R3ext - Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR Tollway)

[bacolodchamp]

Originally Posted by leechtat

nice one..

si ate vi at si ate guy ang lead characters.. laudable projects. i hope this will be replicated in other areas of the country to spur economic growth

[absinthe_888]

mukang full blast na yung star slex connection, pinapatag na nila yung dulo ng slex sa calamba...malawak eh so baka eto na nga yung extension.

[kiretoce]

Lipa-Batangas City toll road opens tomorrow

The P2.1-billion toll road extension project that links the cities of Lipa and Batangas will be open for traffic tomorrow, its operator formally announced yesterday.

Melvin Nazareno, president of Star Infrastructure Development Corp., said motorists could start using the new toll road starting at 6 a.m.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 2 inaugurated the new toll road, which is officially known as STAR Tollway Project Stage 2—Phase 1.

The inauguration was attended by government officials, including Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos, Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza and Public Works and Highways Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane.

The new toll road is part of the P687-billion Luzon Underway Belt Project, which seeks to connect through a 300-kilometer network the three logistics facilities outside Metro Manila: Subic International Container Terminal; Batangas City International Container Port and Diosdado Macapagal International Airport at the Clark Special Economic Zone.

The road network runs through Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon provinces) growth corridor and provinces of Mindoro and Marinduque

Nazareno said the new toll road covered the 19.74-kilometer concrete stretch from Lipa City to Batangas City International Container Port.

It was an extension of the Stage 1 project, the 22-kilometer, four-lane concrete stretch that links the town of Sto. Tomas and Lipa City, Nazareno said.

Nazareno said the opening was now reality after Star Infrastructure has obtained the two remaining documents: a toll operations certification from Toll Regulatory Board; and a certificate of substantial completion from the Public Works and Highways Department.

When fully operational, the toll road would reduce travel time from Manila to Batangas City by one-and-a-half hour and Lipa to Batangas City by 40 minutes, Nazareno said.

Moreover, the new toll road was expected to spur development in the Calabarzon region and generates employment and creates business opportunities in the area, he said.

The opening of the toll road would also encourage shipping firms to use Batangas City International Container Port, which will result in decongestion of the Port of Manila, he said.

The Star Arterial Toll Road, also known as Apolinario Mabini Superhighway, is the third of the Southern Luzon Expressway network of three expressways that connect Southern Luzon with Metro Manila.

[barrera_marquez]

Originally Posted by absinthe_888

mukang full blast na yung star slex connection, pinapatag na nila yung dulo ng slex sa calamba...malawak eh so baka eto na nga yung extension.

pusang gala naman yung slex-star connection full blast pero yung slex rehabilitation parang wala na. ang tagal kasi.

[absinthe_888]

Originally Posted by barrera_marquez

pusang gala naman yung slex-star connection full blast pero yung slex rehabilitation parang wala na. ang tagal kasi.

yep tama ka, bagal talaga. kaya minsan ayoko na pumunta ng manila dahil mabwibwisit lang ako sa traffic. meh funding problems na din siguro tong MTD.

[PasigGuy]

meron ba news kung kelan naman ang another 2 lanes gagawin for STAR to Batangas?

[absinthe_888]

dpwh aerial

[FrancisXavier]

Originally Posted by PasigGuy

meron ba news kung kelan naman ang another 2 lanes gagawin for STAR to Batangas?

2 lanes lang ba from Lipa-Batangas?

[Sinjin P.]

^ Yeah, 4 lanes dapat pero binuksan na nila na 2 lanes pa lang ang natatapos.

[Lucentino]

only 2 lanes?... I would rather use the national hi-way if they dont put an asphalt overlay here...

[Sinjin P.]

^ True, wala pa man ding gaanong traffic sa National Highway.

[barrera_marquez]

Meron na palang nagawang 4-lane expressway ang DPWH pero hindi aspalto, I'd say its better than a 2 lane asphalt expressway but a total loser to a modern expressway like NLEx. Yeah, NLEx is the big daddy of all expressways here in the Philippines because of its amenities.

[Sinjin P.]

^ True. But I hope all portions of the NLEx will be lighted.

[absinthe_888]

mahal ng kuryente sa pinas eh

[ryanr]

Originally Posted by Sinjin P.

^ True. But I hope all portions of the NLEx will be lighted.

No, it does not need to be. Think of the unnecessary cost, light pollution and waste of energy if they did that. Highways in Europe and North America are not lighted in sparsely developed areas for these reasons.

[Sinjin P.]

^ Okay, that's fine. But in my opinion, those portions where hardly any vehicles pass through during night time should be lighted. (e.g. after the Dau Toll Plaza - Northbound)

[anonymous_filipino]

I think all bridges should be lighted, just like in the States.

[Vegas Visitor]

Originally Posted by Sinjin P.

^ True. But I hope all portions of the NLEx will be lighted.

That would be too expensive to maintain they should just opt for cheaper road reflector markings! Plus your modern average car has a very good dim lumination system light!

[pi_malejana]

baka nakawin pa..

[barrera_marquez]

una, imposibleng manakaw ang mga ilaw ng NLEx kasi mamamatay muna sila dahil sa nasagasaan sila ng mga sasakyan.

pangalawa, DPWH states that only urban areas need lights. other than that, pwedeng wala na.

pangatlo, they don't need to pay electricity dahil sister company nila Meralco. Hindi ba Lopez ang MNTC?