HIGHER TOLL RATES IN NLEX CONNECTOR STARTING OCTOBER 15

NLEX Corp. to collect higher toll rates for the NLEX Connector as approved by the regulatory board (Photo courtesy of Grig Montegrande/Inquirer)

The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has approved the collection of updated toll rates for the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Connector effective on October 15, 2024. 

Motorists passing through the NLEX Connector that links the Fifth Avenue portion of Circumferential Road 3 (C3) in Caloocan City to España Boulevard and Ramon Magsaysay Avenue in Sta. Mesa, Manila should brace for higher tolls.

Updated toll matrix in NLEX Connector:

Class 1 vehicles (regular cars and SUVs) - P33 hike to P119

Class 2 (buses and small trucks) - increase of P84 to P299

Class 3 (large trucks) - P116 hike to P418 

The current rates for the expressway until the increase takes effect are P86 for Class 1; P215 for Class 2; and P302 for Class 3 vehicles. 

NLEX Corp. said the adjustment is part of the program to stagger the collection of the opening toll for the NLEX Connector to cushion the impact on expressway users.

Following the opening of Section 2 from España to Magsaysay Boulevard in October 2023, the company said NLEX Connector retained the original discounted rate for almost a year with no toll adjustment. 

“The initial rates were implemented last 2023, four months after the opening of the Caloocan to España Section in March. Full rates will be implemented once the NLEX Connector Project is completed,” it said.

The expressway provides a reliable alternative route that is accessible 24/7, without truck bans, thus increasing travel convenience, and improving movement of goods and cargo. 

Improved the travel experience of motorists heading to Manila from the north and vice versa by reducing travel between C3 in Caloocan and Magsaysay Boulevard in Manila to just seven minutes.

The Pangilinan-led company said “Providing an alternative route for all vehicle classes, this all elevated expressway bolstered job and business opportunities in the areas it traverses by improving accessibility to and from the north.”

NLEX Connector is the first expressway in the Philippines to implement a barrierless system and uses 100% RFID, allowing faster transactions at toll plazas.

Source: GMA Integrated News 

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