North Luzon West Expressway

North Luzon West Expressway
NLEx Extension
North West Luzon Expressway
R-8 Extension
Route information
Length: 238.5 km (148.2 mi)
Major junctions
From: Subic-Tipo Expressway, Brgy. Tipo, Hermosa, Bataan
North Luzon Expressway (R-8) in Clark Logistics Area, Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles
To: Baler, Aurora
Location
Major cities: Angeles, Olongapo, Tarlac City, Urdaneta, Cabanatuan
Towns: Hermosa, Dinalupihan, Floridablanca, Porac, Mabalacat, Concepcion
Highway system
Highways in the Philippines

The North Luzon West Expressway is a 4-lane, 238.5-kilometer, limited-access toll expressway that is under construction on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The construction involves three stages. NLWE segment 1 is the only operational segment of this expressway which is Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway. The NLWE segment 2 called the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway was opened on October 31, 2013 but only to Urdaneta City, Pangasinan.

The first leg of the expressway will begin in Hermosa in Bataan and from there it is called as "Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway" and was developed by the joint-venture of First Philippine Infrastructure Development Corporation, Tollways Management Corporation and Egis Projects. The second leg of the expressway will begin in La Paz in Tarlac and from there it is called as "Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway" and will be developed by Private Infra Development Corporation (PIDC). The Section 1-A from Tarlac City to Gerona, Tarlac is already open to traffic last October 31, 2013 with free tolls. The third leg of the expressway will also begin in La Paz in Tarlac and from there it is called as "Tarlac-Nueva Ecija-Aurora Expressway" and is still under planning.

The project is under "Public-Private Partnership Program" of President Benigno Aquino III, but was begun under the term of his predecessor, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Route description

Phase 1 (SCTEx)

This will be a 4-lane tollway beginning from Subic-Tipo Expressway in Hermosa, Bataan to Brgy. Amucao, Tarlac City, Tarlac.

Phase 2 (TPLEx)

This will be a 4-lane tollway from La Paz, Tarlac to Rosario, La Union.

Phase 3 (TNAEx)

This will be a 4-lane tollway from La Paz, Tarlac to Baler, Aurora.

Technical specifications

References

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