R8 - North Luzón Expressway

[ryanr]

Post anything related to the North Luzon Expressway here!!

[renell]

let's post pics later, i wanna talk about it expanding. will it be expanding soon?i hope so

[Francis20]

they're extending and expanding it right now.

[absent-minded]

The expansion/extension is reportedly on track and is said to be finished by year end...

Here's an image from the thread in the Transportation forum:


I don't know which is which in the following. Either NLEX/SLEX:

[Francis20]

thanks for the photos absent-minded. (cud u tell us ur first name pls?). i guess only the first photo is NLEX. travel is a breeze up north...expecially at night time, when there's no traffic.

[absent-minded]

Originally posted by Francis20

thanks for the photos absent-minded. (cud u tell us ur first name pls?). i guess only the first photo is NLEX. travel is a breeze up north...expecially at night time, when there's no traffic.

hahaha...! Lance...

I've never actually been through this one (or at least not that I remember of)... only the SLEX. And last few times I was on it, traffic was moving well too... doesn't build up and slow to a stop like EDSA...

[ryanr]

yay, i also find it weirdo calling you absent, lance

btw, i think the top two pictures are NLEX...i took those pics and i cant remember myself.

[renell]

i always pass that long viaduct, i think it's called Candaba. it's very long.. i think it's longer than San Juanico.

[weirdo]

nice. lance, taga qc ka lan pala. astig.

[ryanr]

Here are some details: (taken from http://www.wcorridor.com/InfraLinks/...on_tollway.htm)

North Luzon Tollways Project


Project Description:
Phase I US$ 373 M
Rehabilitation and expansion of 84 km of existing NLE plus 8 km stretch of green field expressway around Tipo-Subic (built in 1996)

Phase II US$ 400 M
Construction of 22 km circumferential road connecting current C-5 expressway with NLE
Target construction date - June2002 to July 2003

Phase III US$ 550 M
Construction of 57 km Subic arm or NLE to SBMA area, and segment of C-5 (McArthur to Letre)
Target construction date - January 2003 to Jul 2004



Status/Remarks
*Advance construction works that started in December 1999 was completed in May 2001.

Last Feb. 11, 2003 , MNTC has issued Construction Notice to Proceed (CNTP) l to the contractor Leighton Contractors of Asia Ltd. The CNTP covers Phase 1 of the NLTP for the rehabilitation, expansion and upgrading of the existing 84 kms. North Luzon Expressway.

The issuance of the CNTP signals the start of major construction works which are programmed for completion by 2005.

Leighton Contractors Asia Ltd. has issued notice to the public on the disruption to traffic in the following locations due to start pf the construction activities to rehabilitate the tollroad:

-San Simon to San Fernando - commencement of work - 26 Feb. 2003

- San Fernando to Sta Ines - anticipated commencement - 3 March 2003

[ryanr]

And here is a very informative current news update:

North Luzon Expressway fully operational by yearend

The new North Luzon Expressway (NLE) is more than 60 percent completed and motorists can expect to enjoy its full use by the end of the year.


This was announced by Jose P. De Jesus, president and chief executive officer of Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC), the company behind the new NLE, who said that out of the total 437 lane-kilometers to be constructed or rehabilitated, about 174 lane-kilometers are now in use. The mainline pavement, interchanges and flyovers will be completed by July 2004, while all toll plazas will be completed by August 2004.

De Jesus made the announcement during a recent meeting with the Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PamCham) where he was the guest of honor and speaker.

De Jesus stressed that "the new NLE’s pavement has been designed and built to last for 30 years. But it is not just a newly paved road. It is a world-class and state-of-the-art expressway system which all of us can be proud of – the first and the only one of its kind in the Philippines."

The new NLE will have: eight lanes (both ways) of high quality asphalt covered pavement for the first 23 kilometers; six lanes (both ways) of the same quality road until Sta. Rita; two lanes (both ways) of the same quality road from Sta. Rita all the way to San Fernando, Angeles and Mabalacat; a brand new interchange in Mexico to defuse the traffic along San Fernando; a brand new interchange with a dedicated flyover to Dau proper to maximize the traffic flow northward and do away with the unsafe traffic light in the middle of the expressway; and a brand new interchange in Marilao, Bulacan to ease the traffic along MacArthur Highway.

In addition, to ensure long term safety, some of the bridges have been widened, and all have been reinforced and strengthened.

The MNTC chief also said that "the toll plazas have been widened to accommodate as much as 16 vehicles at any given time to avoid long waiting time. And there will be lanes dedicated exclusively to electronic card system users."

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Very good news, indeed...

[absent-minded]

yup... have they already started Phase II and III or just finishing up with Phase I?

[ryanr]

Originally posted by absent-minded

yup... have they already started Phase II and III or just finishing up with Phase I?

I'm not completely sure, but i think they are working on Phase II and III right now...soon to be finished.

[SKYLINEPIGEON]

wow thats good news indeed for norther luzon motorists, i cant wait to use the expanded and rehabilitated nlex tbis coming december guys!!!

[ryanr]

Originally posted by SKYLINEPIGEON

wow thats good news indeed for norther luzon motorists, i cant wait to use the expanded and rehabilitated nlex tbis coming december guys!!!

me too...just for the heck of going through NLEX, i wanna go to Subic and Clark

[renell]

so NLEX will be indeed going through Clark and Subic. so that Clark-Subic expressway will be part of it?

[huaiwei]

Ops...so there IS a "north" part with the south...hehehe

Anyone have a map of the entire project?

[renell]

Originally Posted by huaiwei

Ops...so there IS a "north" part with the south...hehehe

Anyone have a map of the entire project?

i dont have a map right now, but when i go back to belgium i might find one for you.



it didnt look lik 60 percent done to me, but the newly paved roads are great. we were running 110km/h with ease

[Edmundtanso]

great news! this would be good for the motorist and investors! i remember the NLEX few years ago, it was like driving in the moon, pathholes everywhere =(

[absent-minded]

hahaha... driving in the moon.

sounds like its a lot better now as per Renell's experience. anyone take the NLEX this holy week?? how was it? hope they'll complete phase III by the end of the year....