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{{Short description|Major controlled-access highway in the Philippines}}
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{{about|the main route of the North Luzon Expressway|the spur linking with the Port of Manila|NLEX Harbor Link}}
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{{Infobox road
| country = PHL
| type = E
| established = 1968
| marker_image = [[File:Asian Highway 26 PH sign.svg|75px]] [[File:E1 (Philippines).svg|75px]] [[File:N160 (Philippines).svg|75px]] <br />{{fontcolor|white|red|R-8}}<br>[[File:NLEx logo.svg|250px]]
| name = North Luzon Expressway
| alternate_name = 
| map = NLEX (map).png
| map_notes = Map of expressways in [[Luzon]], with the North&nbsp;Luzon&nbsp;Expressway in orange
| image = NLEX San Fernando exit (Pampanga; 05-27-2023).jpg
| image_notes = The expressway in [[San Fernando, Pampanga]]
| length_round = 1
| ahn = {{jct|country=ASIA|AH|26}}
| maint = [[NLEX Corporation]] <!-- the surest, talking about entire expressway. Please discuss if N160 on NLEX is really maintained by DPWH even though it is officially designated. -->
| allocation = {{plainlist|
*{{jct|country=PHL|E|1}}
*{{jct|country=PHL|AH|E1}} from [[Balintawak Interchange|Balintawak]] to Santa Rita, [[Guiguinto]]
*{{jct|country=PHL|N|160}} in [[Quezon City]] and [[Caloocan]] 
*{{fontcolor|white|red|R-8}} [[Radial Road 8|R-8]] from [[Balintawak Interchange]] to [[Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway|SCTEX]]<ref name="dashboard" />
}}
| restrictions = No motorcycles below 400cc
| length_km = 84
| length_notes = <small>Including Tabang Spur Road</small>
| length_ref = <ref name="pncc" />
| direction_a = North
| terminus_a = {{plainlist|
*{{jct|country=PHL|N|213|name1=Mabalacat–Magalang Road}} in [[Mabalacat]]
}}
| junction = {{plainlist|
*{{jct|country=PHL|E|1|name1=[[Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway]]}} in Mabalacat
*{{jct|country=PHL|N|3|name1=[[Jose Abad Santos Avenue]]}} in [[San Fernando, Pampanga|San Fernando]]
*{{jct|country=PHL|AH|N1|name1=[[Maharlika Highway]]}} in [[Guiguinto]]
*{{jct|country=PHL|N|247|name1=[[Plaridel Bypass Road]]}} in [[Balagtas, Bulacan|Balagtas]]
*{{jct|country=PHL|E|5|name1=[[NLEX Harbor Link]]}} in [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela]]
}}
| terminus_b = {{jct|country=PHL|AH|N1|N|160|name1=[[EDSA]]|name2=[[Andres Bonifacio Avenue, Quezon City|A. Bonifacio Avenue]]}} at [[Balintawak Cloverleaf]], [[Quezon City]]
| direction_b = South
| cities = [[Angeles City]], [[Caloocan]], [[Mabalacat]], [[Malabon]], [[Malolos]], [[Meycauayan]], [[San Fernando, Pampanga|San Fernando]], [[Quezon City]], [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela]]
| towns = [[Apalit]], [[Bocaue, Bulacan|Bocaue]], [[Balagtas, Bulacan|Balagtas]], [[Calumpit]], [[Guiguinto]], [[Marilao]], [[Mexico, Pampanga|Mexico]], [[Plaridel, Bulacan|Plaridel]], [[Pulilan]], [[San Simon, Pampanga|San Simon]], [[Santo Tomas, Pampanga|Santo Tomas]]
| provinces = [[Bulacan]] and [[Pampanga]]
| regions = [[Central Luzon]] and [[Metro Manila]]
}}
The '''North Luzon Expressway''' ('''NLEX'''),'''{{Efn|The North Luzon Expressway is also known by its former names: the '''Manila North Diversion Road''' ('''MNDR'''), '''North Super Highway''' ('''NSH'''), '''Manila North Expressway''' ('''MNEX'''), and the '''North Luzon Tollway''' ('''NLT''').}}''' signed as '''E1''' of the [[Philippine expressway network]], partially as '''N160'''{{Efn|name=untolled|N160 and R-8 are also designated to the expressway's untolled segment from [[Balintawak Interchange]] in [[Quezon City]] to beneath the Balintawak/NLEX Exit of [[Skyway (Metro Manila)|Skyway]], near the former site of the Balintawak toll plaza, in [[Caloocan]], officially a secondary road called the '''Manila North Diversion Road''' according to the [[Department of Public Works and Highways]]. The road is maintained by the department's Quezon City 1st District Engineering Office.<ref name="dashboard" />}} of the [[Philippine highway network]], and partially as '''R-8'''{{Efn|name=untolled}} of the [[List of roads in Metro Manila|Metro Manila arterial road network]],'''{{Efn|These designations only apply to the main segment of the NLEX.}}''' is a [[controlled-access highway]] that connects [[Metro Manila]] to the provinces of the [[Central Luzon]] region in the [[Philippines]]. The expressway, which includes the main segment and its various spurs, has a total length of {{convert|101.8|km|sp=us}} and travels from its northern terminus at Santa Ines Interchange in [[Mabalacat]], [[Pampanga]], to its southern terminus at [[Balintawak Interchange]] in [[Quezon City]], which is adjacent to its connection to [[Skyway (Metro Manila)|Skyway]], an elevated toll road that connects the expressway to its counterpart in the south, the [[South Luzon Expressway]]. The segment of the expressway between Santa Rita Exit in [[Guiguinto, Bulacan|Guiguinto]] and the Balintawak Interchange is part of [[Pan-Philippine Highway|Asian Highway 26]] of the [[Asian highway network]]. Although its name implies a connection to northern Luzon, the expressway's northern end is actually in Central Luzon.

The North Luzon Expressway was built in the 1960s as part of the government's program to develop areas adjacent to Metro Manila, with NLEX serving the north. The expressway was originally controlled by the [[Philippine National Construction Corporation]] (PNCC), until the expressway's operations and maintenance was transferred on February 10, 2005, to the [[NLEX Corporation]], a subsidiary of [[Metro Pacific Investments Corporation]] (a former subsidiary of [[Lopez Holdings Corporation]] until August 2008). The expressway was expanded and rehabilitated from 2003 to February 2005, modernizing the road and its facilities.

