E2 expressway (Philippines)

Expressway 2 (E2) forms part of the Philippine expressway network. Its main route runs from Makati to Santo Tomas as the South Luzon Expressway and from Santo Tomas to Batangas City as the STAR Tollway. It has spurs also signed as E2.^[1] South Luzon Expressway's section from Makati to Calamba, including the Skyway from Makati to Muntinlupa, is also part of AH26.^[2]

Expressway 2
Route information
Existed	2014–present
Main section
North end	AH 26 (N1) (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) / N145 (Osmeña Highway) in Makati
Major intersections	E6 (NAIA Expressway) in Taguig N63 (Dr. Arcadio Santos Avenue) in Parañaque and Muntinlupa N1 (Manila South Road) in Muntinlupa E2 (Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway) in Muntinlupa N65 (Governor's Drive) in Carmona E3 (Cavite–Laguna Expressway) in Biñan N420 (Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road) in Santa Rosa N1 (Manila South Road) / AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) in Calamba AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) in Santo Tomas N421 (Tanauan–Talisay–Tagaytay Road) in Tanauan N4 (Jose P. Laurel Highway) in Lipa
South end	N4 (Jose P. Laurel Highway) / N434 (Batangas Port Diversion Road) in Batangas City
Location
Country	Philippines
Regions	Metro Manila, Calabarzon
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List
← E1 → E3

Route description

Main route

South Luzon Expressway

Main article: South Luzon Expressway

An E2/AH26 marker in Muntinlupa

An E2/AH26 marker in Santa Rosa, Laguna

E2 starts at Magallanes Interchange in Makati as South Luzon Expressway. From Makati to Calamba, it is a part of Asian Highway 26 (AH26). It carries Skyway until it reaches Muntinlupa, where it ends as SLEX continues. Differing in concession holders, its section between Magallanes and Alabang Exit is also known as Skyway At-Grade, while the rest of the section takes the South Luzon Expressway concession branding. It parallels Manila South Road (N1) from Muntinlupa to Calamba until it reaches Calamba Exit, a partial cloverleaf interchange in Calamba where N1 takes the AH26 concurrency. It continues until it reaches Santo Tomas, which ends and becomes the STAR Tollway. However, a spur of SLEX will continue, but it is currently unnumbered.^[3]

Skyway

Main article: Skyway (Metro Manila)

The extent of E2/AH26 on the Skyway is unknown since the Department of Public Works and Highways's ArcGIS app does not show any route designation for the elevated tollway.^[1] However, some E2/AH26 markers were seen exclusively on Skyway Stages 1 and 2, between Buendia Exit in Makati and South Station (Alabang–Zapote) Exit in Muntinlupa until they were dismantled together with the center barriers in 2020.

STAR Tollway

Main article: Southern Tagalog Arterial Road

E2 continues as STAR Tollway at Santo Tomas Exit, an interchange with Maharlika Highway (N1) and SLEX in Santo Tomas, Batangas. It traverses from Santo Tomas to Batangas City, ending at a roundabout and four-way interchange with Jose P. Laurel Highway (N4) and Batangas Port Diversion Road (N434).

Spur routes

Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway

Main article: Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway

Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway eastbound to Susana Heights Interchange

Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway is a 4-kilometer (2.5 mi) expressway in Muntinlupa that connects SLEX and Daang Hari Road near Bacoor, Cavite. It is currently the shortest expressway in the Philippines.^[4]

CAVITEX–C-5 Link

Main article: CAVITEX–C-5 Link

CAVITEX–C-5 Link, formerly the C-5 Southlink Expressway, is a spur of E2 connecting Circumferential Road 5 (N11) in Taguig to its future end at Manila–Cavite Expressway (E3) in Parañaque, with a flyover crossing above E2's main section, especially the South Luzon Expressway.

Southeast Metro Manila Expressway

Main article: Southeast Metro Manila Expressway

Southeast Metro Manila Expressway (SEMME) is an under-construction expressway in Metro Manila and Rizal, connecting Skyway near Arca South to the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City.^[5]

NLEX Connector

Main article: NLEX Connector

A 7.7-kilometer (4.8 mi), four-lane elevated expressway that connects the NLEX Harbor Link to the Metro Manila Skyway. It traverses Manila and Caloocan

See also

• South Luzon Expressway
• STAR Tollway