NLEX Corporation has partnered with more Local Government Units (LGUs) to enforce measures against overloaded vehicles along the NLEX-SCTEX, the tollway operator announced Monday, Oct. 10.
“Overloaded vehicles pose safety hazards and cause premature deterioration of roads and bridges," says NLEX Corporation President and General Manager J. Luigi L. Bautista.
The tollway firm has been enforcing the anti-overloading provision stated in Republic Act No. 8794 which entails both axle and gross vehicle weight limits.
The law penalizes vehicles that exceed the permissible single axle load of 13.5 metric tons and go beyond the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight.
NLEX has been briefing several LGUs in Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan and Tarlac on the procedures of the anti-overloading program and providing updates on the recent developments on the Candaba Viaduct.
The southbound portion of the five-kilometer Candaba Viaduct, a vital link between Pampanga and Bulacan, is currently undergoing safety repairs.
Stringent measures are also being enforced as engineering consultant AMH Philippines recommended that trucks using the southbound viaduct must not exceed a gross vehicle weight of 33 tons to preserve the structure while the repairs are ongoing.
Meanwhile, the Municipality of Dinalupihan in Bataan also passed an ordinance to avert accidents caused by stoning incidents and other prohibited acts within its jurisdiction.
The City of Meycauayan in Bulacan has also lined up the same ordinance for passage.
Both LGUs recognized the adverse effects of the activities, which are usually committed by minors.
The Municipalities of Floridablanca, Pampanga and Hermosa, Bataan and the City of Mabalacat in Pampanga also approved an anti-stoning ordinance to uphold road safety along NLEX-SCTEX.
NLEX Corporation is a subsidiary of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the toll road arm of the Metro Pacific Investments Corporation.