Being a northerner since birth, I didn't see myself living in the South, paying toll fees everyday. I was used to the hour-long jeep-LRT-jeep combo to and from work in Makati. Only when my wife and I were looking for a new place to move-in to, that I slightly considered living in the south. When the other options were out of our budget range, the south became the smart choice. I've been a southie for three years now.
Along East Service Road |
Enter: Skyway.
Skyway entry to Dona Soledad (Bicutan) |
But it's just a Php23.00 toll difference per entry, I think I could handle that. Skyway did offer some advantages: A direct ramp to Makati (via Amorsolo), skipping the automobile braid at Nichols, and a perceived priority by the traffic enforcers along the Bicutan interchange. It did save us around 10-20 minutes of travel time until yesterday, January 29, 2018, the day skyway stood still.