NLEX Upgrades and Maintenance Amount to ₱6.9 Billion

Over the weekend, the NLEX Corporation reported its investments for the upgrade, repair, and maintenance of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) as well as the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) have amounted to a total of ₱6.9 billion. The operator added that since 2015, ₱3.4 billion has been spent on capital expenditures while the annual maintenance program and other routine repairs of the major expressways account for the remaining ₱3.5 billion.

“Over the past seven years, we have completed many enhancement projects that strengthened our commitment to deliver quality service to motorists,” explained J. Luigi L. Bautista, NLEX Corp. President and General Manager. “Despite the challenges and even at the height of the pandemic, we continuously implement our projects and focus on getting better.”

NLEX Corp. has been keen on the implementation of its road improvements — as well as maintenance — which usually cover traffic devices, roadway lights, signs, pavement, toll collection system, and drainage, among others. The company, likewise, maintained significant projects such as the integration of the two major expressways and the modernization of SCTEX.

In its effort to make certain areas more accessible as well as address the build-up of traffic at toll plazas, especially during peak hours, the company has opened alternative routes — both entry and exit points — and built additional toll lanes. NLEX Corp. has also rehabilitated the bridges along NLEX and SCTEX to provide motorists with improved road safety and comfort.

For this year, the company hopes to accomplish the NLEX Connector project and begin construction on the NLEX C5 Link Mindanao Avenue-Quirino Highway Section as well as the Candaba Third Viaduct.

Source: Manila Bulletin