With the anticipated influx of balikbayans and tourists that would be making their way to our shores this holiday season, along with the already horrendous traffic, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are taking steps to try and ease everyone’s anxiety.
One way they will do this is by opening the NAIA Expressway (NAIA-X) Christmas Lane. The P20.45 billion, four lane highway is a 12.65km stretch that runs from Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard to NAIA Terminal 3 and the Skyway. It complements Phase I, which joins Diosdado Macapagal Blvd and Entertainment City in Pasay to NAIA Terminals I and 2. Now, all three NAIA Terminals are interconnected.
Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways' Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Karen Jimeno
Apart from the said elevated span, the NAIA-X Christmas Lane also has a 2.22km ground level stretch going through Sales Avenue, Andrews Avenue, Paranaque River, MIAA Road, and Diosdado Macapagal Blvd. Once completed, the Expressway will link NAIA Terminals I, 2, 3, and 4 with SLEX, passing through Sales Avenue, Manila Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX), and Macapagal Blvd.
Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways' Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Karen Jimeno
The NAIA-X Christmas Lane was inspected during the ceremonial opening today by DPWH Secretary Mark Villar and DOTr Secretary Art Tugade. It will be opened to the public tomorrow, December 21, 2016 at 6am. Hopefully, it will make everyone who arrives and heads for the airport have a merry Christmas—this holiday season and throughout the coming years.
Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways' Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Karen Jimeno
Photo credit: Department of Public Works and Highways' Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Karen Jimeno
.@DOTr_PH Sec Art Tugade & @DPWHph Sec Mark Villar inspect NAIA Expressway before it partially opens to motorists tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/oj0DUCwQva
— Cesar Chavez (@sarchavez) December 20, 2016
#NAIAx opens #CHRISTMAS LANE at 6AM on Wed, Dec21 TOLL-FREE for 3 weeks. Drive from Macapagal Blvd to Terminal3 & Skyway. @DPWHph @DOTr_PH pic.twitter.com/LL3uHgIIGV
— Karen Jimeno (@AttyKarenJimeno) December 20, 2016
