NLEx opens more toll lanes | Inquirer News

NLEx opens more toll lanes

/ 06:00 AM October 30, 2015

nlex

North Luzon Expressway. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The operator of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) will open additional toll lanes to accommodate the expected increase in traffic volume for the observance of All Saints’ Day on Nov. 1.

Extra lanes and ambulant toll collection booths will be set up in NLEx toll plazas on Mindanao Avenue, Bocaue (Bulacan) and Dau (Pampanga) when traffic builds up there, especially along the northbound lane, said Francisco Dagohoy, communications specialist of Tollways Management Corp. (TMC), the NLEx operator.

Article continues after this advertisement

TMC is also deploying portable toll collection units in congested areas of NLEx and SCTEx.

FEATURED STORIES

“We have put up spare lanes in areas which are usually congested during holidays. We will open [the lanes] on Friday (Oct. 30) once the toll booths are unable to accommodate traffic,” Dagohoy said.

Advance toll collection will also be implemented on Friday and Saturday at the Mabalacat interchange, which connects the two expressways.

Article continues after this advertisement

At the NLEx southbound lanes, spare lanes will be set up on Saturday in Mabalacat and Bocaue to accommodate the surge of vehicles returning to Metro Manila by Sunday afternoon, Dagohoy said.

TMC projects a 10- to 15-percent increase in traffic volume along the northbound lanes from Friday to Sunday, from its daily average of 190,000 vehicles in NLEx and 35,000 motorists in SCTEx.

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

TAGS: Bocaue, Bulacan, Dau, Motoring, NLEX, NLEx toll, Pampanga, SCTEx

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

© Copyright 1997-2024 INQUIRER.net | All Rights Reserved

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.