Heads Up, Motorists: SCTEX Will Hike Toll Fees Starting October 17
It's an additional P0.64 per kilometer.
(SPOT.ph) Heading to Central Luzon soon? Know that the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has recently given the green light for a hike adjustment in toll rates on the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) and the price hike will take effect this Tuesday, October 17.
This means motorists will have to pay an additional charge of P0.64 per kilometer, bringing the toll fee for Class 1 vehicles to an extra P25 for Mabiga to Tarlac, an extra P40 for Mabiga to Tipo, and an extra P65 for Tipo to Tarlac.
Higher rates will allow the NLEX Corporation to maintain the SCTEX “in accordance with the required level of services and standards” as noted in TRB’s statement. These new rates were planned as part of the SCTEX periodic adjustments authorized in 2021 and 2023. It was approved in August but was postponed until October in light of the “inflationary situation.”
To lessen the impact on expressway users, the TRB and SCTEX have decided to implement these changes in three phases. The October adjustment will be the first of these phases.
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New SCTEX toll fees starting October 17, 2023
Below are SCTEX's new toll fees for Class 1, 2, and 3 vehicles.
Mabiga to Tipo
Class 1: P289 from P249
Class 2: P579 from P498
Class 3: P868 from P747
Mabalacat to Tarlac
Class 1: P180 from P155
Class 2: P359 from P309
Class 3: P539 from P464
Tipo to Tarlac
Class 1: P469 from P404
Class 2: P938 from P807
Class 3: P1,407 from P1,211
Meanwhile, motorists passing through the Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEX) will have the following toll fees as per NLEX Corporation:
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