== Route description ==

=== NLEX Main ===
[[File:Views of North Luzon Expr essway from Santa Rita Interchange 18.jpg|thumb|left|NLEX near the Santa Rita interchange in [[Guiguinto]]]]
The North Luzon Expressway's main segment, called the North Luzon Tollway (NLT) or NLEX Main, cuts northwards from [[Quezon City]] to the provinces in Central Luzon.

The expressway begins in Quezon City as a four lane road at the [[Balintawak Interchange]] with [[EDSA]] as a continuation of [[Andres Bonifacio Avenue|A. Bonifacio Avenue]]. The main segment spans {{convert|84|km|mi|sp=us|abbr=in}}, passing through [[Caloocan]] and [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela]] in [[Metro Manila]] and the provinces of [[Bulacan]] and [[Pampanga]] in Central Luzon. It currently ends in [[Mabalacat]]. The NLEX runs parallel to the [[MacArthur Highway]], which is officially known as the Manila North Road.

From Balintawak, the NLEX follows a straight north route, with sections lined by billboards. Two service roads run on either sides of the expressway from Balintawak to Barangay Lias, [[Marilao]], albeit discontinuously and one service road on the west from Marilao Exit to Duhat, Bocaue. The N160 [[Concurrency (road)|concurrency]] end in the city boundaries of [[Caloocan]] and [[Malabon]], near the Eternal Gardens Memorial Park and just below [[Skyway (Metro Manila)|Skyway]] and its Balintawak Exit and few meters south of the former site of Balintawak toll plaza that operated until 2005. The expressway then bends westward at [[Harbor Link Interchange]] in [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela]] and in Tambubong Interchange in Bocaue, Bulacan. The following exit, Tabang, leads passengers to the Tabang Spur Road. The Tabang Spur Road is a four-lane, {{convert|3.36|km|sp=us|adj=on}} spur road in [[Bulacan]] that branches off NLEX Main at Tabang Exit in [[Balagtas, Bulacan|Balagtas]] and terminates at a partial cloverleaf interchange with MacArthur Highway and Cagayan Valley Road at Guiguinto Exit in [[Guiguinto, Bulacan|Guiguinto]].<ref name="tabang">{{Cite web |last=<!--Not stated--> |title=Tabang Spur Road, Province of Bulacan |url=http://ph.geoview.info/tabang_spur_road,37278444w |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109100158/https://ph.geoview.info/tabang_spur_road,37278444w |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |access-date=May 22, 2020 |website=geoview.info |url-status=live}}</ref> The spur road carried the final leg of the expressway until the present route was extended to Pampanga.

The expressway narrows to three lanes per direction past Tabang Exit. It continues on a straight route, traversing paddy fields on the outskirts of Guiguinto, Malolos, and Pulilan. The Asian Highway 26 (AH26) concurrency leaves NLEX at Santa Rita Exit, where it follows [[Pan-Philippine Highway|Maharlika Highway]], also known as Cagayan Valley Road, towards [[Baliwag]] and [[Cagayan Valley]]. A few meters after Pulilan Exit is the [[Candaba Viaduct]] (officially known as Pulilan-Apalit Bridge). The bridge traverses rice paddies and swampland in the municipalities of Pulilan, [[Calumpit, Bulacan|Calumpit]], Bulacan and [[Apalit]], [[Pampanga]], and crosses Apalit Bypass Road and [[Pampanga River]] before the viaduct ends. The expressway continues again on a straight alignment. After San Fernando Exit, the expressway narrows into two lanes per direction. It continues a mostly straight and gently winding route through the rural areas of [[Mexico, Pampanga|Mexico]], crossing Abacan and Quitangil rivers, and traversing the eastern parts of [[Angeles City|Angeles]] and [[Mabalacat]]. NLEX connects with [[Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway]] via Clark Spur Road, which ends [[Radial Road 8]] concurrency before the main line terminates at Sta. Ines Interchange, with a toll plaza serving the exit.

=== NLEX Harbor Link ===
{{Main|NLEX Harbor Link}}
Collectively known as the North Luzon Expressway Harbor Link Project (NLEX Harbor Link Project),<ref name="nlexhl">{{Cite web |title=NLEX Harbor Link Project (Segments 8.1, 8.2, 9 & 10) |url=https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/PPP/projs/NLEX_harbor_link |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723052844/https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/PPP/projs/NLEX_harbor_link |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |access-date=July 17, 2021 |website=Department of Public Works and Highways |url-status=live}}</ref> these series of expressways connect the North Luzon Expressway to various points in Metro Manila. It currently runs from [[Mindanao Avenue]] in [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela]] to [[Radial Road 10]] in [[Navotas]], linking the North Luzon Expressway to the [[Port of Manila]]. Once completed, it will run from [[Katipunan Avenue]], a component of [[Circumferential Road 5]], in [[Quezon City]] at the east.

== History ==
=== Planning and construction ===
[[File:Balintawak Interchange in 1968.png|thumb|[[Balintawak Interchange]] in 1968]]
[[File:Partas MAN Diesel at NLEX 1999 - Flickr.jpg|thumb|A segment of NLEX in 1999, with a passing [[Partas]] bus]]
The original stretch of the highway, named Manila North Expressway, from [[Balintawak Interchange]] in Quezon City up to Guiguinto Exit in Bulacan, was completed on August 4, 1968. It is a fully fenced limited-access highway that consisted of a four-lane rural divided roadway, nine twin bridges, one railroad overpass, seven underpasses, and three interchanges.<ref name="pncc" /> The executive order was signed to designate the highway as a toll road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 118 |url=https://signal.ph/summary/administrative_orders-80850}}</ref>

Originally a project of the [[Department of Public Works and Highways]], the completion of the major portion of the job fell on the Construction Development Corporation of the Philippines (CDCP, the precursor to PNCC) to pioneer the toll concept of funding infrastructure.<ref name="MichelleRama20160223">{{Cite news |last=Rama |first=Michelle |date=February 23, 2016 |title=A History of Forgetting |work=Rappler |url=https://www.rappler.com/views/imho/123423-history-forgetting-tado-bongbong-marcos |access-date=September 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719120523/https://www.rappler.com/views/imho/123423-history-forgetting-tado-bongbong-marcos |archive-date=July 19, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was carried out under the private financing scheme provided by Republic Act No. 3741.

