Project Description
Contracting Parties:
Project Grantor - Toll Regulatory Board (TRB)
Project Grantee - Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA)
Project Operator - Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) now NLEX Corp.
Concession Period:
35 year - April 28, 2008 to October 30, 2043
A 2X2 divided lane expressway from Tipo, Subic to La Paz, Tarlac approximately 94.62 kilometers
Package 1: | Subic to Clark Section (Tipo Junction in Dinalupihan, Bataan to Clark Friendship Gate in the CSEZ) | 50.50kms |
Package 2: | Cark to Tarlac Section (Clark Friendship Gate to Tarlac City) | 44.12kms |
Enhancement Projects:
Mabiga Interchange - Additional On and Off ramps with Entry and Exit Toll Plazas (opened to traffic on February 15, 2018)
Sta.Ines Right Turning Ramp - Construction of right turning NB exit ramp to Magalang and rehabilitation of existing road of Sta. Ines I/C overpass (opened to traffic on February 09, 2018)
Tipo Toll Plaza - Additional toll lanes at exit toll plaza (100% accomplished and operational)
Historical Background
Breaking ground on April 5, 2005, the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) is the country’s longest expressway at 93.77 kilometers. Commercial operations started on April 28, 2008, with the opening of the Subic-Clark Segment and portion of Clark-Tarlac Segment. The opening of the remaining Clark-Tarlac Segment on July 25, 2008 signaled the full operations of the SCTEX.
The SCTEX seeks to transform the Central Luzon region into a world-class logistics hub in the Asia-Pacific region through the integration of economic activities in the Subic Bay Freeport, the Clark Freeport Zone, and the Central Techno Park in Tarlac and by linking major infrastructures such as the Seaport in Subic and the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark.
The 93.77-kilometer, four-lane expressway is divided into two major segments:
1.Package 1: Subic-Clark Segment – 50.5 kilometers ( Contractor: Kajima-Obayashi-JFE Engineering-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Inc. Joint Venture)
2.Package 2: Clark-Tarlac segment – 43.27 kilometers (Contractor: Hazama-Taisei-Nippon Steel Joint Venture)
The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) is also known for many descriptive phrases: The Philippines’ Newest and Longest Expressway. A World-Class Toll road. Backbone of a New Economic Corridor. Centerpiece of Luzon’s Commercial and logistics Hub. Launch Pad for Region III’s Economic Takeoff. Crown Jewel of the Luzon Urban Beltway. Global Gateway of the Extended W Growth Corridor. A Marvelous Piece of Engineering.
The SCTEX is a flagship project of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). The 94-kilometer tollway is envisioned to transform the Subic-Clark corridor into an international logistics center and commercial hub in the Asia-Pacific rim.