NLEX CORP. yesterday formally opened the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) Mabiga interchange and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) Sta. Ines-Magalang exit.

The new Mabiga interchange is now a full diamond junction with access ramps with entry and exit toll plazas connecting SCTEx and MacArthur Highway, removing the need to make a U-turn.

“This major expressway redesign is seen to improve road safety on this strategic location where the two expressways systems merge with the local traffic network,” the company said in a statement.

The P105-million Sta. Ines interchange improvement, meanwhile, involved the construction of a right-turning exit ramp to Mabalacat-Magalang road, improving direct access to local roads in Magalang, Pampanga.

“These enhancements are intended to advance safety and productivity for both motorists and commuters by improving the connectivity of our expressways to and from the MacArthur Highway and other local roads in Pampanga,” Metro Pacific Tollways and NLEX Corp. President and CEO Rodrigo E. Franco said in the statement.

In 2016, NLEX Corp. added eight kilometers of new expressway lanes in Mabalacat City, including new bridges at Barangays Balem and Quitanguil. The project segregated northbound and southbound motorists along separate carriageways.

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