Additional work required by the government included the construction of the Balintawak – Novaliches Interchange Complex, the Tabang Interchange, and the approach road of the underpasses.
 	 	
The construction of the extension, began in April 1974 and was completed in August 1977. The route, consisting of {{convert|50.9|km|sp=us}} of concrete road, was built as part of a highways program of the [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] ([[World Bank]]) linking major urban centers to the production centers in the north. The project features a 4-lane limited-access highway with a {{convert|5|km|adj=on|sp=us}} [[Candaba Viaduct]], a construction innovation utilizing precast beam system, 6 interchanges, 12 bridges, and overpass/underpass structures.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Philippine Development, Volume 5 |publisher=Office of the Director-General of the [[National Economic and Development Authority]] |year=1977}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Philippine Yearbook 1979 |publisher=Bureau of the Census and Statistics |year=1979}}</ref><ref name="pncc">{{Cite web |title=PNCC Projects |url=https://pncc.ph/projects_slex.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025063314/https://pncc.ph/projects_slex.htm |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |access-date=July 29, 2021 |website=Philippine National Construction Corporation |url-status=live}}</ref>

Between 1982 and 1989, under the administrations of [[Presidency of Ferdinand Marcos|Ferdinand Marcos]] and [[Presidency of Corazon Aquino|Corazon Aquino]], the expressway was extended by another {{convert|5|km|sp=us}} from its terminus at Dau Exit to Santa Ines Exit in [[Mabalacat, Pampanga]], with a northbound lane from Dau Exit to the future connection to SCTEX had an asphalt overlay while the southbound lane was originally a concrete road before an asphalt overlay was added upon the expressway's rehabilitation.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=March 14, 1989 |title=₱150-million tollways open |work=Manila Standard |pages=20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=North Luzon Expressway |url=http://www.mntc.com/html/projects.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030811025128/http://www.mntc.com/html/projects.htm |archive-date=August 11, 2003 |website=Manila North Tollways Corporation}}</ref>

=== Planned extension to Pangasinan and La Union ===
Early in the plans that would have extended the expressway beyond its northern terminus in Mabalacat, Pampanga, towards the [[Ilocos Region|Ilocos region]]. These various different proposals have been made throughout the years.

In 1977, President [[Ferdinand Marcos|Ferdinand Marcos Sr.]] signed a presidential decree that proposes an expressway extension to [[Rosales, Pangasinan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1113 |url=https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1977/pd_1113_1977.html}}</ref> They later mentioned it again in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1894 |url=https://pncc.ph/LINKS/PD%201894.pdf |access-date=June 13, 2024 |website=PNCC}}</ref> In 1989, the PNCC proposed an extension of the expressway, totaling by 20 kilometers (12&nbsp;mi) from Mabalacat to [[Capas]], [[Tarlac]], and 82 kilometers (51&nbsp;mi) to Rosales.<ref name=":1" />

In 1994, the PNCC entered into a MOU with [[Italian-Thai Development]] for the extension of the North Luzon Tollway to Pangasinan and La Union, as well as the widening of the expressway from four to eight lanes under the build-operate-transfer scheme.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 8, 1994 |title=Thai firm sets P75-B sev't bid for Clark Field |work=Manila Standard |pages=13}}</ref> However, the agreement turned into a deadlock, and Congressman [[Mike Defensor]] was assailed for imputing motivations to Speaker [[Jose de Venecia Jr.]] for resolving, and also, Benpres (now [[Lopez Holdings Corporation]]), which involved the rehabilitation and expansion of the expressway, was planned to include the extension to Pangasinan and [[La Union]] with agreement as its revision.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 16, 1996 |title=Dragging RP into US-China feud |work=Manila Standard |pages=23B}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 26, 1996 |title=Clamor for NLE project probe grows |work=Manila Standard |pages=27B}}</ref> Nothing came out of that undertaking.<ref name=":3">{{cite report |url=https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/11718186_01.pdf |title=The Development of The Public-private Partnership Technique for The Metro Manila Urban Expressway Network |date=March 2003 |publisher=Almec Corporation |volume=1 |website=Japan International Cooperation Agency |access-date=June 5, 2024}}</ref>

Filipinas Dravo Corporation also made a study on the expressway extension that would extend to [[San Fernando, La Union]], totaling {{convert|162|km|sp=us}} in 1996 and proposed it in the 1997 master plan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Architect.Alli-Ph's FB post |url=https://www.facebook.com/share/1NS2zq7MjK/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook photo |url=https://www.facebook.com/share/18XTaDcBoP/}}</ref>

On December 30, 1996, Japanese company [[Itochu]] signed an agreement with the PNCC to build the extension of the expressway to Pangasinan, and a feasibility study was conducted. Meanwhile, the route has a total length of {{convert|88|km|sp=us}} from Mabalacat to [[Urdaneta, Pangasinan|Urdaneta]], Pangasinan, with a planned extension to La Union.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 30, 1996 |title=PNCC-Itochu deal |work=Manila Standard |pages=12}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite report |url=https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/11718186_01.pdf |title=The Development of The Public-private Partnership Technique for The Metro Manila Urban Expressway Network |date=March 2003 |publisher=Almec Corporation |volume=1 |website=Japan International Cooperation Agency |access-date=June 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=The World Bank |first= |date=May 1999 |title=Asian Toll Road Development Program Review of Recent Toll Road Experience in Selected Countries and Preliminary Tool Kit for Toll Road Development |url=https://ppp.worldbank.org/public-private-partnership/sites/ppp.worldbank.org/files/documents/asian_toll_road_development_program.pdf |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2000 |title=DEVELOPING BEST PRACTICES FOR PROMOTING PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE - ROADS |url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/27905/roads.pdf |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=[[Asian Development Bank]]}}</ref> When the proposal was not realized, the extension of the expressway was split into two expressways, the [[Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway]] and its segment between Clark and [[Tarlac City]], and the [[Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway]]. No new proposals have made since then.

