After almost 90 days in quarantine at home, we're all dreading the return of the notorious Manila traffic once the general community quarantine is lifted. Fortunately for those who travel from Quezon City to Manila, it looks like driving will be a breeze, ideally. "As promised" by Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, "by June 15, [the North Luzon Expressway] Harbor Link will be completed. Travel time from Manila to Quezon City will be reduced to only 15 to 20 minutes," Villar said.
The secretary did the final inspection of the C3-R10 Section of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Harbor Link Segment 10 on Wednesday, June 10.
The new 2.6-kilometer section provides direct access between R10 in Navotas City and NLEX. It includes three exit off-ramps: Segment 10-C3 Ramp to Caloocan City, Dagat-Dagatan Ramp to Malabon City, and C3-R10 Ramp to Navotas City.
Truckers and cargo haulers going to and from the Port of Manila from NLEX will benefit from this new segment, which extends the existing 5.65-kilometer NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 that passes through Karuhatan, Valenzuela City, Governor Pascual Avenue in Malabon City, and 5th Avenue/C3 Road, Caloocan City bypassing EDSA and Balintawak Toll Plaza.
Two thousand construction workers resumed work in May to complete the project.
Main image from Mark Villar / Facebook
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