NLEX-SCTEX traffic manageable as Holy Week break ends
CITY OF MALOLOS—Motorists have started the return trip to Metro Manila but traffic on Easter Sunday in major Luzon expressways have been manageable, highway operators said.
Traffic through the toll plazas of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) have been flowing efficiently as of 10:20 a.m. except for the Bocaue toll, said Kiko Dagohoy, media relations officer of the Tollways Management Corporation (TMC).
The Bocaue exit is the last tollway for motorists entering Metro Manila from NLEX and SCTEX, which were integrated at the start of Holy Week. Both expressways are under the concession of the Manila North Tollways Corporation.
Southbound traffic in Bocaue toll plaza, as well as the San Simon toll in Pampanga, have slowed down from Saturday evening to Sunday morning, with operators setting up portable toll collection booths to facilitate faster transactions.
The Holy Week break brought up the expressway traffic volume by as much as 10 to 15 percent. JE
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