=== Expansion and rehabilitation ===
[[File:San Fernando Toll Plaza (circa 1999-2001).jpg|thumb|The San Fernando toll plaza in 2001, few years before the rehabilitation]]
On April 30, 1998, the MNTC was granted the concession for the expressway, manifested in a Supplementary Toll Operation Agreement (STOA). Under the STOA, the government confirmed the assignment by PNCC of its usufructuary rights, interest and privileges over the existing expressway, including all extensions, linkages and diversions in favor of MNTC. These concession rights authorized MNTC to construct, finance, manage, operate and maintain all the project roads and charge tolls thereon.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=G.R. No. 166910, October 19, 2010 |url=https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/54585}}</ref><ref name="nlextrb">{{cite web|url=https://trb.gov.ph/index.php/toll-road-projects/north-luzon-expressway|title=NLEX <nowiki>|</nowiki> TRB|website=Toll Regulatory Board|access-date=January 13, 2022 }}</ref>

From February 2003 to February 2005, the expressway underwent a major rehabilitation. Works included the widening of the Balintawak–Tabang segment from 6 to 8 lanes and the Tabang–Sta. Rita segment from 4 to 6 lanes, asphalt overlay, and the demolition of old tollbooths. The main contractor of the rehabilitation work was [[Leighton Asia]] with [[Egis Group|Egis]] as the main subcontractor for the toll, telecommunication and traffic management systems. To help maintain the safety and quality of the expressway, various rules are in effect, such as restricting the left lane to passing vehicles only and banning overloaded trucks. On February 10, 2005, commercial operations began following the [[Toll Regulatory Board]]'s issuance of the Toll Operation Permit. On the same day, the operation and maintenance of the expressway was transferred from the government-owned PNCC to the privately owned MNTC, which would later become known as NLEX Corporation.<ref name="nlextrb" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pncc.ph/home_our_business.htm|title=Our Business|website=Philippine National Construction Corporation|access-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref>

On February 12, 2007, the entire stretch of the [[Controlled-access highway|expressway]] began another rehabilitation regarding its drainage systems. Within this period, certain lanes of the road were closed to the traffic. This in turn caused massive traffic jams along the road and the speed limit on the construction sites were reduced from {{convert|80|kph|abbr=on}} and {{convert|100|kph|abbr=on}}, respectively, to {{convert|60|kph|abbr=on}}.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} The program was finished on October 7, 2007.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

=== Further extensions ===
{{further|NLEX Harbor Link}}
[[File:453San Simon Interchange, NLEX 26.jpg|thumb|NLEX in San Simon, after the 2016 expansion project|left]]
Construction of NLEX Segment 8.1 (Mindanao Avenue Link), the first segment of the Harbor Link project, broke ground on April 2, 2009,<ref name="groundbreaking">{{cite news | title= MNTC starts construction of roads connecting NLEX from all directions  | url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/155326/money/companies/mntc-starts-construction-of-roads-connecting-nlex-from-all-directions | publisher=[[GMA News and Public Affairs]] | date=April 2, 2009 | access-date=July 8, 2016 }}</ref> with actual construction work beginning on April 21, 2009.<ref name="segment81">{{cite press release | title=NLEX's Segment 8.1 opens today, June 5 | url=http://www.mntc.com/media/news-20100605.htm <!-- original source link redirects to nlex.com.ph -->| publisher=[[Manila North Tollways Corporation]] | date=June 5, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620012926/http://www.mntc.com/media/news-20100605.htm | archive-date=June 20, 2010 | access-date=July 8, 2016 }}</ref> Right-of-way for the road and interchange was then established throughout its construction where several houses were demolished. It was opened to the traffic on June 5, 2010.<ref name="inauguration">{{cite news | title=PGMA inaugurates P2.1-B NLEX-Mindanao Avenue Link | url=http://balita.ph/2010/06/05/pgma-inaugurates-p2-1-b-nlex-mindanao-avenue-link/ | publisher=[[Philippines News Agency]] | date=June 5, 2010 | access-date=July 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119105543/http://balita.ph/2010/06/05/pgma-inaugurates-p2-1-b-nlex-mindanao-avenue-link/ |archive-date=November 19, 2011}}</ref> The spur road became part of the [[Circumferential Road 5|C-5]] Road North Extension and is built to provide another entry point to the expressway from Metro Manila and decongest [[Balintawak Interchange]].<ref name="relief">{{cite news | last=Reyes|first=Mary Ann L.L. | title=Seamless travel | url=http://www.philstar.com/business/2015/07/12/1475972/seamless-travel | work=[[The Philippine Star]] | publisher=PhilStar Daily, Inc. | date=July 12, 2015 | access-date=July 8, 2016 }}</ref>

On March 18, 2015, NLEX Segment 9 or the NLEX Karuhatan Link was opened, providing continuation to Segment 8.1 that runs from the other side of the [[Harbor Link Interchange]] to [[MacArthur Highway]] in [[Karuhatan]], [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela]].

