NLEX Corp. said Wednesday the first five-kilometer section of NLEX Connector between Caloocan Interchange on C3 Road and the future España Interchange in Manila is now 80-percent complete and will make a positive impact on the traffic condition in Metro Manila.
“We are pleased to note that this vital infrastructure project aimed at easing travel achieves another milestone as it reaches 80-percent completion. This inspires optimism for the logistics sector since in a few months’ time, truckers will have a 24/7 alternative route which will enable unimpeded delivery of goods,” NLEX president and general manager J. Luigi Bautista said.
The segment has on and off ramps and toll plazas along C3 Road and España Boulevard, crosses over the Blumentritt Station of Light Rail Transit Line 1 and Dimasalang Bridge and uses steel box girders for its curved and highly-elevated areas.
The new road, which is also part of the Luzon Spine Expressway Network, offers a much-need recourse to shorten the travel time of cargoes going to and from the north and south of Luzon.
