Motorists must plan their Holy Week break to avoid heavy traffic as the volume of vehicles is expected to surge on Wednesday until the morning of Maundy Thursday in expressways.
Robin Ignacio, traffic management and safety head of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), said in a radio interview on Tuesday: “We are projecting that traffic volume will increase by 10 percent.”
Around 700 tellers and patrol officers were deployed at the NLEX and SCTEX to enhance traffic management and toll collection services.
NLEX and SCTEX traffic management teams are adopting extended working hours from April 15 to 22 to monitor and manage the expected high volume of vehicles in Balintawak, Mindanao Avenue, Bocaue, Tarlac, San Miguel, and Tipo toll plazas.
Meanwhile, the management of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) reminded motorists to observe the speed limit being implemented along the expressway.
Both the NLEX and SLEX are implementing speed limits of 100 kilometers per hour (kph) for cars and other light vehicles, and 80 kph for trucks and buses.
