CITY OF MEYCAUAYAN —

NLEX Corporation and local officials of this city have officially opened the new F. Raymundo Exit in Barangay Pandayan for Class 1 vehicles.

Additionally, the tollway company has completed the widening of the Meycauayan Northbound Exit Ramp.

These are seen to ease the recurrent traffic at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Meycauayan area, especially during peak hours and holidays.

The F. Raymundo Exit is expected to be opened to Class 2 and 3 vehicles once the local government of Meycauayan completes the widening and upgrading works at F. Raymundo and Antonio streets.

The new Meycauayan NLEX exit will serve as an alternate route for those bound for Iba/Camalig, Metrogate, Lias, Lambakin, and Pantoc, F. Raymundo and Antonio Streets and will be “one-way” streets serving east-bound traffic only.

This is expected to reduce the volume of vehicles at the Meycauayan Interchange and make traffic flow more organized.

On the other hand, the additional lane in Meycauayan Northbound Exit ramp will serve as the new dedicated lane forMalhacan- bound vehicles while the leftmost and middle lanes will be assigned for those going to Iba/Camalig, providing additional space for the high volume of trucks going to the industrial areas.

Under a traffic management cooperation agreement, NLEX and the City of Meycauayan will join forces in manning the area with traffic personnel and marshals.

In July 2023, NLEX commissioned a traffic mobility and decongestion study wherein it showed that the rapid economic growth in the city brings high demand for traffic. Thus, the expansion of the northbound exit ramp and construction of the new F. Raymundo Exit were some of the traffic solutions that can help provide immediate relief in the congestion in NLEX Meycauayan.

NLEX Corporation president and general manager, J. Luigi Bautista said, “We are very happy to announce the opening of these two projects that will help decongest the Meycauayan Northbound. We are positive that these will improve our motorists travel experience now that they have an additional and alternative route going to the eastern portions of the City of Meycauayan and Marilao,” he said

On the other hand, Meycauayan Mayor Henry Villarica noted that, “The road to progress is a two-way street. Even as we build up on our credibility as public service providers and undertake sustained growth to improve the quality of life in Meycauayan, our success hinges on all our sectors and stakeholders joining us in active partnership. I am glad that in the literal sense, NLEX is already a partner in our road to progress as they keep up with industry demands as the artery for our city’s access to the wider trade and markets.”

The tollway company have also done several projects to address the increasing traffic demand of the city that include the opening of additional exits at Barangay Libtong Northbound and Barangay Pandayan Southbound and the expansion of the southbound toll plaza.

In 2021, a portion of NLEX right-of-way was used to open the two-lane Meycauayan East Service Road connecting Libtong in Meycauayan City and Lawang Bato in Valenzuela City which was then extended to Marilao in 2022, providing alternative routes going in and out of Valenzuela, Meycauayan and Marilao.

NLEX Corporation is a subsidiary of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation, the toll road arm of the Metro Pacific Investments Corporation.

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