RFID installation isn’t available at NLEX tollbooths anymore—go to these sites instead

Cash lanes are back on the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), but that doesn’t mean the shift to fully-cashless tollways won’t push through. The reactivation of cash lanes is only an “interim measure,” says NLEX Corporation, as it makes operational changes to improve traffic flow on the thoroughfare during the holidays and the ongoing shift to RFID systems.

These operational changes, which we wrote about in detail yesterday, include relocating RFID installation from toll plazas. Instead, motorists applying for Easytrip tags must head to the following installation sites, most of which are located just before or right after entering the expressway. Note that they have different operating hours and don’t always cater to all classes of vehicles.

Easytrip RFID installation sites that accommodate walk-in applicants

1. Balintawak weighing station – right side after toll plaza (all classes, open 24 hours daily)
2. Bocaue weighing station – right side after toll plaza (all classes, open 24 hours daily)
3. Balagtas Easytrip tent – before toll-plaza entry (all classes, open 6am to 6pm daily)
4. Tabang Easytrip tent – customer service parking area (Class 1, open 6am to 8pm, Mondays to Saturdays, and 6am to 6pm on Sundays)
5. San Fernando Easytrip tent – before southbound entry (Class 1, open 6:30am to 6pm daily)
6. San Fernando Easytrip tent – customer service parking area (Class 1, open 6:30am to 8pm, Mondays to Saturdays)
7. Petron Lakeshore – northbound (Class 1, open 6:30am to 6pm, Mondays to Saturdays)
8. Angeles Easytrip tent – before toll-plaza entry (all classes, 6:30am to 6pm, Mondays to Saturdays)
9. Karuhatan Easytrip tent – after toll plaza, Santolan overpass (all classes, 6am to 6pm, Mondays to Saturdays)
10. Petron Marilao – northbound (Class 1, 6am to 6pm, Mondays to Saturdays)
11. Petron Bocaue – southbound (Class 1, 6am to 6pm, Mondays to Saturdays)
12. Shell Burol – northbound (Class 1, 6am to 6pm, Mondays to Saturdays)

Easytrip RFID installation sites that require appointments

1. NLEX Drive and Dine (Class 1)
2. Balintawak Easytrip tent – customer service parking area (Class 1)
3. Mindanao Easytrip tent – near Que Grande overpass after toll plaza (Class 1)
4. Marilao toll plaza – southbound entry parking area (Class 1)
5. Santa Rita Easytrip tent – before toll plaza northbound entry (Class 1)

If you already have an Easytrip tag on your vehicle, you may pass through the dedicated RFID lanes as you enter or exit the expressway, but note that some smaller toll plazas will have a mixed cash/RFID lane. For those wanting to reload their Easytrip accounts, reloading services have been removed from NLEX tollbooths, too, except at the Balintawak and Bocaue toll plazas. If possible, load up your Easytrip account at least 24 hours before your journey.