We also have updates on the ongoing SLEX-TR4 construction
As part of the company’s host of upgrades slated to roll out in H2 2022
Easytrip users, expect to see some improvements with the RFID system over the next few months. Easytrip Services Corporation has announced that it will be implementing various upgrades throughout the second half of 2022.The company will intensify its RFID sticker and
This is still a thing, by the way
Some of you may have become complacent when it comes to installing RFID stickers on your vehicles. And to be honest? We don't blame you. Our country's expressways still have cash payment booths on hand at toll plazas anyway.In
by Drei Laurel
33-tonners, 12-wheelers to be restricted access
The truck situation along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) is currently a bit complicated. After conducting several repairs along the southbound portion of the Candaba Viaduct throughout the year, NLEX Corporation eventually decided to ban all heavy commercial vehicles from passing the
Once complete, this expressway segment will extend all the way to Lucena, Quezon
There are a few ongoing infrastructure projects that we're looking forward to seeing completed-one of which is the South Luzon Expressway Toll Road 4 (SLEX-TR4).This particular segment will connect the existing SLEX road network from Santo Tomas in
One of the four remaining interchanges that will complete CALAX
It looks like the next Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) interchange is starting to take shape: the Silang-Aguinaldo Interchange.In its latest press release, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) subsidiary MPCALA Holdings has announced that the new interchange leading to Aguinaldo Highway
The program will include free ‘kapon’ services and pet ownership seminars
Controlling stray animals has always been an issue here on our roads. Be it provincial highways or major expressways, wandering cats, dogs, and other creatures are usually common sights.For its part, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) subsidiary MPT South is partnering
The project originally started in 2020
A fancy new expressway with an outdated toll collection system? Frankly, that's like buying a big SUV with an underpowered engine-that bottleneck in performance means you can't put the resources at your disposal to full use.Expressway operators know
by Drei Laurel
Our roads are getting busier
Some of our readers share their reasons
It's been nearly a year since the Department of Transportation (DOTr) initially mandated all tollways to go completely cashless. As we all know, everything didn't exactly go as planned.Frankly, it's going to be really hard to backtrack all
Does the metro need another toll road?
After the completion of Skyway Stage 3 (SS3), San Miguel Corporation has its eyes set on the Pasig River Expressway (PAREX), another elevated toll road that aims to decongest the major arteries of Metro Manila. But there has been a lot of
by Niky Tamayo
Do you pass here often?
Have you noticed a buildup of traffic along some parts of the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) since Metro Manila shifted back to general community quarantine? If your answer is yes, you'll be happy to know expressway management is making changes to
by Drei Laurel
“We hope that this settles the matter”
Yesterday, news of a possible EDSA tollway broke online following an interview with Department of Transportation (DOTr) assistant secretary Alberto Suansing. In it, the official suggested that such a system could reduce the number of cars on the thoroughfare and generate revenue,
If you use these expressways, be advised
Do you regularly use Cavitex or the newly opened Cavitex-C5 Link Flyover? If so, then be advised: There are imminent changes to the toll collection for both expressways.According to the Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC), the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has
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It'll probably get worse before it gets better
Expressways aren't necessarily 'express' routes these days, especially in the case of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX).If you live south of the metro and you use this thoroughfare regularly, then you understand how fast northbound traffic builds up during rush
Have you tried this new road already?
In case you've been living under a rock, the C5 South Link-or Segment 3A1 of the Cavitex-C5 Link Project-was officially opened to the public yesterday, July 23. The opening ceremonies were led by the Department of Public Works
You might need tissue for this one
If you're viewing this on a mobile device and can't see the video, please click here. Last month, we joined ABS-CBN and Mazda Philippines in rewarding one very deserving Skyway tollbooth operator for her exemplary work ethic and dedication
by Drei Laurel
A P2-billion project with Ayala Corp.
The Department of Public Works and Highways has announced that the Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway (MCX)--also known as Daang Hari-South Luzon Expressway Link Road--will officially open this Friday, July 24. The new expressway is a "4km, four-lane toll road
Mindanao Avenue to MacArthur Highway
Good news for motorists who live in Valenzuela City. The Manila North Tollways Corporation, the concessionaire for the North Luzon Expressway, has opened NLEX Segment 9, which connects Segment 8.1 (otherwise known as the Mindanao Avenue link) to MacArthur Highway in
