Motorists will have to pay higher toll fees at the North Luzon Expressway starting Thursday, June 15.
NLEX Corp., which manages the highway, said an additional P7 will be collected in the open system, while P0.36 per kilometer will be collected in the closed system.
The toll rate adjustment approved by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB).
Under the new toll fee matrix, an additional fee of P7 will be charged against Class 1 vehicles, P17 for Class 2 vehicles and P19 for Class 3 vehicles.
Those traveling NLEX end-to-end between Metro Manila and Mabalacat City will pay an additional P33 for Class 1, P81 for Class 2 and P98 for Class 3 vehicles.
The open system covers cities Navotas, Valenzuela, and Caloocan in Metro Manila Manila to Marilao, Bulacan.
The closed system covers the portion between Bocaue, Bulacan and Sta. Ines, Mabalacat City, Pampanga, including Subic-Tipo.
NLEX Corp. said the new rates were part of the authorized periodic adjustments due in 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2020.
This year’s adjustment is the fourth and last tranche of the 2012 and 2014 adjustments.
NLEX Corp. added it will continue to honor the discount given to public utility jeepneys (PUJs) under the NLEX Pass-ada and Tsuper Card programs.