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Vehicles pass through the Balintawak tollway along the North Luzon Expressway in Caloocan City on October 22, 2020. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

Vehicles pass through the Balintawak tollway along the North Luzon Expressway in Caloocan City on October 22, 2020, more than a week before tollways go fully cashless on November 2. The DOTR requires tollways to go fully cashless to curb the spread of COVID-19. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Dennis Gasgonia

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174273129951720201022-nlex-balintawak-tollway-MD-7001.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Vehicles pass through the Balintawak tollway along the North Luzon Expressway in Caloocan City on October 22, 2020. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vehicles pass through the Balintawak tollway along the North Luzon Expressway in Caloocan City on October 22, 2020. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The North Luzon Expressway Corp. has decided to implement temporary toll relief in its Marilao segment amid the rehabilitation of a bridge damaged by a road mishap.</p><p>&quot;In response to the call of the Department of Transportation (Dotr) the NLEX Corp. will implement temporary toll relief on the northbound portion of the expressway from Balintawak to Meycauayan starting March 24, 2025 at 12 noon,&quot; the NLEX Corp. said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;This relief will remain in effect until all four lanes of the Marilao northbound area are reopened.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/3/22/oil-price-hike-aarangkada-sa-march-25-1816"><strong>Transport chief wants NLEX to suspend toll collection in Marilao area over traffic mess</strong></a> </div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNLEXexpressways%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02hp1GDtvUKgAveKVZzy6DHHoiMTuTaSKQ5heEJGcPpsCfPaubL7m4HXs7gmJgf7kLl&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500" width="500" height="497" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The Marilao Bridge sustained severe damage from a truck violating regulations.</p><p>The truck, which was 4.9 meters, high rammed into the structure which only has a vertical clearance of 4.25 meters. This resulted to a standstill traffic in the area with only two lanes available for motorists in the northbound lane. </p><p>&quot;We ask for the motoring public&#x27;s patience and understanding as we fast track repairs and work to restore normal traffic flow as soon as possible,&quot; it added.</p><p>Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon earlier demanded that the NLEX Corp. suspend its toll collection in its Marilao segment to address the traffic woes caused by the accident.</p><p>&quot;I am demanding from NLEX na habang ginagawa ito at naaberya ang mga kababayan natin, para doon sa area segment na may aberya, ilibre muna nila ang toll, walang babayaran ang mga kababayn natin habang ginagawa nila &#x27;to,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/20/repair-of-marilao-interchange-bridge-to-take-2-3-weeks-0840"><strong>Repair of Marilao Interchange Bridge to take 2-3 weeks</strong></a> </div><p>&quot;They owe it to the public na huwag muna sila maningil,&quot; he said. </p><p>Dizon added that the repair of the bridge should take only one week, instead of the original 2 to 3 weeks reported by authorities.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kLX2Z2Kon2U?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The North Luzon Expressway Corp. has decided to implement temporary toll relief in its Marilao segment amid the rehabilitation of a bridge damaged by a road mishap.</p>

The North Luzon Expressway Corp. has decided to implement temporary toll relief in its Marilao segment amid the rehabilitation of a bridge damaged by a road mishap.

NLEX to implement temporary toll relief from Balintawak to Meycauayan

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NLEX to implement temporary toll relief from Balintawak to Meycauayan

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 23, 2025 08:07 PM PHT

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Updated March 24, 2025 10:45 AM PHT

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