On February 28, 2019, the main stretch of NLEX Segment 10 or the NLEX Harbor Link, from Karuhatan to C-3 Road, was opened to traffic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orellana |first=Faye |date=February 20, 2019 |title=NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 Opens on February 26 |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1088050/nlex-harbor-link-segment-10-opens-on-february-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723052838/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1088050/nlex-harbor-link-segment-10-opens-on-february-26 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |website=Inquirer.net |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 to Open February 28 |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/nlex-harbor-link-segment-10-opens-february-26-2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723052837/https://www.rappler.com/business/nlex-harbor-link-segment-10-opens-february-26-2019 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |website=Rappler|date=February 20, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2019 |title=NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 Opens this February |url=https://nlex.com.ph/2019/02/12/nlex-harbor-link-segment-10-opens-this-february/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723052838/https://nlex.com.ph/2019/02/12/nlex-harbor-link-segment-10-opens-this-february/ |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |website=NLEX Corporation |url-status=live}}</ref> On February 21, 2020, its C3–R10 Section was partially opened up to its Malabon exit ramp;<ref name="C3R10">{{Cite news |last=Rey |first=Aika |date=February 22, 2020 |title=NLEX Harbor Link Malabon Exit Open to Motorists |work=Rappler |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/252417-nlex-harbor-link-malabon-exit-open |access-date=May 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222075040/https://www.rappler.com/business/252417-nlex-harbor-link-malabon-exit-open |archive-date=February 22, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> the remaining section to Radial Road 10 was opened on June 15, 2020.<ref name="cnnph">{{Cite news |date=June 15, 2020 |title=NLEX Opens Latest Harbor Link Section |work=CNN Philippines |url=https://cnnphilippines.com/transportation/2020/6/15/NLEX-Harbor-Link-section-Quezon-City-Manila-port.html |access-date=June 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615115236/https://cnnphilippines.com/transportation/2020/6/15/NLEX-Harbor-Link-section-Quezon-City-Manila-port.html |archive-date=June 15, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[E5 expressway (Philippines)#Segment 8.2 (NLEX–C-5 Link)|NLEX Segment 8.2]], which would extend NLEX Segment 8.1 from [[Mindanao Avenue]] to [[Congressional Avenue]], is also set to be constructed, but its construction was delayed due to [[right of way]] issues.<ref>{{Cite news|title=ROW issues face NLEX extension |first=Elijah Felice |last=Rosales |work=The Philippine Star |date=20 March 2023 |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/03/20/2252871/row-issues-face-nlex-extension |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref>

====NLEX Connector====
{{Main|NLEX Connector}}
NLEX Connector is a {{convert|7.7|km|mi|sp=us|adj=on}} elevated highway serving as a connector between NLEX and SLEX. Section 1 was opened to the public, while Section 2, which is 59.12% complete as of December 2023, was partially opened and is planned to be finished in the fourth quarter of 2024.<ref>{{cite news|title=NLEX connector road segment 2 set to open as early as June |date=March 27, 2023 |first=Justine Irish |last=Tabile |work=BusinessWorld |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/economy/2023/03/27/513244/nlex-connector-road-segment-2-set-to-open-as-early-as-june/ |access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref><ref name="dpwh_connector">{{cite web|url=https://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/PPP/projs/NLEX-SLEX|title=NLEX–SLEX Connector Road Project|website=Department of Public Works and Highways|access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref>

=== Proposed renaming ===
The main expressway has been a subject of some legislative measures for its proposed renaming. These were filed to commemorate to the historical significance and contributions of its intended namesakes, respectively. However, none has taken effect to date, as these await a counterpart measure from the [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]] before it can be signed into law by the [[President of the Philippines]].

On May 10, 2015, the House Committee on Public Works and Highways approved House Bill No. 4820 that seeks to rename the expressway to '''President Corazon C. Aquino Expressway''' (CAEX), in honor of former President [[Corazon Aquino]], who was regarded as an icon of [[democracy]]. It was authored by Magnolia Rosa Antonino-Nadres, the then-representative from [[Nueva Ecija]]'s [[Nueva Ecija's 4th congressional district|4th district]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=House Panel Approves Renaming of NLEX to President Corazon C. Aquino Expressway (caex) |date=May 10, 2015 |url=https://www.congress.gov.ph/press/details.php?pressid=8702 |last1=Bundang |first1=Rowena |access-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714062818/http://www.congress.gov.ph/press/details.php?pressid=8702 |archive-date=July 14, 2015 |work=House of Representatives |url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 13, 2019, the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]] passed on third and final reading the House Bill No. 8958 that seeks to rename the expressway to the '''Marcelo H. del Pilar Expressway''' (MHDPEX),<ref>{{Cite press release |date=May 13, 2019 |title=Bill renaming NLEX to Marcelo H. del Pilar Expressway approved |url=https://www.congress.gov.ph/press/details.php?pressid=11471#:~:text=The%20House%20of%20Representatives%20approved,of%20the%20country's%20national%20hero.|access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=House of Representatives }}</ref> in honor of [[Marcelo H. del Pilar]], a [[Philippine Revolution|revolutionary]] writer and patriot from Bulacan. The bill is principally authored by [[Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado]], the then-representative from Bulacan's [[Bulacan's 1st congressional district|1st district]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 15, 2019 |title=House Approves NLEX Name Change to Marcelo H. del Pilar Expressway |work=CNN Philippines |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/5/15/nlex-rename-marcelo-del-pilar.html |access-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518124006/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/5/15/nlex-rename-marcelo-del-pilar.html |archive-date=May 18, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 15, 2019 |title=House Approves Bill Renaming NLEX to Marcelo H. del Pilar Expressway |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/15/19/house-approves-bill-renaming-nlex-to-marcelo-h-del-pilar-expressway |access-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032903/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/15/19/house-approves-bill-renaming-nlex-to-marcelo-h-del-pilar-expressway |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Future ==
=== Santa Ines extension ===
Currently, NLEX terminates at the Santa Ines Exit in Mabalacat, Pampanga. Plans to continue the expressway beyond have been raised over the years, with the cooperation of DPWH, to extend the Sta. Ines Interchange towards [[Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway]], also in Mabalacat.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ph.news.yahoo.com/nlex-dpwh-bare-pampanga-road-000000076.html | title=NLEX, DPWH bare Pampanga road network expansion plans }}</ref>

