The Manila Times
MANILA, Philippines — North Luzon Expressway Corporation pushed back the May 4, 2026 reopening of a road in Quezon City that would have eased traffic in the area where construction works on the NLEX-C5 project.were ongoing. The Quezon City government announced that the Katipunan Kaliwa Street/Lokaria Street from Mindanao Avenue to King Alexander Street would not reopen to the public as scheduled to give way to the curing process that would take about four more days to ensure road integrity. Under the traffic scheme, Class 1 vehicles will be allowed to pass through the affected stretch only under a stop-and-go setup. Class 1 vehicles usually include cars, vans, motorcycles and sport utility vehicles. Motorists passing through the area near Mindanao Avenue and King Alexander Street were advised to take alternate routes and plan their trips ahead. Traffic enforcers will be deployed to help manage the flow of vehicles, while directional signs will be placed to guide motorists. The Northlink Segment 8.2 Section 1A is the first 2-kilometer section of the China-funded NLEX-C5 project serving as an east-west 24/7 truck route to decongest Mindanao Avenue and Quirino Highway. It will add entries and exit at the Quirino Ave. area. Its construction started on Feb. 15, 2025 and was supposed to have been completed on Feb. 14, 2026. The NLEX-C5 North Link Project is part of the Strategic Projects under the 10-point Agenda of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) Road to 100B Revenue by 2030.
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