Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway

The Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEx) is an 88.85-kilometre (55.21 mi) four-

lane expressway currently under construction north of Manila, in the Philippines. It connects central
to northern Luzon,[2] with its southernmost terminal located in Tarlac City and its planned
northernmost terminus currently slated to be at Rosario, La Union.[1][3]
The first section of the project, from Tarlac City to Pura, Tarlac, has been operating on a "soft
opening" basis since October 31, 2013, and was ready for full operation in November 2013.[4]
Part of the second segment, which will take motorists up to Ramos, Tarlac, opened on December
23, 2013. The remaining section from Anao, Tarlac up to Rosales, Pangasinan, is projected for a
mid-2014 opening, and the final section ending in Rosario, La Union, is slated for completion in June
2019.[1][3]
Proposals have also been raised for extending the project all the way to Laoag in Ilocos Norte.[2]
The TPLEX is an extension of North Luzon Expressway and Subic–Clark–Tarlac
Expressway from Tarlac to Rosario, La Union.
The expressway crosses the three rivers within the province of Pangasinan. The rivers along the
TPLEx area are Agno River, Binalonan River, and Bued River.

The North Luzon Expressway (NLE or NLEx), formerly known as the North Diversion

Road and Manila North Expressway (MNEX), is a 4 to 8-lane limited-access toll expressway that
connects Metro Manila to the provinces of the Central Luzon region in the Philippines. It is a
component of Expressway 1 (E1) of the Philippine expressway network, Circumferential Road
5 (C-5) and Radial Road 8 (R-8) of Manila's arterial road network. It was built in the 1960s.
The expressway begins in Quezon City at the Balintawak Interchange with EDSA as a continuation
of Andres Bonifacio Avenue. It then passes through Caloocan and Valenzuela in Metro Manila, and
the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga in Central Luzon. It currently ends at Mabalacat and
merges with the MacArthur Highway, which continues northward into the rest of Central and
Northern Luzon. The segment between Santa Rita Exit in Guiguinto and the Balintawak Interchange
in Quezon City is a part of the new alignment of the N1 (AH26).
The expressway, including Andres Bonifacio Avenue, has total length of 88 kilometers. The
expressway segment has a length of 84 kilometres.
Originally controlled by the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC), operation and
maintenance of the NLEx was transferred in 2005 to NLEX Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific
Investments Corporation (a former subsidiary of the Lopez Group of Companies until 2008). A major
upgrade and rehabilitation was completed in February 2005 with road now having similar qualities to
a modern French tollway.

The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) is a 93.77-kilometer (58.27 mi) four-lane

expressway north of Manila, in the Philippines, built by the Bases Conversion and Development
Authority (BCDA), a government owned and controlled corporationunder the Office of the President
of the Philippines. Started on April 5, 2005, the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) is the
country’s longest expressway at 93.77 kilometres (58.27 miles). Commercial operations started on
April 28, 2008, with the opening of the Subic–Clark Segment and Zone A of the portion of Clark-
Tarlac Segment. The opening of Zones B and C of the remaining Clark–Tarlac Segment on July 25,
2008 signaled the full operations of the SCTEX.[1]
The construction of the expressway seeks to provide a more efficient transport corridor between
Subic Bay Freeport, the Clark Freeport Zone, and the Central Techno Park in Tarlac, foster
development on the municipalities served, and connecting major infrastructures such as the Seaport
in Subic and the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark.
The southern terminus of the expressway is at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales, it passes
through the Clark Freeport Zone in two interchanges: Clark North and Clark South. The expressway
is linked to the North Luzon Expressway through the Mabalacat Interchange, and its northern
terminus is at Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway in Barangay Amucao, Tarlac City.
The expressway crosses the 4 rivers in Central Luzon region. The rivers along SCTEx are
Dinalupihan River in Bataan, Gumain River in Floridablanca, Pasig-Potrero River in Porac (both
located within the province of Pampanga) and Sacobia River in Concepcion, Tarlac.

The Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway, more commonly known as MCX and formerly as Daang

Hari–SLEx Link Expressway, is a 4-kilometer (2.5 mi) long access-controlled toll expressway
linking the southern province of Cavite to Muntinlupa in the Philippines. It is currently the shortest
expressway in the Philippines. It is owned by the Department of Public Works and Highways and
operated by AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation, a subsidiary of Ayala Corporation.
At the east end, it feeds into and from the South Luzon Expressway in the city of Muntinlupa in Metro
Manila. At the west end, it feeds into the junction of Daang Hari Road and Daang Reyna Road near
the city's borders with Las Piñas and Bacoor.
The expressway was opened to traffic on July 24, 2015.[1] The expressway is designated as a spur
component of Expressway 2(E2) of the Philippine expressway network.

