Southeast Metro Manila Expressway

Highway under construction in the Philippines

Southeast Metro Manila Expressway

Skyway Stage 4
C6 Expressway

Construction along Carlos P. Garcia Avenue (C-5) in Taguig as of August 2022

Route information
Maintained by SMC Skyway Stage 4 Corporation[1]
Length| 32.664 km[2] (20.296 mi)
Component
highways|  E2[3][4]
Major junctions
South end|  AH 26 (E2) (Skyway) at Taguig–Parañaque boundary
North end| Batasan Road in Quezon City
Location
Country| Philippines
Major cities|

* Antipolo
* Marikina
* Pasig
* Quezon City
* Taguig

Towns|

* Cainta
* San Mateo
* Taytay

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The Southeast Metro Manila Expressway (SEMME), also known as Skyway Stage 4, C-6 Expressway and formerly as Metro Manila Expressway, is an on-hold[5][6] 32.664-kilometer (20.296 mi)[2] tolled expressway running across eastern Metro Manila and western Rizal. The expressway will help decongest the existing roadways across Metro Manila, such as EDSA and Circumferential Road 5. The expressway is part of the larger Circumferential Road 6 project. Which it's expansion from original C-6 length currently passing from General Santos Avenue in Taguig up to Highway 2000 (Phase 1) in Taytay, will expand to Cainta, Pasig, Marikina, San Mateo, and in Quezon City.

The expressway will begin at the Skyway near FTI (now Arca South), Taguig, and will end at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City. It will also connect to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) in Balagtas, Bulacan.[7]

The construction works of SEMME along Carlos P. Garcia Avenue (C-5 Road) in February 2021.

The entire expressway will be a spur component of Expressway 2 (E2) of the Philippine expressway network.

## History

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In 1945, the Metropolitan Thoroughfare Plan was submitted by Quezon City planners Louis Croft and Antonio Kayanan, which proposed the laying of 10 radial roads to convey traffic in and out of the city of Manila to the surrounding cities and provinces and the completion of six circumferential roads that will act as beltways of the city, forming altogether a web-like arterial road system, including the sixth circumferential road, which runs from Meycauayan to Las Pinas. 28 years later, in the Urban Transportation Study in Manila Metropolitan Area (UTSMMA), it was proposed that the construction of the highway between Navotas and Las Pinas.[8]

In 1983, under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, it was proposed that the highway would be a tolled expressway known as the Metro Manila Expressway (MME), and the route would begin at the North Luzon Expressway in Meycauayan and end at the South Luzon Expressway in Bicutan, Paranaque. The total length is approximately 44.570 km. The plan was undertaken by the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC).[9] The proposal was revived again in 1993, when PNCC signed an agreement to build the expressway with PT Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada (CITRA) of Indonesia.[10]

The agreement was supplemented on February 14, 1994, with a related undertaking on the part of CITRA. CITRA was to provide a preliminary feasibility study on the Metro Manila Skyways (MMS) project, a system of elevated roadway networks passing through the heart of the Metropolitan Manila area. In order to accelerate the actual implementation of both the MME and the MMS projects, PNCC and CITRA entered into a second agreement. Through that agreement, CITRA committed to finance and undertake the preparation, updating, and revalidation of previous studies on the construction, operation, and maintenance of the projects.[11] According to the CITRA proposal, the planned alignment was to have 38.4 kilometers from Meycauayan to Bicutan, also the same route as the 1983 plan, while the remaining segments leading to San Pedro were 18 kilometers and 19 kilometers to Cavite.[12]

In the late 2000s proposal, the Circumferential Road involves a 59.5-kilometer tollway that links the North and South Luzon Expressways via the towns of Rizal and the eastern parts of Metro Manila. This tollway will traverse the cities of San Jose Del Monte City in Bulacan and Antipolo City in Rizal; Marikina City; Taguig City; and Muntinlupa City. It shall also pass through the towns of Rodriguez/Montalban, San Mateo, Taytay, and Angono in Rizal; Bacoor, Imus, Kawit, and Noveleta in Cavite.[13] The C-6 project was also included in the 2010 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) study on the High Standard Highway master plan, the feasibility study undertaken by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and the Japan External Trade Organization in 2008, and another study by the Korean International Cooperation Agency with a full-scale FS.