=== NLEX Phase 3 ===
NLEX Phase 3 would be a {{convert|40|km|sp=us|adj=on}} extension with three segments from NLEX Main, originally planned to be built from [[San Simon, Pampanga]], to [[Dinalupihan, Bataan]], connecting to the [[Subic Bay Freeport Zone]] via SCTEX.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) |url=https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12001509_02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017085553/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12001509_02.pdf |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |access-date=October 17, 2021 |website=[[Japan International Cooperation Agency]] |url-status=live}}</ref> However, the plan was modified to instead start somewhere between [[Apalit, Pampanga|Apalit]] and [[San Fernando, Pampanga|San Fernando]] in [[Pampanga]], then cut across [[Guagua, Pampanga|Guagua]] and end at Dinalupihan.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mercurio |first=Richmond |date=May 14, 2019 |title=NLEX Revives Plan to Extend Expressway to Bataan |work=Philstar |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/05/14/1917530/nlex-revives-plan-extend-expressway-bataan |access-date=May 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515053944/https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/05/14/1917530/nlex-revives-plan-extend-expressway-bataan |archive-date=May 15, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Though the project will tentatively start from Apalit based on the concession, the new alignment has yet to be finalized.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mercurio |first=Richmond |date=February 10, 2020 |title=NLEX Pushes P20 Billion Phase 3 Plan |work=Philstar |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2020/02/10/1991749/nlex-pushes-p20-billion-phase-3-plan |access-date=May 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210141309/https://www.philstar.com/business/2020/02/10/1991749/nlex-pushes-p20-billion-phase-3-plan |archive-date=February 10, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Santo Tomas Interchange ===
On January 19, 2024, the NLEX Corporation announced its partnership with the [[Department of Public Works and Highways]] and the [[Toll Regulatory Board]] for the construction of a new interchange in [[Santo Tomas, Pampanga]], as part of the Greater Pampanga Circumferential Road Masterplan. The interchange will connect the future Lubao–Guagua–Minalin–Santo Tomas Bypass Road and aims to alleviate congestion on [[Jose Abad Santos Avenue]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1891241/new-interchange-being-built-in-pampanga | title= New interchange being built in Pampanga|first=Tyrone Jasper|last=Piad|website= [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=January 19, 2024 }}</ref>

=== NLEX Air  ===
On August 30, 2024, MPTC announced plans to construct an elevated road, named NLEX Air, extending from the Balintawak Toll Plaza to the Tambubong Interchange. With a total length of {{convert|17|km|sp=us}}, is one of the most congested sections of the expressway, and MPTC believes an elevated tollway would ease traffic buildup in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosales |first=Elijah Felice |title=P70 billion elevated road to decongest NLEX |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/08/30/2381593/p70-billion-elevated-road-decongest-nlex |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> In November, MTC President J Luigi L Bautista announced NLEX Air will be a multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) system or barrier-free tollway, equipped with efficiency antennae, [[RFID]] sensors, [[Automatic number-plate recognition|ALPR]] and [[infrared]], [[artificial intelligence]], and [[machine learning]].<ref>{{cite news |last1= Grecia |first1=Leandre |title=A barrierless NLEX is now in the works|url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/nlex-barrierless-tollways-a5361-20241115#google_vignette |access-date=November 15, 2024 |work=topgear.com.ph |date=November 15, 2024}}</ref>

=== New Manila International Airport link ===
Pillars have been built on NLEX between its Balintawak toll plaza and [[Skyway (Metro Manila)|Skyway]] Stage 3's Balintawak/NLEX off-ramp to accommodate a future toll road to [[New Manila International Airport]] in [[Bulakan, Bulacan]].<ref name="nmia">{{Cite news |last=Esmael |first=Lisbet K. |date=November 16, 2020 |title=SMC Eyes Road, Rail Projects to Complement Bulacan Airport |work=The Manila Times |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/11/16/business/companies/smc-eyes-road-rail-projects-to-complement-bulacan-airport/797203/ |access-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214011346/https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/11/16/business/companies/smc-eyes-road-rail-projects-to-complement-bulacan-airport/797203/ |archive-date=February 14, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The future project, to be built by [[San Miguel Corporation]], will expand the capacity of NLEX by adding new 4–5 lanes up to Marilao, which was selected for another toll road to the future airport. After the completion of this elevated toll road, NLEX will have 11–13 lanes total (3–4 lanes per direction on NLEX + 5 lanes on the elevated segment) from Balintawak Cloverleaf to Marilao, ultimately bypassing the NLEX's open section.

The toll road project, later known as the '''Northern Access Link Expressway''' (NALEX), was approved by the Toll Regulatory Board in June 2022. It would be {{convert|19|km|mi|sp=us}} long from Skyway Stage 3 to a roundabout in [[Meycauayan]], near the airport. Another {{convert|117|km|mi|sp=us|adj=on}} stretch would be built beyond the NMIA roundabout, ending at the southern end of the [[Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway]] in [[Tarlac City]]. When completed, NALEX would be {{convert|136|km|mi|sp=us}} long. The NALEX project costs {{Philippine peso|148 billion}} and the first segment is targeted to be completed by 2026.<ref name="nalex">{{Cite news|title=TRB approves expressway linking Skyway Stage 3 to Bulacan airport |url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/northern-access-link-expressway-trb-approval-a4354-20220623 |first=Leandre |last=Grecia |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=Top Gear Philippines |date=June 23, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

== Tolls ==
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The tollway has two sections: an open section and a closed section. The open section, which is between Bocaue Exit and Balintawak Toll Barrier and the entire NLEX Harbor Link, employs the use of a [[barrier toll system]], which charges a flat toll based on vehicle class. It is employed to reduce the number of toll barriers (and associated bottlenecks) within [[Metro Manila]]. The closed section, which is from Bocaue Exit northwards and the northbound exit to Philippine Arena (south of Bocaue), is [[Ticket system|distance-based]], charging based on the class of vehicle and distance traveled.<ref name="toll" /> The section south of Balintawak toll barrier is toll-free, especially to vehicles travelling between [[Quirino Highway]] and [[Balintawak Interchange]].

When the expressway was modernized, an [[electronic toll collection]] system was set up for Class 1 vehicles while prepaid magnetic cards were assigned to Class 2 and 3 vehicles to speed up transactions at toll booths. These have since been replaced by a unified ETC system operated by Easytrip Services Corporation.<!-- Not implemented since 2020 Also, with the government's thrust towards toll road interoperability, Autosweep of the [[San Miguel Corporation]] which operates SLEX, Skyway, [[Southern Tagalog Arterial Road|STAR]], [[NAIA Expressway|NAIAX]], and TPLEX has been accepted as a mode of payment in NLEX since March 2018.<ref name="InteroperabilitywithRFID-carguide">{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2018 |title=DOTr: Autosweep (SLEX) RFIDs Can Now Be Used on NLEX, SCTEX (w/ Step-by-Step Guide) |url=https://www.carguide.ph/2018/03/dotr-rfids-can-now-be-used-on-nlex-sctex.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504115013/https://www.carguide.ph/2018/03/dotr-rfids-can-now-be-used-on-nlex-sctex.html |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |access-date=April 2, 2021 |website=CarGuide.ph |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="InteroperabilitywithRFID-ABS-CBN">{{Cite news |date=March 20, 2018 |title=Autosweep RFID Now Compatible with NLEX, SCTEX, Cavitex Toll Plazas |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/03/20/18/autosweep-rfid-now-compatible-with-nlex-sctex-cavitex-toll-plazas |access-date=April 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504120513/https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/03/20/18/autosweep-rfid-now-compatible-with-nlex-sctex-cavitex-toll-plazas |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>--> In accordance with law, all toll rates include a 12% [[Value-Added Tax]] (VAT). With the movement of the northernmost toll gate to Sta. Ines, the NLEX and [[Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway|SCTEX]] toll systems have been merged into one combined system, with tolls for all enclosed destinations listed.

