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NLEx Connector inaugurated

NLEX Corp. on Monday inaugurated the first section of the P23-billion North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) Connector, a five-kilometer elevated expressway that is expected to improve mobility in Metro Manila.

'The NLEx Connector is expected to spur economic development as it eases Metro Manila's traffic congestion, increases productivity, improves logistics, and boosts communities,' said Manuel V. Pangilinan, chairman of NLEX Corp. parent firm Metro Pacific Tollways Corp.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr with DPWH Sec. Manuel Bonoan and Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. Chairman Manuel Pangilinan led the inauguration of the first section of the NLEX Connector on monday, a 5 kilometer elevated expressway that is aimed to cut travel time between Caloocan and Manila to just 5 minutes. PPA POOL/ MARIANNE BERMUDEZ