All lanes of NLEx Marilao northbound passable starting early Wednesday
PATIENCE NEEDED The bridge was damaged after a Bataan-bound truck hit the span at around 11 a.m. on March 19. —Photos courtesy of NLEx Corp.
MANILA, Philippines — All four lanes of the North Luzon Expressway’s (NLEx) Marilao northbound will be passable starting at 1 a.m of Wednesday.
This was ahead of NLEx’s projected March 31 deadline.
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“We are pleased to announce that all four lanes of Marilao northbound will be passable to vehicles beginning 1 a.m. on March 26, 2025 ahead of the projected schedule,” the NLEx said in a statement.
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This positive development came after the expedited delivery of the fabricated steel needed for the bridge, according to NLEx.
A 4.9-meter-high truck—which exceeded the 4.2-meter vertical clearance of the expressway’s interchange bridge—hit the span last March 19.
This triggered its closure for repair and heavy traffic reaching as far as Bocaue and Balintawak.
Supporting street poles will remain on the lanes to allow concrete curing of the damaged bridge.
On March 24, NLEx Corporation implemented a temporary toll relief on the northbound portion of the expressway from Balintawak to Meycauayan.
Around 320,000 motorists use the NLEX on a daily basis.
