The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) is a 105 km-long tollway that connects Metro Manila to key areas in Bulacan and Pampanga. Along with its sister tollways, the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), and NLEX Connector, it serves as a major passageway for goods and services deliveries and local tourism for the Luzon region.
On July 24, 2024 (PHT), Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi)
caused torrential rains and intensified as a Super Typhoon in the Philippines, despite not
making landfall.
Typhoon Carina caused widespread damage across various parts of
Luzon, notably causing major flooding that led to entry/exit plaza closures and people getting
stranded in some areas along NLEX. As early as 7:00 a.m., parts of NLEX started to become
impassable to all types of vehicles with some reports saying that flood levels reached the
height of an average person.
At 10:30 p.m., NLEX Corporation announced that the entire main line
of their expressways as well as all entry/exit plazas are back to normal operations.
NLEX Corporation is the builder-concessionaire of NLEX, SCTEX, and
NLEX Connector. NLEX Corp. is a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., the biggest toll
road developer and operator in the Philippines in terms of vehicle traffic volume, revenue
levels, asset base, and combined length of expressways in kilometers.
On a day-to-day basis, Savvice Corporation, as NLEX
Corp.'s
Incident Response Team provider, leverages its tenure in incident response to help
NLEX
Corp. and its customers during road accidents.
With the unprecedented flooding during Typhoon Carina,
Savvice
was able to help restore operations and mobility along NLEX while keeping in mind
everyone's
safety.
"Rain or shine, you will not hear a single complaint. Even when
already drenched in rain, they will not leave the site until the work is done.
Maaasahan talaga sila. Hindi sila bibitaw hangga't may problema
sa carriageway, hangga't mayroon obstruction."
- Ariel Salita, Traffic Control Room Supervisor, NLEX Corp.
Professional
Cooperative
Preparedness
Dedication
to serve
