New NLEX entry ramp to ease southbound traffic in Valenzuela

• A new NLEX entry ramp is being constructed to ease southbound traffic in Valenzuela

• The Lingunan southbound entry plaza at North Luzon Expressway will be completed in April

• The 491-meter entry ramp will provide motorists another option to access NLEX in the southbound direction of Brgy. Lingunan and is aimed at helping decongest Valenzuela’s local roads

A new North North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) entry ramp is being constructed to ease southbound traffic in Valenzuela, NLEX Corp said in a statement.

The Lingunan southbound entry plaza at North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) will be completed in April.

The 491-meter entry ramp aims to help decongest Valenzuela’s local roads.

“We recognize that Valenzuela is a rapidly developing city. The construction of the new southbound entry will strengthen it as a growing industrial and commercial center. We in MPTC [Metro Pacific Tollways Corp.] and NLEX want to help harness that economic potential,” MPTC president and chief operating officer Arrey Perez said in a statement.

“This private-public initiative will improve traffic congestion in Valenzuela by providing an alternative entry point for motorists at the Paso de Blas Interchange,” he added.

NLEX Corp. is a subsidiary of MPTC, the toll road arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

Valenzuela City mayor Weslie Gatchalian said the construction of the southbound entry “will provide motorists with an alternative route to reduce traffic congestion in Lawang Bato, Punturin, Maysan, Paso de Blas, and East Service Road.”

“We are very pleased to work with NLEX and TRB [Toll Regulatory Board] on these traffic solutions for all road users,” Gatchalian added.

The Lingunan southbound exit was temporarily closed for one month to accommodate the construction and was re-opened to the public last February 10.

Over the years, NLEX Corp. said it has worked closely with the Valenzuela city government to improve travel experience in the area.

In 2010, NLEX Corp. provided motorists with new entry and exit options to the expressway from the east of Valenzuela, via Mindanao Avenue. Five years later, the tollway company further improved access with the Karuhatan Toll Plaza for westbound traffic. The Lingunan southbound exit was opened in 2017 and became an alternative route for vehicles traveling from the north to northern Valenzuela. This was followed by the construction of the Mapulang Lupa overpass and the Lawang Bato northbound exit in 2019.