Caloocan-España section of NLEX-SLEX Connector to open before Holy Week

MANILA: The North Luzon Expressway-South Luzon Expressway (NLEX-SLEX) Connector's Caloocan to España segment is slated to open before Holy Week, which would fall from April 2 to 9, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said in a statement that once the portion is open, motorists would have convenient access from NLEX to España Boulevard.

On Wednesday, Bonoan and Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista inspected the first 5.15 kilometers of the four-lane NLEX-SLEX Connector Road that runs from the end of NLEX Segment 10 in C3 Road, Caloocan City to the España Interchange along España Boulevard. They were joined by NLEX Corporation President and General Manager Jose Luigi Bautista, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation President Rodrigo Franco, DPWH Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral, DOTr Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Reinier Paul Yebra, DPWH Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Service OIC Director Pelita Galvez, DPWH Planning Service Director Alex Bote, Toll Regulatory Board Executive Director Alvin Carullo, DMCI President and CEO Jorge Consunji, and officials and representatives of MPTC and NLEX Corporation.

Once completed, it will link NLEX Segment 10 to the end of Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Sta. Mesa, Manila.

This will cut travel time from SLEX-Alabang to NLEX-Balintawak from two hours to just 20 minutes.

The Philippine Government, through DPWH and Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC), is developing the P23.2-billion NLEX-SLEX Connector Road as a collaborative project under the PPP Program.

Portions of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) road right-of-way were used for the project's alignment.

“Construction of the second section stretching from España Boulevard to Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Sta Mesa is being fast-track to provide trucks with an alternative route from the ports to the south and improve connectivity between Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and Clark International Airport,” Bonoan said.

Photo from Department of Public Works and Highways

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