NLEX Harbor Link project completed this year
The Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” team on Tuesday conducted a site inspection of the R10.5-billion North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Harbor Link Segment 10, an all-elevated expressway providing direct access between the port area and the northern provinces of Luzon.
It is expected to be completed at the end of the year.
“The NLEX Harbor Link will be a great boost to the country’s cargo transport industry as cargo trucks will have 24/7 direct access from the port area to the northern provinces of Luzon and vice versa,” according to Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan.
The 5.7-km expressway will decongest Metro Manila by providing an alternative entry to NLEX, bypassing EDSA and other busy streets of Manila. Once opened, travel time from the Manila Port to the NLEX will take only 10 minutes.
“It’s just one of the expansion projects geared towards connecting NLEX to key areas in Metro Manila to provide further convenience to motorists and spur economic growth in nearby cities and provinces,” added Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) President Rodrigo Franco.
Aside from improved movement of cargo trucks, other project benefits include efficient traffic management and lower incidence of road accidents due to better road pavement.
“Motorists who will be using Segment 10 will enjoy the same seamless, safe, and speedy travel experience like that of those plying the NLEX mainline,” he noted.
Segment 10 is the second and last portion of the NLEX Harbor Link. The other component, the 2.4-km Segment 9 became operational in March, 2015.
The NLEX Harbor Link will also pave the way for the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road meant to decongest major thoroughfares and improve linkages between airports, seaports, and growth corridors in the north and south.
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, National Economic and Development Authority Director General Ernesto Pernia and Bases Conversion and Development Authority President Vince Dizon made up the government inspection team.
The NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is being implemented under the traffic decongestion program of the DPWH.
“The Duterte administration prioritizes projects to address traffic problems and generate massive investments to improve the lives of the Filipino people,” Villar stressed.