San Miguel Corp.’s SMC Infrastructure has rolled out full traffic management plans across its key toll roads: South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR), Skyway System, Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway (NAIAx), and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX).
Newly appointed Transportation Secretary Vivencio “Vince” Dizon’s move to delay full cashless tollways has found an ally in tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan—but for reasons different from those mentioned by the transport chief.
Ramon Ang, chair and CEO of San Miguel Corp., confirmed the installation of 522 automatic license plate recognition cameras across toll plazas and gantries in its 220-kilometer expressway network — the South Luzon Expressway, the Skyway system, and the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway.
The head of the country’s largest conglomerate said the expanded 29-kilometer stretch, running from Susanna Heights in Muntinlupa to Calamba, Laguna, is expected to alleviate traffic congestion during the holiday season.