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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…

‘Shabu’ chemicals dumped along SCTEx

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) has become a dumping ground for chemicals and equipment used in the manufacture of “shabu” (methamphetamines), a Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) official said on Monday. Five dumps have been…

‘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…

NLEx opens more toll lanes

The operator of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) will open additional toll lanes to accommodate the expected increase in traffic volume for the observance of All Saints’ Day on Nov. 1. Extra lanes…

Goose delays SCTEx ‘golden egg’

Promises, promises—and our venerated BCDA made many of those. It promised just recently for instance that, for once, it would do something good for the country: It would finally turn over the operations of the 94-kilometer toll…

Super 6 island loops that’ll make you go ‘whoopee’!

No doubt, by this time you’re either in or out. That is, you’ve either decided to stay in the relative safety of Metro Manila or you’re out braving the provincial roads for that long summer road tour.…

BCDA speeds up NLEx-SCTEx integration

THE BASES Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) wants  to fast-track the P600-million integration of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) before the end of the year. The state-run firm is now…

Two new Northern expressways pushed to ease traffic

SAN JOSE CITY—It usually takes two hours to travel between this city and Metro Manila, a distance of 160 km, but road bottlenecks in many towns and cities in Central Luzon have stretched this to four hours…