EXPRESSWAY operator NLEX Corp. said on Tuesday its multilevel interchange along C3 Road is now taking shape and is scheduled for completion this quarter.
NLEX Corp. President Luigi L. Bautista said the group has already installed the massive steel girder for the Nlex Caloocan Interchange, a key step to completing that portion of the North Luzon Expressway.
NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 was opened in February 2019. It is a 5.65-kilometer, six-lane elevated expressway that originates in Karuhatan, Valenzuela City, over Gov. Pascual Avenue in Malabon City and Caloocan Interchange. It spans 2.6 km from Caloocan to R10, Navotas City.
NLEX Connector, on the other hand, is an 8-km expressway that will be built along the Philippine National Railways (PNR) tracks from the end of Segment 10 on C3/5th Avenue to PUP Santa Mesa, Manila.
“The installation of these girders is crucial in our construction process as we target to open the Malabon Exit by February 2020, and the entire C3-R10 Section by March 2020,” he said.
The interchange will serve as a strategic converging point of Nlex Harbor Link Segment 10, its C3-R10 Section, and the NLEX Connector.
So far, Bautista said, NLEX Corp. has completed most of the bored pile foundations for the C3-R10 Section while column, crosshead erection works, beam launching, and deck concreting are rapidly in progress.
He noted that his group is confident of meeting the project timelines.
“Our team is working double-time to make the C3-R10 Section accessible and provide travel convenience to our motorists,” Bautista said.
Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said the interchange is crucial for traffic mitigation, as it will benefit roughly 30,000 vehicles per day, most of which are to and from the ports of Manila.
“The Nlex Harbor Link will significantly impact trade and commerce, while also providing solutions to Metro Manila traffic woes as cargo trucks will have 24/7 access from the port to Nlex,” Villar said.
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