DPWH opens Malabon Exit of NLEX Harbor Link
Published Feb 21, 2020 12:00 am
By Betheena Unite
A 10-minute travel from North Luzon Expressway to the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela (CAMANAVA) is now possible with the opening of the Malabon Exit of the NLEX Harbor Link Friday.
DPWH Secretary Mark Villar (Secretary Mark Villar's Official Facebook Page / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Motorists and commuters who face the daily traffic gridlock of Metro Manila have been provided some relief with the opening of the NLEX Harbor Link’s Malabon Exit, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said as he led the inaugural drive-through and opening of Malabon Exit.
It will provide a new access from Caloocan Interchange, C3 Road to Dagat-Dagatan Avenue.
“About 30,000 motorists per day will stand to benefit from this new road once the entire Harbor Link C3-R10 Section is fully completed, helping reduce travel time for the traffic-weary public, providing more turnaround trips for the trucking sector, and growing businesses for merchants and local communities,” Villar said.
“In the meantime, we are opening this new Malabon Exit to provide immediate relief from the daily bumper-to-bumper traffic in the CAMANAVA area especially along C3 Road. When we open the entire C3-R10 Section next month, travel time between NLEX and the CAMANAVA area will be reduced from 60 to 10 minutes, or a savings of 50 minutes,” he added.
NLEX Corporation President and General Manager J. Luigi Bautista, who was also present at the opening, expressed their commitment to support the government’s aim to alleviate traffic congestion in Metro Manila through high-impact infrastructure projects such as the NLEX Harbor Link that improves commuter mobility between airports, seaports, and growth corridors in both the north and south.
“We are cognizant of the government's desire to find quick solutions to the traffic problem in Metro Manila. That is why aside from expediting the completion of the entire project, we have also rationalized our construction sequence and resource planning to accommodate the early opening of this Malabon Exit,” Bautista said.
The tollway company decided to open the Malabon Exit a month before the whole NLEX Harbor Link C3-R10 Section is completed, in response to the clamor of motorists for immediate relief from heavy traffic along the CAMANAVA area.
“We can already see a light at the end of the tunnel as we are targeting the full opening of NLEX Harbor Link C3-R10 section next month,” Villar added.
The Malabon Exit is part of the 2.6-kilometer elevated NLEX Harbor Link C3-R10 Section between the new Caloocan Interchange in C3 Road, Caloocan City to Radial Road 10, Navotas City, connecting the previously opened 5.65-kilometer NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 that traverses Karuhatan, Valenzuela City, Governor Pascual Avenue in Malabon City, and 5th Avenue/C3 Road, Caloocan City.
“Beyond providing safe and hassle-free daily travel, this new exit intends to further unlock the tourism and business potentials of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and neighboring cities,” Bautista said.
DPWH Secretary Mark Villar (Secretary Mark Villar's Official Facebook Page / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Motorists and commuters who face the daily traffic gridlock of Metro Manila have been provided some relief with the opening of the NLEX Harbor Link’s Malabon Exit, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said as he led the inaugural drive-through and opening of Malabon Exit.
It will provide a new access from Caloocan Interchange, C3 Road to Dagat-Dagatan Avenue.
“About 30,000 motorists per day will stand to benefit from this new road once the entire Harbor Link C3-R10 Section is fully completed, helping reduce travel time for the traffic-weary public, providing more turnaround trips for the trucking sector, and growing businesses for merchants and local communities,” Villar said.
“In the meantime, we are opening this new Malabon Exit to provide immediate relief from the daily bumper-to-bumper traffic in the CAMANAVA area especially along C3 Road. When we open the entire C3-R10 Section next month, travel time between NLEX and the CAMANAVA area will be reduced from 60 to 10 minutes, or a savings of 50 minutes,” he added.
NLEX Corporation President and General Manager J. Luigi Bautista, who was also present at the opening, expressed their commitment to support the government’s aim to alleviate traffic congestion in Metro Manila through high-impact infrastructure projects such as the NLEX Harbor Link that improves commuter mobility between airports, seaports, and growth corridors in both the north and south.
“We are cognizant of the government's desire to find quick solutions to the traffic problem in Metro Manila. That is why aside from expediting the completion of the entire project, we have also rationalized our construction sequence and resource planning to accommodate the early opening of this Malabon Exit,” Bautista said.
The tollway company decided to open the Malabon Exit a month before the whole NLEX Harbor Link C3-R10 Section is completed, in response to the clamor of motorists for immediate relief from heavy traffic along the CAMANAVA area.
“We can already see a light at the end of the tunnel as we are targeting the full opening of NLEX Harbor Link C3-R10 section next month,” Villar added.
The Malabon Exit is part of the 2.6-kilometer elevated NLEX Harbor Link C3-R10 Section between the new Caloocan Interchange in C3 Road, Caloocan City to Radial Road 10, Navotas City, connecting the previously opened 5.65-kilometer NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 that traverses Karuhatan, Valenzuela City, Governor Pascual Avenue in Malabon City, and 5th Avenue/C3 Road, Caloocan City.
“Beyond providing safe and hassle-free daily travel, this new exit intends to further unlock the tourism and business potentials of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and neighboring cities,” Bautista said.