The NLEX Corporation is advising motorists traveling southbound after the Undas break to use the NLEX Connector to help ease the expected buildup of traffic going Metro Manila.
NLEX Corporation Vice President for Traffic Operations Robin Ignacio underscored the importance of the 8-kilometer elevated expressway in decongesting the Balintawak Cloverleaf in Quezon City, where NLEX and Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) intersect.
Motorists can access the four-lane NLEX Connector via the NLEX Harbor Link Interchange westbound toward the NLEX Harbor Link, which starts in Valenzuela City. By utilizing the said elevated expressway, it will help prevent heavy traffic congestion in the southbound lanes of NLEX.
The P23.2-billion NLEX Connector currently has open entry and exit ramps in C3 Road in Caloocan City, España Boulevard, and Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard in the City of Manila.
Through this route, motorists traveling from North and Central Luzon bound for Cubao in Quezon City or Nagtahan in Manila can skip EDSA entirely by exiting at the Magsaysay ramp.
Likewise, those heading to Quezon Avenue, G. Araneta Avenue, or the Sampaloc district of Manila may exit through the España ramp for a more direct route.
The link to Skyway Stage 3 in Sta. Mesa, Manila, once completed, will provide a seamless connection between the northern and southern expressway systems.
Meanwhile, Ignacio reminded motorists that they can also reach the NLEX Connector faster by using designated zipper lanes along the Bulacan segment of NLEX, particularly from the Sta. Rita Interchange in Guiguinto to the Bocaue Toll Plaza.
Another zipper lane is being prepared from Bocaue to the Balintawak to help manage post-Undas traffic. When activated, zipper lanes temporarily utilize one lane of the opposite roadway for counterflow operations, allowing smoother vehicle movement in congested directions.
