TRAFFIC-CLOGGED CAPITAL: According to some estimates, pre-COVID, it takes about 5 minutes to drive just one kilometer in Metro Manila's notoriously gridlocked roads. This is the start of 40-km long “skyway”, one of the longest in Asia, that cuts through greater Metro Manila. Officially the Metro Manila Skyway System or Metro Manila Skyway, it is an elevated highway serving as the main expressway, following much of the existing South Luzon Expressway's alignment by going above it. Construction started in 1999. It connects the major cities of the National Capital Region including, Makati, Manila, Muntinlupa, Paranaque, Taguig, Quezon City, Caloocan, Pasay and San Juan.
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