Skyway, officially the Metro Manila Skyway System (MMSWS) or Metro Manila Skyway, is

an elevated highway serving as the main expressway in southern Metro Manila, Philippines,
following much of the existing South Luzon Expressway's alignment by going above it. It stretches
from Gil Puyat Avenue in the north to Alabang–Zapote Road in the south and crosses through the
highly urbanized areas of Makati, Pasay, Taguig, Parañaque, and Muntinlupa, relieving SLEx and
other major thoroughfares from heavy traffic.
The expressway is the first fully grade-separated highway in the Philippines. It will be one of the
longest flyovers in the world with a total length of 31.2 kilometers (19.4 mi) when Stage 3 is
completed. It provides access to Ninoy Aquino International Airport via NAIA Expressway. With the
completion of the Skyway Extension Stage 3 scheduled in 2020, the elevated expressway will
connect to the North Luzon Expressway in Quezon City and help cut the travel time between Metro
Manila and Clark International Airport in Pampanga.[1]
With the opening of the Skyway system, traffic at the South Luzon Expressway considerably
improved with the additional roadway capacity, rehabilitated roads, upgraded and newly constructed
facilities.

The South Luzon Expressway (SLE or SLEx), formerly known as the South

Superhighway (SSH), Manila South Diversion Road (MSDR), and Manila South
Expressway (MSEX), is a network of two expressways that connects Metro Manila to the provinces
of the Calabarzon region in the Philippines. The first expressway is the Skyway, operated jointly by
the Skyway Operation and Management Corporation (SomCo) and Citra Metro Manila Tollways
Corporation (CMMTC). The second expressway, the South Luzon Tollway or Alabang–Calamba–
Santo Tomas Expressway (ACTEx), is jointly operated by the South Luzon Tollway Corporation, a
joint venture of the Philippine National Construction Corporation and the San Miguel Corporation-
backed Citra group of Indonesia (the group where MTD Capital Berhad, the original partner, sold
their shares) via the Manila Toll Expressway Systems, Inc. (MATES).
The expressway is a component of Expressway Route 2 (E2) of the Philippine expressway
network and Radial Road 3 (R-3) of Manila's arterial road network. It starts in Manila's Paco
District at Quirino Avenue and passes through the following cities and
municipalities: Makati, Pasay, Parañaque, Taguig and Muntinlupa in Metro Manila, San
Pedro and Biñan in Laguna, Carmona in Cavite, then transverses again to Biñan, Santa
Rosa, Cabuyao and Calamba in Laguna and ends in Santo Tomas in Batangas. The segment of the
expressway from Magallanes Interchange to Calamba Exit (Exit 50) is part of Asian Highway
26 (AH26) of the Asian highway network.
In 2006, the South Luzon Tollway segment underwent rehabilitation through the SLEx Upgrading
and Rehabilitation Project, which rehabilitates and expands the Alabang Viaduct as well as the road
from Alabang to Calamba, and eventually connect the expressway to the Southern Tagalog Arterial
Road in Santo Tomas, Batangas.

The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (also known as the STAR Tollway, CALABARZON

Expressway and Apolinario Mabini Superhighway) is a two-to-four-lane 42-kilometre
(26 mi) expressway in the province of Batangas in the Philippines. It is operated by STAR
Infrastructure Development Corporation (STAR – IDC). The expressway is a component
of Expressway 2 (E2) of the Philippine expressway network, which also includes the South Luzon
Expressway and Skyway.
The expressway starts at the intersection with the Pan-Philippine Highway (also known as
the Maharlika Highway) and the South Luzon Expressway in Santo Tomas and runs southward, near
Diversion Road, to Batangas City. It passes through Malvar, Tanauan, Lipa and Ibaan.
The expressway was opened on 2001, with its first segment built between Santo Tomas and Lipa.
From 2008, it was extended toward Batangas City, and from 2010, the South Luzon Expressway is
connected to STAR Tollway, further shortening travel time between Manila and Batangas. The Lipa
– Batangas City segment was a two-lane expressway until an addition of a second roadway between
Lipa and the Ibaan-Batangas City boundary was opened in 2014. Damage on a bridge in the Ibaan –
Batangas City boundary caused by Typhoon Nina (Nock-ten) required the closure of the Ibaan –
Batangas City segment for bridge repairs, and diverting traffic to the parallel national roads.
With increasing traffic demand in the Batangas City – Bauan area and the Batangas Bay area,
proposals to extend the expressway are laid out to decongest the existing routes through those
areas. Two projects are proposed to extend the expressway to barangay Pinamucan, within
Batangas City, and to the municipality of Bauan. Like the North Luzon Expressway and SLEX before
the construction of Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3, STAR Tollway is separate from the SLEX network
despite being connected with SLEX since 2010.

