E2 expressway (Philippines)
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Expressway 2 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Existed | 2014–present | |||
Main section | ||||
North end | AH 26 (N1) (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) / N145 (Osmeña Highway) in Makati | |||
Major intersections |
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South end | N4 (Jose P. Laurel Highway) / N434 (Batangas Port Diversion Road) in Batangas City | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Philippines | |||
Regions | Metro Manila, Calabarzon | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Expressway 2 (E2) forms part of the Philippine expressway network. Its main route runs from Makati to Santo Tomas as the South Luzon Expressway and from Santo Tomas to Batangas City as the STAR Tollway. It has spurs also signed as E2.[1] South Luzon Expressway's section from Makati to Calamba, including the Skyway from Makati to Muntinlupa, is also part of AH26.[2]
Route description
[edit]Main route
[edit]South Luzon Expressway
[edit]E2 starts at Magallanes Interchange in Makati as South Luzon Expressway. From Makati to Calamba, it is a part of Asian Highway 26 (AH26). It carries Skyway until it reaches Muntinlupa, where it ends as SLEX continues. Differing in concession holders, its section between Magallanes and Alabang Exit is also known as Skyway At-Grade, while the rest of the section takes the South Luzon Expressway concession branding. It parallels Manila South Road (N1) from Muntinlupa to Calamba until it reaches Calamba Exit, a partial cloverleaf interchange in Calamba where N1 takes the AH26 concurrency. It continues until it reaches Santo Tomas, which ends and becomes the STAR Tollway. However, a spur of SLEX will continue, but it is currently unnumbered.[3]
Skyway
[edit]The extent of E2/AH26 on the Skyway is unknown since the Department of Public Works and Highways's ArcGIS app does not show any route designation for the elevated tollway.[1] However, some E2/AH26 markers were seen exclusively on Skyway Stages 1 and 2, between Buendia Exit in Makati and South Station (Alabang–Zapote) Exit in Muntinlupa until they were dismantled together with the center barriers in 2020.
STAR Tollway
[edit]E2 continues as STAR Tollway at Santo Tomas Exit, an interchange with Maharlika Highway (N1) and SLEX in Santo Tomas, Batangas. It traverses from Santo Tomas to Batangas City, ending at a roundabout and four-way interchange with Jose P. Laurel Highway (N4) and Batangas Port Diversion Road (N434).
Spur routes
[edit]Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway
[edit]Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway is a 4-kilometer (2.5 mi) expressway in Muntinlupa that connects SLEX and Daang Hari Road near Bacoor, Cavite. It is currently the shortest expressway in the Philippines.[4]
CAVITEX–C-5 Link
[edit]CAVITEX–C-5 Link, formerly the C-5 Southlink Expressway, is a spur of E2 connecting Circumferential Road 5 (N11) in Taguig to its future end at Manila–Cavite Expressway (E3) in Parañaque, with a flyover crossing above E2's main section, especially the South Luzon Expressway.
Southeast Metro Manila Expressway
[edit]Southeast Metro Manila Expressway (SEMME) is an under-construction expressway in Metro Manila and Rizal, connecting Skyway near Arca South to the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "DEPARTMENT ORDER No. 15, Series of 2009" (PDF). Department of Public Works and Highways. March 2009.
- ^ "SOUTH LUZON EXPRESSWAY (SLEX) TOLL ROAD 4 (TR-4)". Department of Public Works and Highways.
- ^ "MUNTINLUPA-CAVITE EXPRESSWAY (DAANG HARI–SLEX LINK ROAD PROJECT)". Department of Public Works and Highways.
- ^ "SOUTHEAST METRO MANILA EXPRESSWAY (C6) PROJECT". Department of Public Works and Highways.