NLEX Corp. and Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. (CIC) of the Metro Pacific Tollways group will be increasing their toll rates effective Thursday following approvals from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB).
NLEX Corp. will increase its toll for the North Luzon Expressway by P2 in the open system and P0.34 per kilometer in the closed system.
This means that motorists traveling anywhere within the open system will pay an additional ₱2 for Class 1 vehicles (regular cars and SUVs), ₱6 for Class 2 vehicles (buses and small trucks), and ₱8 for Class 3 vehicles .
Those traveling NLEX end-to-end between Metro Manila and Mabalacat City, meanwhile, will pay an additional ₱27 for Class 1, ₱69 for Class 2 and ₱82 for Class 3 vehicles.
The open system is from Balintawak, Caloocan City to Marilao, Bulacan, while closed system covers the portion between Bocaue, Bulacan and Sta. Ines, Mabalacat City, Pampanga including Subic-Tipo.
NLEX said the toll rate increases were part of the approved periodic adjustments of NLEX due in 2016 and the completion of the new Subic Freeport Expressway last year.
To help cushion the impact of the toll increase, the tollway firm said public utility jeepneys under the NLEX Passada and Tsuper Card discount and rebate program would continue to enjoy the old rates.
Provincial buses will also be covered by a graduated rebate scheme for a period of three months.
Meanwhile, CIC said new toll rates for the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX) Paranaque Toll Plaza translate to P4.62 VAT-exclusive rate per kilometer for Class 1 vehicles, P 9.24 for Class 2, and P13.86 for Class 3 vehicles traversing the 6.48-kilometers R-1 Expressway (from CAVITEX Longos, Bacoor entry to MIA exit, and vice versa).
Based on the new toll fee matrix, motorists will be paying P33 for Class 1 vehicles from the current P25, P67 for Class 2 from P50, and P100 for Class 3 from P75.
CIC said the adjustments come after the approval of the TRB of the 2011 and 2014 contractual tariff adjustments toll petitions of the company and its joint venture partner Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), as well as its add-on toll petition for Phases 1 and 2 enhancement works done in CAVITEX R-1 Expressway that was completed in 2020.
CIC and PRA will also be providing public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers toll rate reprieve through a rebate program that will allow them to continue enjoying the old rates for the next three months.