The plan was launched again in 2014 by Citra and PNCC, as well as San Miguel Corporation. The Metro Manila Expressway, or C-6 Project, is actually Stage 4 of the South Metro Manila Skyway (SMMS). This toll road will stretch from Bicutan to San Jose Del Monte and will then connect to the proposed MRT-7 Project, which will extend to the NLEX. The toll road will have a length of 34.33 km, 7.62 km of which is the elevated portion, six (6) lanes with six (6) interchanges and 20 ramps, and a close toll collection system. The construction cost is estimated at P19.76 billion out of the total P29.84 billion project cost. The Restated Supplement to the Business and Joint Venture Agreement (Restated Supplement to BJVA) for the MME Project, executed in January 2014, contains the agreement of the parties and embodies the terms and conditions for MME.[14]

Groundbreaking ceremony of the project was held on January 8, 2018.[7] The project was scheduled to be completed in 2022, but construction was delayed due to right-of-way issues at the affected properties in Taguig and Rizal. Since then, no progress has been made as of 2024, with an elevated portion erected above the C-5/Bayani Road interchange.

## Future exits

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Exits will be numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero.

Region| Province| City/Municipality| km| mi| Exit| Name| Destinations| Notes

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Metro Manila| Taguig| | | | Skyway - FTI|  AH 26 (E2) (Skyway) – TITX, Makati, Alabang| Southern terminus
| | | C5/Diego Silang|  N11 (C-5 Road)|
| | | C6-Taguig| C-6|
Calabarzon| Rizal| Taytay| | | | Ortigas Avenue Extension|  N60 (Ortigas Avenue Extension)|
Cainta| | | | Ortigas - Junction interchange (from above MRT-4 elevated railway going down to Felix Avenue)|  N60 (Ortigas Avenue Extension)|
Antipolo| | | | Marcos Highway| Marcos Highway| Folded diamond interchange. Access to  N59 (Sumulong Highway).
San Mateo| | | San Mateo Toll Plaza
| | | Tumana Bridge| J.P. Rizal Street| Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Metro Manila| Quezon City| | | | Batasan Complex| Batasan Road| Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

* Unopened

## References

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1. ^ "PART I – BUSINESS AND GENERAL INFORMATION" (PDF). San Miguel Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
2. ^ a b "SOUTHEAST METRO MANILA EXPRESSWAY (C6) PROJECT". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
3. ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
4. ^ "NCR". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
5. ^ Camus, Miguel R. (January 8, 2018). "SMC's South East Metro Manila Expressway project begins". Inquirer.net. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
6. ^ Dela Paz, Chrisee (January 8, 2018). "San Miguel to start building Southeast Metro Manila Expressway in April". Rappler. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
7. ^ a b "DOTr break ground on South East Metro Manila Expressway project". CNN Philippines. January 8, 2018. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
8. ^ "URBAN TRANSPORT STUDY IN MANILA METROPOLITAN AREA" (PDF). www.jica.go.jp. September 1973.
9. ^ "PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1894" (PDF). PNCC. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
10. ^ "Manila Standard - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
11. ^ "G.R. No. 181293".
12. ^ "METRO MANILA URBAN TRANSPORTATION INTEGRATION STUDY TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 7: TRANSPORTATION PROJECT REVIEW" (PDF). www.jica.go.jp. March 1999.
13. ^ "Senate Bill No. 3548" (PDF).
14. ^ "OUR BUSINESS". PNCC. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

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Philippine expressway network

List

Existing|

| E1|

* North Luzon Expressway
* Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway
* Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway

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E2|

* South Luzon Expressway
* Skyway
* CAVITEX–C-5 Link
* Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway
* Southern Tagalog Arterial Road

E3|

* Manila–Cavite Expressway
* Cavite–Laguna Expressway

E4|

* Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway
* Subic Freeport Expressway

E5|

* NLEX Harbor Link

E6|

* NAIA Expressway

Unnumbered|

* Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway
* Central Luzon Link Expressway
* NLEX Connector

Proposed|

* Calamba–Los Baños Expressway
* Cebu Trans-Axial Expressway
* Davao City Expressway
* Iloilo–Capiz–Aklan Expressway
* Pangasinan Link Expressway
* North Luzon East Expressway

Under construction|

* Northern Access Link Expressway
* Southern Access Link Expressway
* Southeast Metro Manila Expressway
* Metro Cebu Expressway

Cancelled|

* Laguna Lakeshore Expressway
* Pasig River Expressway

See also: Philippine highway network

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Major roads in Metro Manila

| Expressway routes|

* E1/AH26
* North Luzon Expressway
* E2
* South Luzon Expressway (AH26)
* Metro Manila Skyway (AH26)
* C-5 Southlink Expressway
* Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway
* E3
* Manila–Cavite Expressway
* E5
* North Luzon Expressway Harbor Link
* E6
* NAIA Expressway
* Unnumbered
* NLEX Connector

