NLEX Corp. secured an approval from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to implement a P0.64 per kilometer toll adjustment at the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) effective Oct. 17, 2023.
The new rates, part of the authorized SCTEX periodic adjustment due 2021 and 2023, were approved following proper regulatory procedures and thorough review by the TRB.
TRB and SCTEX agreed to implement the adjustments in tranches to help cushion the impact on the users of the expressway, and this represents the first of three tranches.
Under the new toll matrix, motorists with Class 1 vehicles traveling between Mabalacat City and Tarlac will be charged an additional P25.
Motorists with Class 2 vehicles traveling on the same route will pay an additional P50, and those with Class 3 vehicles will shell out additional P75.
Meanwhile, an additional P40, P8 and P121 will be charged to motorists using Class 1, 2 and 3 vehicles, respectively, traveling between Mabalacat City and Tipo, Hermosa, Bataan (near Subic Freeport).
Those traveling the SCTEX end-to-end between Tipo, Hermosa, Bataan (near Subic Freeport) and Tarlac will pay an additional P65 for Class 1, P131 for Class 2 and P196 for Class 3.
The new rates were approved in August this year, but SCTEX decided to defer implementation to October in light of the inflationary situation.
From 2020 to 2022, the company undertook numerous infrastructure and enhancement projects as part of its commitment to improve motorists safety and convenience while traveling the SCTEX.
These include the upgrading of roadway lights and signage, maintenance and toll plaza improvement works, pavement replacement and crack sealing, guardrail and fence repairs, RFID system enhancements, toll system upgrades, the Dinalupihan road raising project and the Porac Gumain, San Matias and Pasig Potrero bridge repairs.