Infra development spurs property projects in the North
Property development in the north of Metro Manila is expected to spike with the road network infrastructure connecting the north to the south moving toward completion.
The most significant infrastructure that will move property development farther from the city centers is the multi-level NLEX Caloocan Interchange along C3 Road, which will serve as strategic converging point of NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10, its C3-R10 Section, and the NLEX Connector.
This will soon be completed with a massive steel girder launching undertaken recently.
This interchange aims to cut travel time for people living in the north to their workplaces in the center of the cities in Metro Manila – from NLEX to Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Manila, and vice versa.
“The installation of these girders is crucial in our construction process as we target to open the Malabon Exit by February 2020 and the entire C3-R10 Section by March 2020,” said NLEX Corporation president and general manager J. Luigi L. Bautista.
So far, the tollway company has completed most of the bored pile foundations for the C3-R10 Section while column, crosshead erection works, beam launching, and deck concreting are rapidly in progress.
The structure is a concrete sign that distance from one’s workplace will not be a problem for property projects in the north, developers said.
“Our team is working doubletime to make the C3-R10 Section accessible and provide travel convenience to our motorists,” Bautista affirmed.
Opened in February 2019, NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is the 5.65-kilometer, six-lane elevated expressway that starts in Karuhatan, Valenzuela City over Gov. Pascual Avenue in Malabon City and Caloocan Interchange. It is extending 2.6 kilometers from Caloocan to R10, Navotas City, a statement from NLEX said.
NLEX Connector is also under construction. The eight-kilometer expressway is being built along the Philippine National Railways (PNR) tracks from the end of Segment 10 on C3/5th Avenue to PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila, NLEX said.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said the new interchange is essential to the completion of the NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 C3-R10 Section – a highly anticipated expressway project that will benefit around 30,000 vehicles daily.
The C3-R10 Section will cater to port traffic, thus significantly speed up the transport of goods from Central and North Luzon to Port of Manila.
“The NLEX Harbor Link will significantly impact trade and commerce, while also providing solutions to Metro Manila traffic woes as cargo trucks will have 24/7 access from the port to NLEX,” Villar said.