SCTEX portions in Pampanga to be closed from April 28 to 30

SCTEX at 7 am on December 8, 2020. (Screengrab from NLEX Facebook)

MANILA, Philippines — Parts of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) in barangay Mabiga, Mabalacat, Pampanga will be closed from April 28 to 30, said the North Luzon Expressway Corporation (NLEX).

According to NLEX Corp., portions of the expressway will be closed to give way to the construction of the Malolos – Clark Railway Project.

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Below are the closed portions of SCTEX:

Going Subic or Tarlac (Lane 1, 215-meter portion)

April 28, 9:00pm – April 29, 5:00 am

April 29, 9:00pm – April 30, 5:00 am

Going NLEX (Lane 1, 190-meter portion)

April 28, 9:00pm – April 29, 5:00 am

April 29, 9:00pm – April 30, 5:00 am

“To manage traffic, patrol crews/marshals will be deployed,” NLEX Corp. said in an advisory.

“Directional and safety signs will be put up in strategic areas,” it added.

The Malolos-Clark Railway Project is set to serve as the railway link between Metro Manila and Clark International Airport in Pampanga by 2026.

This undertaking is part of the Department of Transportation and the Philippine National Railways’ North-South Commuter Railway Project.