Duterte inaugurates NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte led on February 28 the inauguration of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Harbor Link Segment 10 and the groundbreaking of NLEX Connector, two elevated expressways under the “Build Build Build” program that are seen to alleviate traffic congestion in Metro Manila.

“We are glad that this traffic decongestion project is now open to our motorists. The NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 validates the Duterte administration’s promise to bring real change by providing travel convenience and strongly enhancing our service to the Filipino people,” said Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar.

Traversing the cities of Valenzuela, Malabon, and Caloocan, the 5.65-km, 6-lane NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is seen to ease traffic bottlenecks as it diverts 30,000 vehicles daily away from the busy streets of Metro Manila.

With this road, travel time between C3 and NLEX will only take five minutes. It will also facilitate efficient delivery of goods as cargo trucks will have alternative access from the port area to the provinces in northern Luzon and vice versa.

This elevated expressway will enable travelers from Manila to Central and North Luzon to have shorter travel time as they can head straight to the NLEX bypassing EDSA and the Balintawak Toll Plaza. The next phase of this project is the 2.6-km section from C3 Road, Caloocan City to R10, Navotas City.

Along with the full opening of the NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is the partial opening of the new Caloocan Interchange --- the fourth gateway of NLEX to Metro Manila, after Balintawak, Mindanao Avenue, and Karuhatan.

The new Caloocan Interchange serves as the point where the NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10, the C3-R-10 section, and the NLEX Connector will converge. This junction is located along the PNR tracks in 5th Avenue/C3 Road in Caloocan City.

The NLEX Connector is an eight-kilometer all-elevated highway along the PNR extending the NLEX southward from the end of Segment 10 in C3/5th Avenue, Caloocan City to PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila. It is expected to decongest major thoroughfares and improve linkages between the north and south. (PR)

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