The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Harbor Link Segment 10, the elevated expressway that will traverse the cities of Valenzuela, Malabon, and Caloocan, will be opened to the motoring public this month, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
“We are now ready to inaugurate this traffic decongestion project to help provide travel convenience and ease the traffic woes of the public. Once opened, travel time between C3 and NLEX will take approximately 10 minutes and around 30,000 vehicles are expected to use this road,” DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said in a statement.
The 5.65-kilometer NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 aims to improve accessibility and connectivity between key areas of Metro Manila and the northern provinces of Luzon via NLEX.
The NLEX Harbor Link is also seen to advance transport logistics as it will serve as an alternative southbound route to Metro Manila, bypassing Balintawak Cloverleaf and EDSA. The new expressway is expected to facilitate efficient delivery of goods, as cargo trucks will have 24/7 direct access from the port area to the provinces in northern Luzon and vice versa via the NLEX.
“With this alternative route, travelers from Manila to Central and North Luzon may have shorter travel time as they can head straight to the NLEX bypassing EDSA and the Balintawak Toll Plaza,” Villar pointed out, adding that “the next phase of this project is the 2.6-km section from C3 Road, Caloocan City to R10, Navotas City.”
Luigi Bautista, president and general manager of Harbor Link concessionaire NLEX Corp., said the NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 “is seen to bring more opportunities in nearby communities and provinces.”
Along with the full opening of the NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is the partial opening of the new Caloocan Interchange—the fourth gateway of NLEX to Metro Manila, after Balintawak, Mindanao Avenue, and Karuhatan.
The new Caloocan Interchange serves as the convergence point for the NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10, the C3-R-10 section, and the NLEX Connector. This junction is located along the Philippine National Railway tracks on 5th Avenue/C3 Road in Caloocan City.