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Highway routes|

| Primary roads|

* N1
* MacArthur Highway
* Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (AH26)
* Manila South Road
* N11
* Carlos P. Garcia Avenue
* Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue
* Bonny Serrano Avenue
* Katipunan Avenue
* N59
* Aurora Boulevard
* Marikina–Infanta Highway
* N60
* Ortigas Avenue
* N61
* Roxas Boulevard
* N62
* Elpidio Quirino Avenue
* Diego Cera Avenue
* N63
* Dr. A. Santos Avenue

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Secondary roads|

* N118
* Maysan Road
* Paso de Blas Road
* Bagbaguin Road
* General Luis Street
* N120/AH26
* Samson Road
* General San Miguel Street
* C-4 Road
* Radial Road 10
* Mel Lopez Boulevard
* Bonifacio Drive
* Roxas Boulevard
* N127
* Quirino Highway
* N128
* Mindanao Avenue
* N129
* Congressional Avenue
* Luzon Avenue
* Tandang Sora Avenue
* Katipunan Avenue
* N130
* C-3 Road
* 5th Avenue
* Sergeant Rivera Street
* Gregorio Araneta Avenue
* N140
* C-2 Road
* Tayuman Street
* Lacson Avenue
* Nagtahan Street
* Quirino Avenue
* N141
* Tomas Claudio Street
* Valenzuela Street
* V. Mapa Street
* P. Sanchez Street
* Shaw Boulevard
* Pasig Boulevard
* Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue
* N142
* Pasig Boulevard Extension
* Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue
* A. Mabini Street
* A. Luna Street
* Ramon Jabson Street
* M. Almeda Street
* General Luna Street
* M.L. Quezon Street
* Montillano Street
* N143
* General Santos Avenue
* N144
* Segment 1: Meralco Road
* Segment 2: Parañaque–Sucat Road
* N145
* Segment 1: Recto Avenue
* Segment 2: Osmeña Highway
* N150
* Rizal Avenue
* Ronquillo Street
* Carriedo Street
* Plaza Santa Cruz
* Padre Burgos Avenue
* N151
* Abad Santos Avenue
* N155
* Kalaw Avenue
* N156
* Plaza Dilao Road
* Quirino Avenue Extension
* United Nations Avenue
* N157
* Padre Faura Street
* N160
* North Luzon Expressway
* A. Bonifacio Avenue
* Blumentritt Road
* N161
* Blumentritt Road
* N162
* Dimasalang Street
* N170
* Commonwealth Avenue
* Elliptical Road
* Quezon Avenue
* España Boulevard
* Lerma Street
* Quezon Boulevard
* Padre Burgos Avenue
* Taft Avenue
* N171
* Segment 1: West Avenue
* Segment 2: Aurora Boulevard
* N172
* Timog Avenue
* N173
* North Avenue
* N174
* East Avenue
* N175
* University Avenue
* N180
* Finance Road
* Ayala Boulevard
* P. Casal Street
* Nepomuceno Street
* Legarda Street
* Magsaysay Boulevard
* Aurora Boulevard
* N181
* San Marcelino Street
* N182
* Romualdez Street
* N183
* V. Mapa Street
* N184
* Gilmore Avenue
* Granada Street
* Ortigas Avenue
* N185
* Bonny Serrano Avenue
* N190
* Gil Puyat Avenue
* Kalayaan Avenue
* M. Concepcion Avenue
* N191
* Kalayaan Flyover
* N192
* Andrews Avenue
* N193
* Domestic Road
* N194
* NAIA Road
* N195
* Ninoy Aquino Avenue
* N411
* Alabang–Zapote Road

Arterial routes|

* C-1
* C-2
* C-3
* C-4
* C-5
* C-6
* R-1
* R-2
* R-3
* R-4
* R-5
* R-6
* R-7
* R-8
* R-9
* R-10

Major interchanges|

* Balintawak Interchange
* C-5–Kalayaan Interchange
* C-5–Ortigas Interchange
* Estrella Flyover
* Harbor Link Interchange
* Kalayaan Flyover
* Magallanes Interchange
* Nagtahan Interchange
* Ortigas Interchange
* Sales Interchange

