2-km. traffic builds up at SCTEX’s Mabalacat Toll Plaza

A 2-kilometer queue of vehicles has developed along the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), toward the Mabalact Toll Plaza, prompting the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) to deploy extra tollbooths and mobile tellers to ease the traffic congestion.

On-the-road tellers have been deployed at the Mabalacat entry plaza to facilitate toll collection, the North Luzon Expressway tweeted via @nlextraffic.

Thirty temporary tollbooths have also been set up in the area.

Traffic flow along other toll plazas along SCTEX, however, remain light.

SCTEX update: Mabalacat TP Entry (H) approx 2kms queue. Tipo TP (LM) 15 veh/lane. All other toll plazas @SCTEx_Travel entry/exit(L)

— TollRegulatoryBoard (@TRBSAFE) April 2, 2015

The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has advised motorists going to Tarlac and farther along Northern Luzon to take the Sta. Ines exit and then pass through MacArthur Highway-Mabalacat and enter the Dolores entry of SCTEX to avoid the Mabalacat Toll Plaza due to heavy traffic.

Temporary tollbooths and ambulant tellers have been deployed to ease the traffic along several points of the North and South Luzon Expressways (NLEX and SLEX) Thursday morning as travelers head for the provinces.

The traffic situation along the northbound lanes from San Simon to Dau of NLEX has become moderate to heavy as of mid-morning Thursday.

Travelling South, exact toll payments are being sold at Shell SB for faster transactions. pic.twitter.com/mRLYsWVCN9

— TollRegulatoryBoard (@TRBSAFE) April 2, 2015

Moderate traffic has also been noted along the northbound lanes from the Viaduct area to San Fernando.

As of 10:26 a.m., a queue stretching around 100 meters has formed along the southbound lane of the Ayala Toll Plaza. A counterflow lane was opened and mobile tellers have been deployed.

Along SLEX, traffic flow remains light through the northbound and southbound lanes of the Calamba Toll Plaza. Mobile tellers have been put on standby to avoid traffic congestion.

To hasten toll payment, motorists can purchase exact toll payments sold at Shell gasoline stations along the SLEX southbound lane, the board said. – Xian Arcangel//VS, GMA News