North Luzon West Expressway

North Luzon West Expressway
(NLEX) Extension, North West Luzon Expressway(NLWE), R-8 Extension
Route information
Length:	90.0 km (55.9 mi)
Major junctions
From:	Subic-Tipo Expressway, Brgy. Tipo, Hermosa, Bataan North Luzon Expressway (R-8) in Clark Logistics Area, Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles
To:	(As of now) Urdaneta Exit at TPLEx, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
Location
Major cities:	Olongapo City to Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
Towns:	Hermosa, Bataan, Dinalupihan, Bataan, Floridablanca, Pampanga, Porac, Pampanga, Mabalacat, Pampanga, Concepcion, Tarlac
Highway system
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The North Luzon West Expressway is a 4-lane, 238.5-kilometer, limited-access toll expressway that is under construction on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The construction involves three stages. NLWE segment 1 is the only operational segment of this expressway which is Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway. The NLWE segment 2 called the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway was opened on October 31, 2013 but only to Urdaneta, Pangasinan.

The first leg of the expressway will begin in Hermosa in Bataan and from there it is called as "Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway" and was developed by the joint-venture of First Philippine Infrastructure Development Corporation, Tollways Management Corporation and Egis Projects. The second leg of the expressway will begin in La Paz in Tarlac and from there it is called as "Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway" and will be developed by Private Infra Development Corporation (PIDC). The Section 1-A from Tarlac City to Gerona, Tarlac is already open to traffic last October 31, 2013 with free tolls. The third leg of the expressway will also begin in La Paz in Tarlac and from there it is called as "Tarlac–Nueva Ecija–Aurora Expressway" and is still under planning.

The project is under "Public-Private Partnership Program" of President Benigno Aquino III, but was begun under the term of his predecessor, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Route description

Phase 1 (SCTEx)

Main article: Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway

This will be a 4-lane tollway beginning from Subic–Tipo Expressway in Hermosa, Bataan to Brgy. Amucao, Tarlac City, Tarlac.

Phase 2 (TPLEx)

Main article: Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway

This will be a 4-lane tollway from La Paz, Tarlac to Rosario, La Union.

Phase 3 (TNEAx)

Main article: Tarlac-Nueva Ecija-Aurora Expressway

This will be a 4-lane tollway from Paniqui, Tarlac, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, to Baler.

• The toll road is also considered as the extension of Central Luzon Link Expressway.

Technical specifications

• Name: North Luzon West Expressway
• Concession holder/s: Manila North Tollways Corporation (Phase 1/SCTEx)
  Private Infra Development Corporation (Phase 2/TPLEx)
  TBA (Phase 3/TNAEx)
• Operator/s: Tollways Management Corporation (Phase 1/SCTEx)
  Private Infra Development Corporation (Phase 2/TPLEx)
  TBA (Phase 3/TNAEx)
• Length: 238.5 Kilometers
• Concession starting date/s: April 2008 (Phase 1/SCTEx)
  October 2013 (Phase 2/TPLEx)
  TBA (Phase 3/TNAEx)
• Concession ending date/s: September 2038 (Phase 1/SCTEx)
  February 2044 (Phase 2/TPLEx)
  TBA (Phase 3/TNAEx)
• Highway exits: 10 (Phase 1/SCTEx)
  10 (Phase 2/TPLEx)
  TBA (Phase 3/TNAEx)
• Lanes: 4 lanes
• Rest and Service Areas: None
• Minimum Height Clearance on Underpasses: 4.28 m (Phase 1/SCTEx)
  4.28 m (Phase 2/TPLEx)
  TBA (Phase 3/TNAEx)

See also

• North Luzon Expressway
• North Luzon East Expressway
• Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway
• Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway
• Tarlac–Nueva Ecija–Aurora Expressway
• Central Luzon