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Date Posted: Fri, Oct 25 2013
Author: Source: The Manila Times
Subject: Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway


Here is a good news for those people who commute between Manila and Tagudin. The Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union (TPLEX) is finally opening the first phase of the expressway project from Tarlac City to Gerona. It is only for a distance of 17 km but at least it will save you time particularly at Tarlac City where traffic is bad all the time throughout the year. I wonder though how you would transition from NLEX to this new expresway. At present, NLEX ends in Mabalacat, Pampanga then you would have to exit the expressway and get on to McArthur Highway for a few kilometers more before you reach Tarlac City. I wonder if there is a connecting road that seamlessly connect to TPLEX? This is really good news for everyone and I hope they speed up the remaining unfinished portions of the expressway all the way up to Rosario.




New tollway to open Tuesday
October 25, 2013 8:25 pm

by Rosalie C. Periabras

Private Infra Dev Corp. (PIDC), the all-Filipino consortium led by diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), is set to soft-open the first phase of its P23.8-billion Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX), the first greenfield road infrastructure project in its portfolio, on October 30.

“This marks our first foray into the construction of tollways and is a major milestone in our infrastructure master plan,” said Ramon Ang, SMC president and chief operating officer.

The company said that on Friday, the Toll Regulatory Board authorized the issuance of the Toll Operation Permit for the expressway after PIDC completed construction this month. The first phase, Section 1A, which provides a seamless connection to the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway , stretches 17 kilometers from Tarlac City to Victoria, then to Gerona, Tarlac.

SMC said that this portion of the toll road, which will cut current travel time to Baguio by as much as 40 minutes, is part of a total 88.6-kilometer expressway, which is seen to accelerate growth in tourism and trade and agriculture in North Luzon. From Gerona, TPLEX will have exits in Paniqui and Moncada in Tarlac; Rosales, Urdaneta City, and Pozorrubio in Pangasinan; and Rosario, in La Union. Completion of the section up to Rosales is scheduled for middle of 2014 while the section up to La Union is scheduled for completion by 2016.

Originally designed as a two-lane road, the TPLEX proponents, led by the San Miguel Group, decided to upgrade it to four to enhance efficiency and road safety, and anticipate future growth in traffic volume. Since its diversification to infrastructure, SMC has been aggressive in pursuing much-needed road projects. In April this year, SMC won the concession to build and operate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway, which will connect the Skyway system to all three NAIA airport terminals and to the Entertainment City of PAGCOR in the City of Manila, and the Manila-Cavite Expressway.

SMC is also set to start construction of Skyway Stage 3, another major infrastructure project under the Aquino administration that will connect Makati to the North Luzon Expressway and decongest major thoroughfares such as EDSA.

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