PUBLIC Works Secretary Mark A. Villar hopes Nlex Corp. would be able to finish a link road to R-10 from the North Luzon Expressway (Nlex) by year-end.
With a price tag amounting to P6.55 billion, this particular portion of Nlex Segment 10 will run from C-3 in Caloocan City to R-10 in Navotas City, providing a 10-minute access between the port area and the expressway to the north.
This announcement came as the company plans to open the first phase of Segment 10—running from Karuhatan, Valenzuela City, to the new Caloocan Interchange in C-3 Road—on February 26.
“Aside from connecting Nlex to key areas in Metro Manila, the Nlex Harbor Link Segment 10 is seen to bring more opportunities in nearby communities such as generation of employment and increase in land values,” Nlex Corp. President Luigi L. Bautista said.
Villar noted the 5.65-kilometers portion of Segment 10 will alleviate traffic congestion in Metro Manila as it will serve as an alternate corridor for motorists traveling from Central and North Luzon provinces, Valenzuela City, and Quezon City to Manila.
“The Nlex Harbor Link Segment 10 will be a traffic game changer since this will reduce travel time from C-3 to Nlex to just 10 minutes. Once opened, around 30,000 vehicles will benefit from this new road,” he said.
Citing a study conducted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Villar noted that, because of the reduction in travel time, motorists will gain significant savings in vehicle operating costs and increase their productivity as they will not need to go through heavy traffic. Jica pegged traffic-congestion losses in Metro Manila alone amount to P3.5 billion per day.