The toll rates, implemented since March 2, 2025, are as follows<nowiki>:</nowiki><ref name="toll">{{Cite web|title=NLEX Corp. to collect new adjusted toll fees starting on March 2, 2025 |url=https://trb.gov.ph/index.php/47-press-release/83-2025-02-27-11-39-50|website=Toll Regulatory Board}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Class
!Open system<br><small>(Balintawak–Marilao)</small>
!Closed system<br><small>(Bocaue–Santa Ines)</small>
|-
|'''Class 1'''<br>(cars, motorcycles, SUVs, [[jeepney]]s)
|{{Philippine peso|79|link=yes}}
|{{Philippine peso|5.20}}/km <!--Balintawak-Sta. Ines toll rate; rounded off, per-kilometer rate from end-to-end-->
|-
|'''Class 2'''<br>(buses, light trucks)
|{{Philippine peso|199}}
|{{Philippine peso|13.00}}/km
|-
|'''Class 3'''<br>(heavy trucks)
|{{Philippine peso|238}}
|{{Philippine peso|15.60}}/km
|-
|}

== Services ==
=== Emergency phones and parking bays ===
Emergency telephone boxes are located throughout the whole length of the expressway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bantay Kalsada – Emergency Call Boxes in NLEX |url=https://www.untvweb.com/videos/bantay-kalsada-emergency-call-boxes-in-nlex/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109100202/https://www.untvweb.com/videos/bantay-kalsada-emergency-call-boxes-in-nlex/ |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |website=UNTV News and Rescue |url-status=live}}</ref> Parking bays (lay-bys) are also placed on regular intervals on the expressway, for use in emergency situations.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Three Killed as Van Hits Parked Truck Along NLEX in Bulacan |work=GMA News Online |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/342766/news/regions/three-killed-as-van-hits-parked-truck-along-nlex-in-bulacan/ |access-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109100202/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/342766/three-killed-as-van-hits-parked-truck-along-nlex-in-bulacan/story/ |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Service areas ===
[[File:Petron KM-23 (NLEX, Marilao, Bulacan)(2017-12-17) 16.jpg|thumb|Petron Km. 23 in [[Marilao]]]]
North Luzon Expressway has two service areas with 5 on both northbound and southbound of the main line, mostly located on the closed toll section north of Bocaue, and one on Tabang Spur Road; one northbound service area on the main line is currently under construction. Each service station hosts a gas station, a convenience store, restrooms, car repair, and lubrication services. Most of these also have restaurants and ATMs, with some also providing ETC installation and reloading for Easytrip RFID users.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

{|class=wikitable
!Location
!Kilometer
!Name
!Services
!Notes
|-
|[[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela]]
|17
|NLEX Drive&Dine
|[[Phoenix Petroleum|Phoenix]], [[7-Eleven]], JT's Manukan Grille, [[KFC]], [[McDonald's Philippines|McDonald's]], Pancake House, Army Navy, [[Nike, Inc|Nike]], [[Levi's]], [[Casio]] Watch Outlet Store, [[Yellow Cab Pizza|Yellow Cab]], [[Kenny Rogers Roasters]], Empanada Nation, Banapple, [[Pizza Hut]], [[Max's Restaurant|Max's]], [[Tokyo Tokyo]], [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]]
|Southbound only. Formerly a standalone [[Caltex]] service station, which was expanded and later replaced by [[Phoenix Petroleum]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Villareal |first=Melo |date=December 10, 2021 |title=First Phoenix Station Along Expressway Rises At NLEX Drive&Dine |work=Out of Town Blog |url=https://outoftownblog.com/first-phoenix-station-along-expressway-rises-at-nlex/ |access-date=December 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211192805/https://outoftownblog.com/first-phoenix-station-along-expressway-rises-at-nlex/ |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2022}}
|- 
|[[Marilao]]
|23
|Petron Km. 23
|[[Petron]], [[Jollibee]], [[Chowking]], Tapa King, SereniTea, [[Puma (brand)|Puma]] Outlet Store, Burby's, Treats, KFC, [[Krispy Kreme]], Max's, Army Navy, Café France, [[Shakey's]], Seafood Island, [[Burger King]], [[The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf]], Pancake House, [[Starbucks Coffee|Starbucks]], Kenny Rogers Roasters, Hap Chan, [[Mister Donut]], [[Bank of the Philippine Islands|BPI]] ATM, [[Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation|RCBC]] ATM, [[United Coconut Planters Bank|UCPB]] ATM
|Northbound only. Expanded in 2012.
|-
|[[Bocaue, Bulacan|Bocaue]]
|30
|Petron Km. 30
|Petron, McDonald's, Fruitas, Pancake House, Subway, Yellow Cab, Army Navy, Max's, Bibingkinitan, Chowking, KFC, Turks, Treats, Starbucks, BPI ATM, [[Bank of Commerce]] ATM
|Southbound only
|-
|[[Balagtas, Bulacan|Balagtas]]
|31
|Shell NLEX Northbound
|[[Shell plc|Shell]], Select, Jollibee, KFC, Burger King, Kenny Rogers Roasters, Starbucks, Chowking, [[Cinnabon]], Hen Lin, Pancake House, Bulacan Lugaw Kitchen, [[Mang Inasal]], Krispy Kreme, Kettle Korn, Don's Original Spanish Churros, Go Mango, BPI ATM, RCBC ATM
|Northbound only
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Guiguinto]]
|36
|Shell Tabang NLEX
|Shell, Shell Shop
|Located on Tabang Spur Road. Eastbound only.
|-
|37
|Shell of Asia
|Shell, Burger King, [[Adidas]] Outlet, Chowking, Mang Inasal, Starbucks, Puma Outlet Store, Fusion Outlet, Raptor Concept Store, Lauro's, [[Development Bank of the Philippines|DBP]] ATM, RCBC ATM, Lucky Dragon, Potato Corner
|Southbound only
|-
|[[Plaridel, Bulacan|Plaridel]]
|42
|Petron Km. 42
|Petron, Treats, McDonald's
|Northbound only
|-
|[[Apalit]]
|55
|Total NLEX
|[[TotalEnergies|Total]], Bonjour, Mang Inasal, Burby's Grill, Max's, Pancake House, [[Tim Hortons]], [[Tropical Hut]], Tapa King
|Northbound only
|-
|[[San Fernando, Pampanga|San Fernando]]
|62
|Caltex Mega Station
|Caltex, 7-Eleven (formerly Star Mart), Army Navy, KFC, Chowking, Jollibee, Tokyo Tokyo, Nike Factory Store, Teresa's, Kenny Rogers Roasters, Razon's of Guagua, Fashion Rack Designer Outlets, Raptor Concept Store, Café France, BPI ATM, RCBC ATM
|Southbound only
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Mexico, Pampanga|Mexico]]
|71
|Petron Km. 71 Lakeshore
|Petron, Treats, McDonald's, Starbucks Coffee, Tapa King, Tokyo Tokyo, Kenny Roger's Roasters, BPI ATM, [[Bank of Commerce]] ATM
|Northbound only
|-
|76
|Shell NLEX Southbound
|Shell, Jollibee, [[Wendy's]], Max's, Krispy Kreme, Tapa King, Hap Chan, Chowking, Select, Yellow Cab, Chatime, Pancake House, Fashion Rack Designer Outlets, BPI ATM, RCBC ATM
|Southbound only
|-
|77
|Shell Mexico Mobility Haven
|Shell
|Northbound only. Under construction.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=NLEX Corporation |author-link=NLEX Corporation |user=NLEXexpressways |number=1805375863208526248 |date=June 25, 2024 |title=After Mexico Interchange Northbound - approx. 40-50kph running speed. Rightmost lane (lane 2) closed due to construction works of Shell Mexico Mobility Haven.  |script-title= |trans-title= |language= |retweet= |location= |access-date=August 1, 2024 |link= |quote= |ref=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ph.arteliagroup.com/shell-nlt4/|title=Artelia and Shell are working together to create a more sustainable future|date=March 7, 2023|access-date=August 1, 2024|website=Artelia Philippines}}</ref>
|}

