Work resumes on Skyway Stage 3 project

Construction of the 13.3-kilometer Skyway Stage 3 will resume on a limited basis starting May 15, conglomerate San Miguel Corp. said (SMC) on Thursday.

Halted by the enhanced community quarantine that started in mid-March, the project would proceed following the issuance of guidelines by the government’s Inter-Agency Task Force on the new coronavirus disease.

The company, however, has yet to set a new completion date as the contractor, EEI Corp., can deploy only a limited workforce under the quarantine measures. The last deadline set was July after fire destroyed part of the project.

The expressway starts in Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati, and runs through San Juan, Manila and Quezon City, all the way to North Luzon Expressway.

“We have been given the go-signal by the government to resume work on the Skyway extension, and while we cannot yet go full blast, we will do whatever we can to deliver this project as close as we can to the original deadline. We have to work smart, be efficient, and most of all, keep the workers safe,” SMC president and chief operating officer Ramon S. Ang said in a statement.

As part of the construction, it plans to close 700 meters of Lane 3 of the Skyway At-Grade section northbound from the old Alabang Entry Plaza for a month.“Skyway assured [us] that safety, sanitation and other health measures are already in place,” SMC said.