Expressway opening slated in December

Road right-of-way for the North Luzon Expressway Harbor Link Segment 10, an elevated expressway from Manila to the NLEX, has been delivered, keeping the construction on track, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said last week.

Villar announced that the project “is getting close to completion now that the Dept. of Public Works and Highways delivered 100 percent of the right-of-way (ROW) between Karuhatan, Valenzuela City to C3 Road, Caloocan City.”

“We are happy that our team was able to deliver 100 percent right-of-way for the NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10. We hope we can finish this just in time for the Christmas rush to help ease the public’s traffic woes,” Villar said.

NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10, which started in May 2014, aims to decongest Metro Manila by providing access to NLEX without passing through EDSA or the Balintawak Toll Plaza.

It also aims to provide better movement of cargoes from Port Area in Manila to the northern part of Luzon. It will provide a direct connection between R10 (Radial Road 10) and NLEX.

“NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is composed of the 5.65-km elevated expressway traversing the NLEX from MacArthur Highway Karuhatan, Valenzuela City, passing through Malabon City and C3 Road, Caloocan City, and the 2.6-km section between C3 Road, Caloocan City and R10, Navotas City,” Villar said.

Once opened, travel time from the Manila Port to the NLEX will take approximately 10 minutes.