Bridges|

* Ayala Bridge
* Binondo–Intramuros Bridge
* Estrella–Pantaleon Bridge
* Guadalupe Bridge
* Jones Bridge
* Mabini Bridge
* MacArthur Bridge
* Makati–Mandaluyong Bridge
* Marcos Bridge
* Nagtahan Link Bridge
* Otis Bridge
* Quezon Bridge
* San Juan River Bridge
* Santa Monica–Lawton Bridge
* Zapote Bridge

Roundabouts|

* 11th World Scout Jamboree Memorial Rotonda
* Agrifina Circle
* Anda Circle
* Burgos Circle
* Elliptical Road
* Monumento
* Philippines–Thailand Friendship Circle
* Remedios Circle
* Welcome Rotonda

Planned|

* Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike
* North Luzon East Expressway
* North–South Harbor Bridge
* R-7 Expressway

Under construction|

* CAVITEX C-5 Link
* Southeast Metro Manila Expressway

Other roads in Metro Manila

| Capital District|

* Abad Santos Avenue
* Adriatico Street
* Blumentritt Road
* Bonifacio Drive
* Del Pilar Street
* Escolta Street
* España Boulevard
* Hidalgo Street
* Jose Laurel Street
* Kalaw Avenue
* Lacson Avenue
* Legarda Street
* Magsaysay Boulevard
* Mel Lopez Boulevard
* Mendiola Street
* Osmeña Highway
* Pablo Ocampo Street
* Padre Burgos Avenue
* Padre Faura Street
* Pedro Gil Street
* Quezon Boulevard
* Quirino Avenue
* Recto Avenue
* Rizal Avenue
* Roxas Boulevard
* Taft Avenue
* Tayuman Street
* United Nations Avenue
* Victorino Mapa Street

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Eastern Manila District|

* Andres Bonifacio Avenue (Quezon City)
* Aurora Boulevard
* Balete Drive
* Batasan Road
* Batasan–San Mateo Road
* Betty Go-Belmonte Street
* Boni Avenue
* Bonny Serrano Avenue
* Commonwealth Avenue
* Congressional Avenue
* East Avenue
* Elliptical Road
* Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue
* Gilmore Avenue
* Granada Street
* Gregorio Araneta Avenue
* Julia Vargas Avenue
* Katipunan Avenue
* Meralco Avenue
* Mindanao Avenue
* North Avenue
* Ortigas Avenue
* Pioneer Street
* Quezon Avenue
* Regalado Highway
* Shaw Boulevard
* Sumulong Highway
* Tandang Sora Avenue
* Timog Avenue
* Tomas Morato Avenue
* West Avenue

Northern Manila District|

* 10th Avenue
* General Luis Street
* Governor Pascual Avenue
* Maysan Road
* North Bay Boulevard
* Paterio Aquino Avenue
* Samson Road

Southern Manila District|

* Alabang–Zapote Road
* Andrews Avenue
* Arnaiz Avenue
* Ayala Avenue
* Chino Roces Avenue
* Daang Hari
* Diego Cera Avenue
* Domestic Road
* Doña Soledad Avenue
* Dr. Santos Avenue
* Elpidio Quirino Avenue
* Gil Puyat Avenue
* Harrison Street
* J. P. Rizal Avenue
* Jose Diokno Boulevard
* Kalayaan Avenue
* Lawton Avenue
* Macapagal Boulevard
* Makati Avenue
* McKinley Road
* Nicanor Garcia Street
* Ninoy Aquino Avenue
* Paseo de Roxas
* South Avenue
* Tramo Street

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Expressways|

| Proposed/under construction|

* Pasig River Expressway
* Southeast Metro Manila Expressway

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National Roads|

| Primary|

* N59
* Marikina–Infanta Highway
* Sumulong Highway
* N60
* Ortigas Avenue
* P. Oliveros Street

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Secondary|

* N600
* Sen. L. Sumulong Memorial Circle
* Daang Bakal Road
* Pinagmisahan Street
* N601
* Manila East Road

Tertiary|

* Angono Diversion Road
* Batasan–San Mateo Road
* Binangonan Diversion Road
* Cabrera Road
* Cainta-Tikling-Antipolo-Teresa-Morong Road
* Cardona Diversion Road
* E. Rodriguez Highway
* Felix Avenue
* General Antonio Luna Avenue
* Highway 2000
* Marikina–Infanta Highway
* Payatas Road
* Pililla-Jala Jala Road
* Sagbat-Pililla Diversion Road
* Taytay Diversion Road

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