SLEX vs NLEX toll rate

**cammer** · August 13th, 2010 04:26 PM

There should be corresponding increase in speed limit

**niky** · August 14th, 2010 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Radical!

Since I work in Batangas, SLEX has my daily drive from the Metro for the last 8 years or so (Yes, I survived the time it was being rehabilitated). Last weekend, I did NLEX-SCTeX to Subic. This is the first time I got a chance to compare both tollways after the rehab. NLEX is definitely much better. Smoother, lanes wider, road markings very visible, signs/fonts uniformed. Is it because the French built the NLEX and us pinoys build the SLEX?

Sulit ang bayad sa NLEX/SCTEX even with the toll increase/VAT. It's a pain to be paying almost 400% more for SLEX.

Perhaps if SLEX (Mates) opens the extension/link to STAR, maybe I'll change my mind.

Laking ginhawa para sa akin.

That's because they did it right on the NLEX. With the SLEX, I can't count how many times they did and redid certain parts (and I heard they even changed contractors at times) and how many millions (if not billions) of pesos were wasted on terrible construction practices. Even now, the tollgates are poorly designed, with some gates and exits not wide enough to accomodate large trucks or newer vehicles!

It's like the idiots who designed the system didn't know the first thing about building roads!

**Wh1stl3r** · August 15th, 2010 08:12 PM

NLEX isn't so hot anymore, marami na din mga bumps. Toll should always be a function of how good the road is.

+1 to increase speed limits if they manage to keep it as good as it was before. Even just 120 would be great.