The Manila–Cavite Expressway, also known as Coastal Road or CAVITEx, is a 14-kilometre-long

(8.7 mi) limited-access toll expressway linking Manila to the southern province of Cavite in
the Philippines. The entire expressway is designated as Expressway 3 (E3) of the Philippine
expressway network and forms part of Radial Road 1 (R-1) of Manila's arterial road network. It is
owned by the Public Estates Authority Tollway Corporation (PEATC), a government corporation and
subsidiary of the Public Estates Authority, a government agency under the Office of the President,
and is operated by Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation, a unit of Philippine-based company Metro
Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC).[2]
At the north end, it feeds into and from Roxas Boulevard in the city of Parañaque in Metro Manila,
also part of R-1. At the south end, it splits into two termini, both along the north coast in Kawit,
Cavite. One feeds into the intersection of Tirona Highway and Antero Soriano Highway. Left
backtracks through Binakayan back to Bacoor, straight proceeds on Soriano towards the Cavite
Economic Zone, and right proceeds towards the expressway's other terminus on the intersection
of Tirona Highway and Antero Soriano Highway near the Aguinaldo Shrine heading
towards Noveleta, Cavite.
In 2011, the extension going to Kawit was opened to the public, where it would eventually connect to
C-6, the planned Bulacan–Rizal–Manila–Cavite Regional Expressway and to the under-
construction Cavite–Laguna Expressway. In 2015, the C-5 Roadwas extended south to connect to
the northbound lanes of the expressway in Las Piñas. Since December 2016, the expressway also
links to the elevated NAIA Expressway (NAIAx) at its north end providing access to the Ninoy Aquino
International Airportand the Skyway. It will be the street alignment of the Manila LRT-1 South
Extension when completed in Parañaque. It will have 2 stations, namely: Asia World and Ninoy
Aquino International Airport.
The expressway features a limited number of interchanges. The original south terminus of the
expressway in Bacoor has been converted into a full trumpet interchange. There are two toll barriers
on the expressway: the original barrier at Las Piñas and the extension barrier in Kawit. The
expressway also features a one-way mini toll booth feeding into the expressway from Quirino
Avenue, Parañaque. Vehicles are charged a flat toll rate based on class. PEATC has also
incorporated a near-field communication prepaid card it calls E-TAP. The Expressway also now
accepts an electronic toll collection system called Easytrip RFID, which currently manages ETC for
the North Luzon Expressway and Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway.[3]

The Subic–Tipo Expressway (also known as the STipEx, NLEx Segment 7 or Subic Freeport

Expressway, abbreviated as SFEx) is a two-lane expressway in the Philippines approximately 8.8
kilometers in length whose alignment traverses the provinces of Zambales and Bataan.
The expressway forms a part of Expressway 4 (E4) of the Philippine expressway network.

indanao Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Mindanao) is an eight-to-ten lane divided

avenue connecting EDSA and NLEX and is a part of Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) in Metro
Manila, Philippines. It is one of the three parallel roads that connects Tandang
Sora and Congressional Avenues (Visayas Avenue and Luzon Avenue were the others); that is why
it was named after the southernmost mainland of the Philippines, Mindanao. It used to be a 2 km
highway connecting North Avenue and Congressional Avenue, but as a part of the C-5 projects,
Mindanao Avenue was extended to EDSA in the south and to Quirino Highway to the north. The new
roads opened in 2000.[citation needed]
Another road also named Mindanao Avenue starts at Commonwealth Avenue and terminates at a
dead end at School of Saint Anthony, Novaliches, Quezon City. That road is not in any way
connected to the original Mindanao Avenue but was planned to be the one and the same road in the
original plan for Quezon City.
Mindanao Avenue replaced some segments of Tandang Sora Avenue belonging to C-5. (Tandang
Sora has no access to NLEX)[1]The Mindanao Avenue-NLEX road began construction afterwards.
This segment became an expressway after its construction finished.
In 2017, DPWH has resumed construction of the 3.2-kilometer Mindanao Avenue Extension Project,
after being halted for years due to road right-of-way issues. A total of 1.4 kilometer portion of the
road was earlier completed and opened since 2014. In June 2018, DPWH has opened additional
700-meter portion from P. Dela Cruz Street to the current end at MGM Road[2] The road will be
extended further until it meets General Luis Street to cater motorists coming
from Valenzuela, Novaliches and North Caloocan.
The NAIA Expressway (NAIAEx, NAIAx and Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Expressway) [1] is an 11.6-kilometer (7.2 mi) elevated expressway system in Metro Manila,
Philippines, which links the Metro Manila Skyway to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)
and Entertainment City. It runs along Andrews Avenue, Electrical Road and NAIA Road connecting
the Skyway to Ninoy Aquino Avenue, Macapagal Boulevard, Jose Diokno Boulevard and
the Manila–Cavite Expressway. The roadway is the first airport expressway in the Philippines which
opened in September 2016.[2] It is located in the cities of Pasay and Parañaque. The entire
expressway is designated as Expressway 6 (E6) of the Philippine expressway network.