Regulatory board approves NLEX toll rates hikes starting Oct. 15

NLEX Corp. said it secured an approval from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to collect higher rates for the NLEX Connector effective Oct.15, 2024.

The toll adjustment is part of a program to collect the opening toll for the NLEX Connector on a staggered basis to cushion the impact to expressway users.

The initial rates were implemented last 2023, four months after the opening of the Caloocan to España Section in March.

With the opening of Section 2 from España to Magsaysay Boulevard in October 2023, NLEX Connector retained the original discounted rate, letting motorists use the longer stretch for almost a year with no toll adjustment.

Full rates will be implemented once the NLEX Connector Project is completed.

Under the approved toll matrix of the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), motorists using Class 1 vehicles (regular cars and SUVs) will be charged P119, while Class 2 (buses and small trucks) and Class 3 vehicles (large trucks) will have to pay P299 and P418 flat rates, respectively.

The NLEX Connector has significantly reduced travel between C3 in Caloocan and Magsaysay Boulevard in Manila to just seven minutes.

Providing an alternative route for all vehicle classes, the all-elevated expressway bolstered job and business opportunities in the areas it traverses by improving accessibility to and from the north.

The NLEX Connector is the first expressway in the Philippines to implement a barrierless system and uses 100 percent RFID, allowing faster transactions at toll plazas.