NLEX Corp. said it is pouring more than P150 million to repair portions of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) this year.

In a statement Tuesday, the toll road operator said it is conducting restoration and enhancement works for the slope protection of the Pinulot, Loakan and Cui river bridges in the SCTEx area in Dinalupihan, Bataan.

The company said it is scheduled to complete the pavement repairs on a 38-kilometer segment of SCTEx from Tarlac to Tipo, including the Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEx). This involves the patching and asphalt overlay of the affected area.

“These are part of our efforts to maintain and make our roads safe for all weather conditions, giving the public comfortable travel and helping facilitate efficient mobility of goods and services,” NLEX Corp. President Luigi L. Bautista said in the statement.

The company noted it is doing the same pavement repair works on the 40-kilometer segment of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) from Balintawak to Sta. Ines.

“Since the NLEx-SCTEx Integration in 2016, the company has been modernizing and bringing all the world-class features of NLEx to SCTEx — from smooth pavements to electronic toll collection and up-to-date traffic systems, including the brand of service that has friendly and courteous toll tellers and patrol crews,” the company said.

NLEX Corp. is part of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., the tollways unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC).

MPIC is one of three key Philippine units of First Pacific, the others being Philex Mining Corp. and PLDT, Inc. Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., has a majority stake in BusinessWorld through the Philippine Star Group, which it controls. — Denise A. Valdez

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