All trucks will be prohibited from plying Skyway’s elevated sections starting November 16 in a bid to address road safety concerns and improve the flow of traffic within the Skyway System and the soon-to-be-opened Naia Expressway, its operator said.
San Miguel Corp.-led Skyway O&M (SOMCO) said trucks, which tend to be overloaded or have been modified to carry heavier loads, pose a significant risk for other motorists, particularly on the elevated section of Skyway.
Two major accidents involving reconfigured delivery trucks of a softdrinks company have been reported recently along Skyway’s elevated section, causing heavy traffic along the busy thoroughfare.
Meanwhile, long queues of buses, public utility vehicles, UV Express vans and trucks at toll entry and exit points have been identified as largely contributing to traffic buildup on the elevated and at-grade sections of the Skyway system.
To address this, PUVs and trucks will be required to use radio frequency identification stickers for faster toll processing, SOMCO said.
The RFID toll collection system, a cashless transaction already in place and used by mostly private vehicles, will greatly increase throughput time for trucks and PUVs at toll plazas.
RFID stickers are given to motorists free of charge but they need to make an initial load of P500 for Class 1 vehicles (cars and jeepneys) and P1,000 for Class 2 vehicles.
