Heads Up, Motorists: You Will Now Have to Pay Toll for the NLEX-SLEX Connector
Here's how much it will cost you starting August 8.
(SPOT.ph) Starting August 8, the first section of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Connector will be collecting base toll fees for passing vehicles, according to the Toll Regulatory Board.
With entry and exit ramps at C3 Road and España, the first section of the NLEX-SLEX Connector is a five-kilometer, four-lane elevated structure that the Department of Transportation claims to shorten travel time from Caloocan to España in just five minutes. It will now cost P86 to P302 to pass by this route, depending on vehicle classification.
This first section is only five kilometers of the total eight kilometers of the NLEX-SLEX Connector, which opened to the public for free last March 27. Since then, more than 14,000 motorists have been using this road daily as per the Toll Regulatory Board.
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How much will toll fee cost for the NLEX-SLEX Connector?
According to the Toll Regulatory Board, here is how much it will cost motorists to use the NLEX-SLEX Connector starting August 8:
- Class 1 (car, jeepney, van, pick-up, motorcycle) – P86
- Class 2 (bus and truck) – P215
- Class 3 (large truck) P302
In addition, the Toll Regulatory Board said this new toll road will be the first to implement a 24/7 barrier-free Electronic Toll Collection System. Motorists will only need to slow, not stop, for the RFID to be scanned by the machine.
A substantial portion of Section 2 from España to Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard is also targeted to be completed within the fourth quarter of this year.
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