MANILA, Philippines —The order to close the Skyway Stage 3 until all ramps are completed was the result of a “misunderstanding” between the San Miguel Corp. (SMC) Infrastructure and the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), SMC president Ramon Ang said Tuesday.
In a statement, Ang said he relayed the commitment to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade that the 18.3-kilometer tollway would “remain open.”
“Basically, TRB is insisting that Skyway 3 cannot start full operations and collect toll until all ramps are 100 percent complete,” Ang said. “Our supplemental toll operation agreement states that we can start collecting at 95 percent completion—we are now 97 percent complete.”
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