Two senators on Tuesday objected to the looming increase in toll fees at the NLEx and called on its operator to fix the worsening traffic conditions along the stretch of the highway before considering any adjustment in rates. | melvingasconINQ /PDI
The TRB recently allowed a provisional toll adjustment at NLEx wherein Class 1 vehicles will have to pay an additional P7 in NLEx’s “open system” from Balintawak to Marilao in Bulacan starting Thursday.On the NLEx “closed” system, from Marilao to Sta. Ines, motorists will pay an additional P26 for Class 1, P65 for Class 2, and P77 for Class 3.Poe said the TRB and NLEx Corp.
She dismissed the justification earlier offered by the TRB and MPIC that the increases were covered by its public-private partnership agreement. “The has the duty to ensure that the interests of the commuting public are also protected,” she explained.
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