Ang Pahayagan

Motorists plying the SCTEX are expected to have safer travels as NLEX Corporation completes today, December 2, the road raising project in Dinalupihan and roadway lighting and safety devices installation in Hermosa, both in the province of Bataan.

NLEX and Bataan officials marked the milestone with a drive-through inspection of the newly completed projects.

Earlier this year, the tollway company started the P150-million road raising project in a 640-meter stretch of SCTEX Dinalupihan to mitigate the risk of flooding in the area. It raised the elevation of the road as high as 1.8 meters and constructed additional box culverts and new drainage structures to ensure safe passage of motorists even during inclement weather conditions. The new culverts can handle huge amounts of water and help drain the water easily, preventing flooding.

“By raising this part of the expressway, we are not only providing safer journeys to our motorists, but we are also enabling our infrastructure to be more efficient and capable of withstanding severe weather events in the future,” said NLEX Corporation President and General Manager J. Luigi L. Bautista, highlighting that ensuring public safety has always been at the forefront of expressway operations.

NLEX Corp. also installed LED lights and safety devices between the SCTEX Dinalupihan Spur and Roman Highway in Hermosa, Bataan to guide motorists especially at night. Last August, NLEX and the local government of Hermosa inked a Memorandum of Agreement for these enhancements.

Covering approximately two kilometers, the improvement projects in Hermosa include light poles, directional signs, bollards, and reflectorized metal strips.

“We are also aiming to make night driving better through new brighter lights and signs, aside from making our roads more reliable. With these, we can reduce potential hazards caused by poor visibility and lack of traffic signs,” Bautista added.

Affirming the company’s commitment to safety, NLEX is the first tollway firm in the country to be certified and recertified for ISO 39001:2012 Road Traffic Safety Management System (RTSMS).

NLEX Corporation is a subsidiary of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the toll road arm of the Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC). (PR)

📸 Top photo: NLEX Corporation President and General Manager J. Luigi L. Bautista (center) is joined by (from left of photo) Dinalupihan Vice Mayor Fernando Manalili; Hermosa Mayor Antonio Joseph Inton; Dinalupihan Mayor Herman Santos and Board Member Romano Del Rosario during a drive-through inspection at the newly-completed P150-million road raising project in Bataan.

📸 NLEX Corporation Vice President for Asset Management Ms. Jennifer Jane Go point to a presentation the locations of the road raising project and roadway lighting and safety devices installation completed by the tollway company. (Ang Pahayagan photos/ JUN DUMAGUING)