Expressways of the Philippines
The Philippines has a network of expressways, most of them are in Luzon Island.
History
The first expressway systems in the Philippines are the North Luzon Expressway, formerly known as North Diversion Road and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), formerly known as South Super Highway. Both were built in the 1970s, during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos. The first Elevated Toll Road in the Philippines is the Metro Manila Skyway or the South Metro Manila Skyway Project, built in 1995 to 1999, during the presidency of Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada. The first Electronic Toll Collection was introduced in 2001 in the SLEx and Skyway Systems.
Present
There are many under construction and proposed expressways in the Philippines. All the Expressways in the Philippines are privately owned.
Operators
There are many companies operating expressways in the Philippines like Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, The concession holder of the North Luzon Expressway and the South Luzon Tollway Corporation, the concession holder of the South Luzon Expressway.
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