(Photo via DPWH)
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar announced on Monday, Feb. 15, that the 18-kilometer portion of the entire CLLEX Phase 1 from Tarlac City to Nueva Ecija will be opened to public by May 15, 2021.
“Witihin the next 90 days, the 18-kilometer section from the connection of SCTEX (Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway) and TPLEX (Tarlac-Pangasinan-La UnionExpressway) in Balingcanaway, Tarlac City up to Aliaga Interchange of the Central Luzon Link Expressway Project Phase 1 will be substantially completed,” Villar said as he took the first drive test within the portion Monday.
The entire CLLEX Phase 1 is seen to reduce travel time between Tarlac City and Cabanatuan City from 70 minutes to just 20 minutes.