The Public Works Department said on Monday the first section of the P17.9-billion Naia Expressway project of San Miguel Corp. is set to open by next month.
Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said the first section of the Naia Expressway project, or from NAIA Terminal 1 to Macapagal Avenue and Pagcor Entertainment City, will be opened by third week of September.
The second section which will connect Naia Terminal 1 to Naia Terminal 3 will open before Christmas othis year.
Villar said the toll in the Naia Expressway project is estimated to be between P34 and P45.
“Passenger traffic at Naia has an average annual growth rate of 9.5 percent. The cost of congestion per day in Metro Manila is P2.4 billion. We are keen in ensuring that the chronic traffic congestion at the vicinity of the airport is solved almost immediately,” he said.
The overall progress of civil works activities to date is about 79 percent, with the Paranaque River alignment already 100 percent completed.
The Naia Expressway Project is a four-lane, 7.75-kilometer elevated expressway and 2.22-kilometer at-grade road traversing Sales Avenue, Andrews Avenue, Parañaque River, MIAA Road and Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard.
When all phases are completed, the Naia Expressway Project is expected to provide easy access to and from Naia Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 4 and will interface with the South Luzon Expressway through Sales Interchange, Manila Cavite Toll Expressway and Macapagal Boulevard.
A total of 16 off and on ramps are being constructed along strategic locations at Villamor Airbase, Resorts World, Naia Terminal 3, MIAA Road, Imelda Avenue, Cavitex, Seaside Drive and Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard.
Naia Expressway will significantly reduce the average travel time between Skyway/SLEx and Naia Terminal 1 from about 24.3 minutes to 8.2 minutes and benefit 80,000 travelers a day.