After 2-month delay, NLEX opens latest Harbor Link sections

Nlex harbor link opening

The latest NLEX Harbor Link elevated section between the new Caloocan Interchange, C3 Road/5th Avenue and the new Navotas Interchange has been opened to the public today (June 15). 

The new 2.6 kilometer elevated section that will expand the NLEX network to the CAMANAVA area and eventually to Mel Lopez Boulevard (formerly R10) in Manila, was opened to the public after being delayed for two months due to the government’s announcement of a lockdown following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country

DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) President and CEO Rodrigo Franco, and NLEX Corporation President and General Manager Luigi Bautista led the opening. 

Villar inspected the road extension last week. 

Villar Harbor Link

Aimed to give motorists and Manila port freight carriers improved driving experience, the new NLEX Harbor Link section features the new Caloocan interchange (with on and off ramps along Grace Park), the new Malabon Exit (with off ramp on Dagat-Dagatan Avenue) and the new Navotas Interchange (with on and off ramps on North Bay Boulevard South). 

It has extended the the existing the 2.42-kilometer Segment 9 between the NLEX Interchange to Bgy. Karuhatan, Valenzuela City and the 5.65-kilometer Segment 10 between Bgy. Karuhatan to the new Caloocan Interchange in Grace Park C3/5th Avenue.  

“The expanded NLEX Harbor Link will certainly boost the government’s traffic decongestion efforts in Metro Manila and other major thoroughfares. This will be an alternative route between Quezon City and Manila. From the Mindanao Toll Plaza, motorists may now reach the Port Area in Manila in about 15 to 20 minutes,” Villar said. 

Part of the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program, the elevated expressway, is seen to benefit around 30,000 vehicles per day

“By bringing NLEX closer to the country’s central shipping gateway, we expect to speed up transport of goods as well as increased economic activities in Metro Manila and North and Central Luzon regions,” Bautista, for his part, said. 

Nlex harbor link extension

The new section will introduce an alternative route for motorists, especially truckers, currently affected by traffic choke points along Quezon Avenue, EDSA, and A. Bonifacio in Manila. Cargo trucks will enjoy 24/7 access as there is no truck ban along NLEX. Faster travel means quicker turnaround times for commercial vehicles and unhampered delivery of essential goods to Metro Manila.

“We worked overtime to deliver this piece of infrastructure that our metropolis needs not only to improve driving experience but also to hasten economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic,” Franco noted, adding that “the impact of the ECQ has been challenging but our commitment never wavered, and our focus remained clear, and that is by resuming our infrastructure projects, we generate jobs and help quickly restart business activities.”

Motorists using the entire Harbor Link are also assured of the same safety features and high-quality pavement that they have been used to along the NLEX.

Before the year ends, DPWH and NLEX are also targeting the completion of the new exit ramp towards the Navotas Fish Port Complex. 

Photos from NLEX Corporation

Also read:

NLEX Connector Completion Still on Schedule; NLEX Awards Main Works Contract To DMCI

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