Sunday evening traffic remains heavy in some parts of NLEx
PHOTO FROM GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE/INQUIRER FILES
MANILA, Philippines — Heavy volume of vehicles is being experienced at the southbound lanes of the San Fernando to San Simon and Plaridel to Balagtas portions of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) as of Sunday evening.
As of 9:20 p.m., the NLEx Corporation said a large number of vehicles running approximately 20 to 30 kilometers per hour were recorded in these portions.
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Below is the situation in other parts of NLEX:
- Balintawak Toll Plaza—light
- Mindanao Toll Plaza—light
- San Fernando Northbound—light
- Bocaue Toll Plaza—approx. 300 meter vehicle queue (right side portion)
- After San Simon to Pulilan Southbound—approx. 60-70 kph running speed
The NLEX Corporation has opened zipper lanes for southbound motorists in the following portions:
- San Fernando to San Simon
- Old Candaba Viaduct Southbound leftmost lane (lane 1)
- Balagtas to approaching Bocaue Toll Plaza
- After Bocaue Toll Plaza to Balintawak
“Light traffic in all other areas of NLEx-SCTEx- NLEx Connector including toll plazas and interchanges,” it also said.
