Exodus of Manila-bound Lenten vacationers begins | Inquirer News

Exodus of Manila-bound Lenten vacationers begins

/ 06:35 PM April 19, 2014

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MANILA, Philippines – On Black Saturday, the exodus of vacationers has begun.

According to the Twitter accounts of both North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEx), a high volume of vehicles carrying vacationers from the provinces have started lining up at the toll plazas heading for Metro Manila.

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On NLEx, the traffic at the Dau and Bocaue toll plazas was heavy as of 5:36 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Twitter account of NLEx.

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Heavy traffic was also noted on the Subic-Tarlac-Cavite Expressway (SCTEx) Mabalacat exit to NLEx as of 5:16 p.m.

But the whole stretch in the northbound lane of NLEx remained light, NLEx said in its Twitter account. Traffic, meanwhile, was light to moderate in the southbound lane.

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Meanwhile, on SLEx, traffic from Alabang to Sto. Tomas on both northbound and southbound lanes remained light as of 5:45 p.m. But the stretch of vehicles lining up at the Calamba toll plaza northbound reached 200 meters, while in Ayala toll plaza northbound reached 200 meters.

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

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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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