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00:00Congratulations to the heavy traffic on the North Luzon Expressway. We have Robin Ignacio, assistant vice president for traffic operations of NLEX. Good morning Robin.
00:10Good morning sir Igan. Good morning to our viewers.
00:15First, how long is the traffic on NLEX? Where is it?
00:21And when you reach the Marilau Bridge, how many minutes or hours will you wait?
00:30Yes, for now sir, the traffic is getting longer because it's rush hour.
00:37Our turn-in is here in the Valenzuela area.
00:39Okay.
00:40So around, between 7 to 8 kilometers is the moving traffic.
00:44So it will take you around 40 minutes, 40 to 45 minutes before the train arrives.
00:50Yes.
00:51How far is Pinzala from the Marilau Interchange Bridge?
00:55Yes. When the tank of the truck hit it, the two girders were damaged.
01:03So we need to put shoring. There's shoring and that's why our two lanes are closed.
01:11Will it take hours or days?
01:16Actually sir Igan, it will take between two to three weeks for the restoration.
01:21Two to three weeks?
01:23Yes sir. Two to three weeks.
01:26Now there's a lane closed on the NLEX side.
01:30So where can the tourists go? Will they return to MacArthur Highway?
01:36Yes. Actually, we have teams in Balintawak to assist.
01:42That's the thing. We already have a lot of tourists using the NLEX.
01:48For the northbound, they can go to MacArthur Highway. That's our alternate route.
01:55They can also go to Bukawe Bypass Road towards Ciudad de Victoria, the Philippine arena.
02:03Or they can also go to Bukawe before entering the NLEX.
02:08After the Marilau area, those are the entrances.
02:12Okay. Did you check the height of the truck going in or going out of the NLEX?
02:18Will they pass it?
02:20Yes sir. Actually, we have dedicated teams to measure it.
02:25That night, I mean the other night, we have dedicated teams.
02:30They have more than 100 trucks.
02:34Out of the 100, more than 20 are over-heighted.
02:38So they were diverted to go out of the NLEX and not to reach the bridge.
02:43The truck that passed through the Marilau Bridge was hit by another vehicle, not the truck lane.
02:52Okay. But according to the information...
02:55Yes sir.
02:56Go ahead Robin.
02:57Now, we have increased our measures.
03:02We are adding more personnel to ensure that there will be no unsafe trucks that will pass through.
03:11Yes, because there was an accident.
03:13But Robin, according to the information given to me by some truckers associations,
03:18they have been complaining about this interchange for a long time.
03:22Because the road is well-maintained and the asphalt is well-laid,
03:28the bridge is already going up.
03:31The DPWH is not well-maintained because it's not a major road.
03:35Did the LGU coordinate with you so that the bridge is well-maintained before the accident happened?
03:43Yes sir. Actually, years back, we coordinated with DPWH.
03:48But that's what the local authorities are instructing.
03:50We also have coordination with the local authorities, but the local authorities are not accepting the bridge.
03:57All of us, when the bridges were interchanged here in the NLEX,
04:03it's not in the NLEX sir, it's under the DPWH or the local government unit.
04:11I hope it was avoided.
04:16Yes, that's what they're saying.
04:19The asphalt is well-maintained ever since its clearance height of 4.5 meters across.
04:31Okay. Thank you very much Robby Ignacio, assistant vice president for traffic operations of NLEX. Take care.
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