NLEX operator MPTC moves to ease traffic after days of heavy rains

NLEX operator MPTC moves to ease traffic after days of heavy rains

Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), operator of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), is deploying temporary flood barriers, siphoning trucks and...

UST priest, motorists slam NLEX flood response; tollway operator apologizes

THE OPERATOR of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) apologized to motorists stranded for hours by severe flooding in San Simon, Pampanga, after drawing criticism over its handling of traffic and advisories during the ordeal. Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), parent company of NLEX Corp., said it was “deeply sorry” to motorists affected by the flooding, which caused traffic to stretch for more than six kilometers and persist until Sept. 1. “To e…