Isa rin sa mababagong anyo ang toll plaza na ito ng South Luzon Expressway kapag nagsimula na ang pagkukumpuni sa Agosto.

Ang kinakailangang rehabilitasyon at pagkukumpuni ng sumisikip na South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) ay sisimulan na sa kalagitnaan ng Agosto. Ang agarang implementasyon ay nabuo kasunod ng kasunduang napagtibay sa pagitan ng tollway operator Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) at MTD Manila

Expressway Corporation (MMEC) matapos tumupad ang huli sa mga requirement ng PNCC na makapagdeposito ng $2.5 million bilang advanced fund sa proyekto. Ang 11B-Peso project ay bubuuin ng Alabang Viaduct Rehabilitation and expansion, labeled TR1 na magsisimula sa Setyembre, ang expansion at rehabilitasyon ng Alabang hanggang sa kahabaan ng Calamba, labeled TR2 na magsisimula sa Agosto, at ang extension ng expressway buhat sa Calamba hanggang sa Sto. Tomas, Batangas, isang 7.8 kilometer extension buhat sa Calamba hanggang sa Star Tollway, labeled TR na kukumpunihin sa Oktubre.

“Estimated construction for all the projects will be 24 months upon commencement. This estimated was made assuming that all government permits and right-of-way are obtained in a timely manner,” paliwanag ni MMEC president Mark Dumol. “The time savings alone will be worth more than the amount of the project.

A study conducted by the University of the Philippines estimated that unnecessary traffic on the SLEX costs the country about two billion pesos in lost time and productivity. This amount does not even cover the additional energy cost from fuel consumed in traffic,” komento ni Noel Kintanar, vice-chairman at president ng PNCC. Ang Malaysian-based MTD group na binubuo ng apat na publicly-listed companies sa Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, dalawa rito ay sangkot sa international infrastructure development. Ang grupo ay pangalawa sa biggest tollway operator sa Malaysia. Mabilis ding pinawi ng MMEC na walang Philippine government financing o sovereign guarantees ang sangkot sa proyektong ito maliban sa financing ng right-of-way acquisition na ipinag-uutos ng batas.

“Financing of the project will be done by the MTD group through equity which would consist of 30%, while the remaining 70% will come from long-term loan, most likely from the International Finance Corporation, which is part of the World Bank Group,” saad ni Azmil Kahili Khalid, managing director ng MTD Equity Group