gearing up for the rush of motorists starting Holy Wednesday, April 4, to Tuesday, April 10, with Oplan Ligtas na Kwaresma 2012.
