San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) infrastructure arm has opened the new Quezon Avenue extension (Maria Clara) northbound exit at Skyway Stage 3 in Quezon City. The exit, operational as of 6:00 am on Saturday, December 28, is expected to ease congestion at the Quezon Avenue northbound exit, a key route for motorists accessing Quezon City.
The opening is timed to accommodate the anticipated increase in travel during the long weekend leading up to New Year’s celebrations.
“We’re opening the Maria Clara exit just in time for the last long weekend of the year, when many of our countrymen are traveling for New Year’s celebrations. This exit has been long-awaited by our motorists in Quezon City, who now have a convenient alternative,” said SMC chairman and CEO, Ramon S. Ang.
Ang clarified that the Quezon Avenue extension exit will not incur any additional toll fees and will have the same toll rate as the Quezon Avenue northbound exit.
“We are grateful to the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) for their support and close coordination with our operations team to open the Maria Clara exit for the benefit of the motoring public,” Ang added.
The TRB issued an interim permit to operate the exit after notifying SMC on December 27 that it had sufficiently complied with requirements.
