The tollway is gearing up for a sustainable future
Currently, it costs P119 for Class 1 vehicles to use this elevated tollway
Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation has already reached out to the Department of Transportation about the possibility of waiving toll fees on the NLEX Connector during the EDSA rehabilitation project.Earlier this week, the DOTr announced its planned measures to manage traffic during
Usually, overspeeding violators are apprehended at toll plazas
Land Transportation Office Chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II, believes that making deputized enforcers more visible to motorists along the expressway will curb overspeeding and mitigate the risk of crashes and similar accidents.Mendoza said that the 'presence alone of even the
by Billy Caluag
Travel to your destination safely and efficiently
Traveling for the Holy Week? Whether that's for Visita Iglesia to churches outside of Metro Manila or an out-of-town getaway with your family, you can anticipate a surge of travelers during the upcoming holiday.Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC),
This segment is an elevated road connecting Mindanao Avenue and Quirino Highway
NLEX Corporation and Metro Pacific Tollways (MPTC) will collaborate with China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) to construct the latest extension to the North Luzon Expressway. As part of the NLEX-C5 Northlink project, they will work on an elevated road that
by Billy Caluag
But interoperability between tollways requires cashless systems, says SMCI
Metro Pacific Tollways (MPTC) and SMC Infrastructure (SMCI) have agreed to suspend plans to make toll collection on their respective expressways fully cashless. Initially, the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) directed the two operators to implement a 'no valid ETC device, no entry'
by Billy Caluag
He also says RFID systems must be working properly before the policy is rolled out
Secretary Vince Dizon faced the media for the first time today, February 21, as the new head of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). His hour-long briefing covered various transport issues, and at the very end of it, he announced that the
Are you among the 3%?
In case you missed the update, the implementation of the 'no valid ETC device, no entry' policy on tollways will begin on March 15, 2025. Basically, a motorist who enters an expressway without the correct RFID sticker affixed to their vehicle will
Here we go again
Beginning March 15, 2025, all vehicles must have a valid electronic toll collection (ETC) device in order to use toll expressways, the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has announced.Specifically, the ETC device is the RFID sticker attached to a vehicle and linked
It’s expected to help decongest local roads in Valenzuela City
Construction is now underway for the new Lingunan southbound entry ramp of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). The 491-meter entry ramp into Barangay Lingunan should help decongest Valenzuela City's local roads upon its scheduled completion in April 2025."We recognize
Medical teamsand tow trucks will be stationed all weekend long
Metro Pacific Tollways (MPTC) is gearing up for the long weekend across all its expressways this Undas 2024. The Safe Trip Mo, Sagot Ko (SMSK) program is in full effect to ensure motorists and their vehicles are taken care of.Motorists heading
The proponent MPTC calls this a ‘holistic approach’
Baguio City has once again raised the idea of implementing a congestion fee within city limits.In a Facebook post by the Baguio City Public Information Office, the local government said it was eyeing a P250 congestion fee for private cars entering
by Drei Laurel
Part of the Greater Pampanga Circumferential Road Masterplan
Residents of Santo Tomas, Pampanga, can look forward to quicker travel times in the future when the planned Santo Tomas Interchange on the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) is completed.Part of the Greater Pampanga Circumferential Road Masterplan, the new interchange will be
The target is to go fully cashless by the end of 2024
Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) will begin removing cash lanes beginning September 1, 2023, to implement a cashless payment system along the toll roads it operates, according to a PhilStar report."We will go cashless, multi-lane and barrier-less and there
Quite a collab
It's official: Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) and San Miguel Corporation (SMC) have signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly build, operate, and maintain the Cavite-Batangas Expressway (CBEX) and the Nasugbu-Bauan Expressway (NBEX).These two toll roads will span
A medium-term solution
The San Simon portion of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) that got flooded for several days last week will be raised by 0.7 meters, according to the the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).Secretary Manuel Bonoan of the DPWH
From the new exit, Tagaytay is just 20 minutes away
The Silang-Aguinaldo Interchange of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) will open in September 2023, cutting your Tagaytay trips shorter at just 20 minutes from this new exit.Incidentally, this interchange was the location of our recent four-way subcompact seven-seater
by Pia Regalado
It’s going to be a massive project
Back in March, the Cavite-Batangas Expressway (CBEX) recieved provincial government's approval after San Miguel Corporation (SMC) received the original proponent status to build, operate, and maintain the said tollway. With the project now becoming closer to reality, SMC president Ramon
Instead of competing against each other
Ramon S. Ang and Manny Pangilinan, whose companies run the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), respectively, are teaming up to build a massive 96km tollway connecting Cavite and Batangas. NLEX is run by Pangilinan's Metro Pacific
Here we go
Gird your loins and get ready for the 2023 edition of Holy Week on the road. It's that time of year when the expressways become a test of patience and bladder control as motorists flock to the provinces for a much-
by Dinzo Tabamo
Yes, there are multiple versions
If your Easytrip RFID card is still one of the old versions, you are encouraged to have the card and the RFID sticker replaced. The new Nealogy RFID sticker has a higher readability rate, meaning quicker pass-through times at toll booths.
