Residents of Santo Tomas, Pampanga, can look forward to quicker travel times in the future when the planned Santo Tomas Interchange on the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) is completed.
Part of the Greater Pampanga Circumferential Road Masterplan, the new interchange will be built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in partnership with the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) and the NLEX Corporation. The three parties signed the memorandum of agreement this week.
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The NLEX Santo Tomas Interchange will serve as a link to the future Lubao–Guagua–Minalin–Santo Tomas (LGMST) Bypass Road, and will connect to major infrastructure projects in the town, including a new hospital and a university. It is also expected to ease congestion along the Olongapo-Gapan Road.
“Ang lawak pa ng Santo Tomas, all it needs is a good access,” said Rogelio Singson, president and CEO of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation. “So here it is, ito na po ang hinihintay ninyong Santo Tomas Interchange, which will not only improve Santo Tomas but Minalin, Mexico, and all the communities that will be affected by the Lubao–Guagua–Minalin–Santo Tomas Bypass, and in the bigger context, yun pong tinatawag nating Greater Pampanga Circumferential Road Master Plan.”
No timeline or target completion date for the project has been released so far.
