NLEX Harbor link C5-R10 set for completion mid-June

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The NLEX Harbor Link C3 to R10 section is targeted for completion by mid-June this year and is hoped to be opened to motorists by the end of the month, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

In a recent inspection, Mark Villar, DPWH secretary, said the deck slab concreting works at the NLEX Harbor Link Circumferential Road 3 (C3)-Radial Road 10 (R10) section are now at 100 percent.

“We are glad to announce that another flagship project, the C3-R10 Section of NLEX Harbor Link, is now back on track and is expected to be completed by June 15,” said Villar.

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The C3-R10 section is a 2.6-kilometer elevated expressway from Caloocan Interchange, C3 Road in Caloocan City to R10 in Navotas City.

“When completed, the Harbor Link project is expected to cut travel time from Quezon City to Manila from 2 hours to only 10 minutes,” Villar said.

NLEX Corp. has resumed works on the C3-R10 Section following new DPWH protocols on construction activities.

Villar said this segment was originally targeted for completion in March this year but works were suspended for two months due to restrictions from the enhanced community quarantine.

NLEX Harbor Link C3-R10 section is a four-lane elevated ramp that will extend NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 to R10 using C3 Road as its route.

The new elevated expressway will reduce travel time between North Luzon expressway and R10 from 60 minutes to 10 minutes, ensuring timely delivery of goods to and from the ports of Manila. It hopes to divert 30,000 vehicles daily away from the traffic choke points of Metro Manila.

Aside from improved movement of cargo in the North and South Harbor, the new expressway is expected to improve the daily traffic congestion in the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela (Camanava).

The C3-R10 section will feature stone mastic asphalt surfacing, computerized toll collection and 24/7 traffic management systems, emergency parking areas with emergency call boxes, variable message signs, and closed-circuit television cameras. Roadway lighting and weighing stations for commercial vehicles will also be available in the elevated expressway.

Last February 21, DPWH and NLEX Corp. opened the NLEX Harbor Link Malabon exit which has since provided traffic congestion relief for commuters in the Camanava area.

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