Traffic starts to build up at toll plazas on Black Saturday

MANILA, Philippines – Vacationers took the opportunity to go back to Manila on Black Saturday as more vehicles lined up at major toll plazas before the Lenten break ends.

Hundreds of meters of vehicles were starting to line up at the toll plazas in the North and South Luzon Expressways, the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) said in its Twitter account.

Slex ayala TP starting to build up traffic, 500 to 600 mtrs veh queueing. pic.twitter.com/XCyQbZ2648

— TollRegulatoryBoard (@TRBSAFE) April 19, 2014

As of 2:43 p.m., the line at the Ayala toll plaza on South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) reached up to one kilometer already, the TRB said.

SLEX update: Calamba toll plaza NB SB (L). Ayala toll plaza NB 1.3 kms queue SB (L)

— TollRegulatoryBoard (@TRBSAFE) April 19, 2014

Meanwhile, as of 2:30 p.m., the line of vehicles at the Dau toll plaza on the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) reached almost a kilometer-long already, the TRB added.

The line at the Bocaue toll plaza, meanwhile, only numbered around 20 vehicles, it added.

NLEX update: Dau toll plaza NB 800 mtrs queue. Bocaue toll plaza NB 15-20 veh/lane. Rest of toll plazas & @nlextraffic NB SB (L)

— TollRegulatoryBoard (@TRBSAFE) April 19, 2014

Meanwhile, the traffic along the Subic-Cavite-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) remained light on both northbound and southbound directions as well as at the toll plazas, TRB said.

SCTEX update: Entire stretch of SCTEX NB SB & toll plazas (L)

— TollRegulatoryBoard (@TRBSAFE) April 19, 2014

The TRB noted light traffic along the expressways on Black Saturday as holidaymakers get a headway back to Manila before the massive exodus starts on Sunday.

The heavy volume of vehicles caused heavy traffic along the expressways going to the provinces on Holy Wednesday and Maundy Thursday.

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