For investors evaluating Southern Luzon as a long-term growth market, connectivity remains a decisive factor. The LIMA Gateway responds to this through a new six-lane access road that will directly link the STAR Tollway to LIMA Estate via J.P. Laurel Highway.
Once operational in 2027, the interchange is expected to improve the movement of goods and people across the Lipa–Malvar corridor, shorten travel time from Metro Manila to under an hour, and strengthen Batangas’ position within Calabarzon and the broader Luzon Economic Corridor.
LIMA Estate already benefits from one of the most extensive access networks in Batangas. The estate is served by two STAR Tollway exits, with a third underway, and is accessible via J.P. Laurel Highway through four ingress and egress points. Two additional access points are under construction.
LIMA Estate, the largest industry-anchored estate in the Philippines and the country’s first BERDE District Certified development, serves as an ecosystem where business, education and innovation converge. The LIMA Gateway is designed to simplify daily logistics, reduce congestion at existing tollway entry points and make travel more predictable for businesses and workers.
With clearer routes into the estate, manufacturers and logistics providers can plan operations more efficiently. By adding an access point along the STAR Tollway, the project helps decongest existing interchanges in Lipa and Malvar.
“Lipa City is strategically located at the center of Batangas. The interchange creates a more efficient gateway into the city, directly linking it to major economic corridors across Southern Luzon,” Lipa City Mayor Eric Africa said. “It’s about improving daily mobility and access—giving Lipeños easier reach to work, education and essential services.”
For investors, this creates opportunities for industrial, commercial and mixed-use developments supported by planned infrastructure. LIMA functions as a gateway city where production, enterprise and daily activity converge, anchored by a mature industrial base.
Built through public-private collaboration, the LIMA Gateway demonstrates how strategic infrastructure investment reinforces competitiveness.
“LIMA Gateway reflects the role strategic infrastructure plays in unlocking growth across an entire ecosystem,” said Monica Lorenzana Trajano, Aboitiz Economic Estates vice president for commercial strategy. “Together with broader investments in the area, improved connectivity supports business expansion, enhances mobility and expands access to opportunities for the surrounding communities.”
