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‘Turning point’ seen in easing ‍Metro traffic woes

Road congestion in Metro Manila will significantly ease starting this year with the opening of new expressways, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said. Villar promised that 2020 would be the “turning point” in the fight…

DPWH considering MPIC’s pitch to extend NLEX to port area

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is evaluating the offer of the tollroad arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) to extend the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) deeper into Manila’s port area. Mark Villar, the…

Bus firm involved in NLEX crash suspended

BUENASHER Transport Corp., owner of the Del Carmen bus which crashed at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) on the evening of June 28, has been ordered by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to halt…

Gov’t selling 20% stake in Tollways Management Corp.

MANILA, Philippines – The government is selling its minority stake in the Manny V. Pangilinan-led Tollways Management Corp. (TMC) for at least P2.578 billion. In an invitation to bid published Monday, the Department of Finance-attached Privatization and…

Trucks banned from EDSA, NLEX, SCTex during ASEAN summit

Authorities have declared a “no sail zone” in Manila Bay starting on Sunday and banned all trucks from Edsa and two expressways north of Manila from Nov. 12 as security preparations for next week’s Association of Southeast…

NLEx, SCTex, Cavitex offer cashless transactions for convenient travel

Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. said non-cash options would be at the disposal of motorists using its tollroad network, comprised of North Luzon Expressway (NLEx), Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) and Cavite Expressway (Cavitex). MPTC, a subsidiary of…

NLEx opens new booths at Bocaue toll plaza

BOCAUE, BULACAN—Motorists heading to and leaving Metro Manila for northern Luzon on Nov. 1, All Saints’ Day, won’t be bothered by long queues anymore. The North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) opened on Tuesday eight more toll booths and…

‘Overspeeding’ and my first traffic ticket

I HAVE been driving since I was 18. Or, rather, I have had a driver’s license since I was 18—a thousand years ago. I got my license without ever taking a written or practical driving test. How…

NLEx, SCTEx operator inks P5-B loan deal

MANILA North Tollways Corp., a unit of infrastructure giant Metro Pacific Investments Corp., said it had sealed a fresh P5-billion loan agreement to fund expansion projects and refinance existing debt. The company, which operates North Luzon Expressway…

Integration of NLEx, SCTEx seen to ease travel to North

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—The North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) will be integrated before the Holy Week in March, in time for the summer holiday exodus, their operators said. The Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) said…