Project DESCRIPTION

NLEX–SLEX CONNECTOR ROAD PROJECT

 History
• The Pangilinan-led firm first submitted an unsolicited proposal in 2010 for the connector road.

• On January 21, 2014, NLEX Corporation signed a joint venture agreement with state-run Philippine
National Construction Corporation (PNCC) – the holder of the NLEX franchise – to build that road.

• But months later, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said that the National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) Board approval of the agreement was "without factual basis or justification.“

• In February 2015, the NEDA Board ruled that NLEX Corporation's offer should be bid out through a
Swiss challenge.

• A Swiss challenge is the course the government takes when dealing with unsolicited proposals. It
requires an invitation to make competing offers while giving the original proponent the right to match
them.

• Because of the changes in the mode of implementation and right-of-way acquisition, the expected
start of commercial operations of the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road has been moved to February 2022.
 Project Description
• The PPP project involves the construction and operation and maintenance (O&M) of a 8 km. 4-lane
elevated expressway over the Philippine National Railway (PNR) right of way.

• It starts from C3 Road in Caloocan through Manila crossing Espana towards PUP, Sta. Mesa connecting
Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 (MMSS3).

• Once completed, the NLEX-SLEX Connector road is expected to decongest traffic in Metro Manila by
providing an alternative to C-5 Road, Efipanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), and other major
thoroughfares, and cut the travel time between NLEX and SLEX to 15-20 minutes which today takes
more than an hour.
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