NLEx closes toll plazas in line with enhanced community quarantine

MANILA, Philippines — In line with the implementation of the month-long enhanced community quarantine, the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) Corp. said checkpoint areas and toll plazas will not be passable to motorists effective immediately.

In an NLEx advisory on Tuesday, the following checkpoints and tolls plazas are closed to traffic:

Balintawak Northbound – before Balintawak Barrier (light to moderate)
Balintawak Southbound – Camachile area (light to moderate)
Bocaue Southbound – before Bocaue Barrier with U-turn slots (with traffic build up)
Mindanao Exit – before exit (slow moving)
Paso de Blas Northbound
Closed Toll Plazas and Interchange:
Marilao Southbound
Mindanao Toll Plaza Northbound
Smart Connect Interchange (going Northbound)

The corporation also temporarily stopped its customer service centers in Balintawak, Valenzuela, Tabang and San Fernando starting Tuesday.

“We will give an update on the business hours for next week. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding,” read the advisory.

The Philippine government placed Luzon under enhanced community quarantine starting March 17 until midnight of April 13 due to the rising cases of coronavirus disease. To date, the Philippines has 142 cases of coronavirus disease, including 12 fatalities.

EDV