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‘The toll adjustment is part of the program to collect the opening toll for the NLEX Connector on a staggered basis to cushion the impact on expressway users,’ says NLEX Corporation
MANILA, Philippines – Toll rates at the NLEX Connector — which links NLEX to the Metro Manila Skyway — will increase beginning Tuesday, October 15, just weeks before the Undas holiday rush.
The new toll matrix approved by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) is as follows:
- P119 from P86 for Class 1 vehicles (regular cars and SUVs)
- P299 from 215 for Class 2 vehicles (buses and small trucks)
- P418 from 302 for Class 3 vehicles (large trucks)
The initial toll rates were first implemented in 2023, after the five-kilometer Caloocan to España section was opened last March.
“The toll adjustment is part of the program to collect the opening toll for the NLEX Connector on a staggered basis to cushion the impact on expressway users,” NLEX said in a statement.
“With the opening of Section 2 from España to Magsaysay Boulevard in October 2023, NLEX Connector retained the original discounted rate, letting motorists use the longer stretch for almost a year with no toll adjustment. Full rates will be implemented once the NLEX Connector Project is completed.”
Through the NLEX Connector, travel for motorists heading to Manila from the north became faster. Travel between C3 in Caloocan and Magsaysay Boulevard is now just down to 7 minutes.
It is the first toll road in the country to implement a 24/7 barrier-free electronic toll collection system, which means motorists no longer have to stop at the toll plaza but instead slow down for safety.
All cars plying through the expressway must also have RFID systems installed. – Rappler.com