== Exits ==
<!-- [[File:NLEx Santa Rita Exit-toll plaza (2022)jwilz.jpg|thumb|A toll barrier of the Santa Rita Exit]] -->
Exit numbers are based on kilometer post. Exits begin at 9 because the NLEX is a logical continuation of [[Andres Bonifacio Avenue, Quezon City|A. Bonifacio Avenue]]. [[Rizal Park]] in [[Manila]] is designated as [[kilometre zero|Kilometer Zero]].
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|type=concur
|name=[[Balintawak Cloverleaf]]
|road={{jct|country=PHL|AH|N1|name1=[[EDSA]]|location1=[[Quezon City#Cubao|Cubao]]|location2=[[Bonifacio Monument|Monumento]]|location3=[[Manila]]}}
|notes=Southern end of AH26 concurrency and southern terminus; continues south as {{jct|country=PHL|N|160|name1=[[Andres Bonifacio Avenue, Quezon City|A. Bonifacio Avenue]]}}
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=10
|name=<!-- Novaliches, might be unofficial since it's not tolled -->
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|127|name1=[[Quirino Highway]]|location1=[[Quezon City#Novaliches|Novaliches]]}}
|notes=[[Directional T interchange|Half-Y interchange]]; Northbound exit and southbound entrance; consists of the Old and New Novaliches Flyovers
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|hucicc_special=[[Caloocan]]–[[Malabon]] boundary
|lspan=2
|km=11
|place=North end of N160 concurrency<ref name="dashboard" />
|type=concur
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=11
|place=Manila North Expressway: Balintawak toll plaza (1968–2005, demolished)
|type=closed
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|hucicc=Caloocan
|lspan=4
|km=11
|type=incomplete
|name=
|road=[[Skyway (Metro Manila)|Skyway]] – [[Makati]], [[Alabang]] <!-- not part of E2 as that applies from Makati southwards -->
|notes=Balintawak/NLEX Exit of Skyway; northbound entrance and southbound exit<ref name="dec29">{{Cite news |last=Rey |first=Aika |date=December 28, 2020 |title=Skyway Stage 3 opens on December 29 |work=Rappler |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/skyway-stage-3-opening-december-29-2020 |access-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110002714/https://www.rappler.com/business/skyway-stage-3-opening-december-29-2020 |archive-date=January 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{PHLint|exit|namexit
|km=11
|exit=
|type=incomplete
|name=Libis Baesa
|road=Libis Baesa, Potrero
|notes=Southbound exit only<ref name="dec29" />
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=12
|place=Balintawak Toll Plaza (northbound only)
|type=toll
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=12
|place=Balintawak Toll Plaza expansion (northbound only; exclusively for Class 1 vehicles) 
|type=toll
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|hucicc=Valenzuela 
|lspan=6
|type=
|km=13
|exit=13
|name=[[Harbor Link Interchange]]
|road={{jct|country=PHL|E|5|name1=[[NLEX Harbor Link]]|location1=[[Mindanao Avenue]]|location2=[[Port of Manila]]}}
|notes=[[Cloverleaf interchange]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|exit=
|km=14
|name=Mapulang Lupa
|notes=Northbound exit only; demolished
|road=Mapulang Lupa, Paso de Blas, Parada
|type=closed
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=15
|exit=15
|name=Paso de Blas <small>(Valenzuela City)</small>
|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|118|extra=bus|name1=[[Paso de Blas Road]]|location1=Paso de Blas|location2=Novaliches|location3=Fairview|location4=[[Valenzuela Gateway Complex|VGC]]}}
|notes=[[Diamond interchange]]
|type=
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=17
|exit=
|type=incomplete
|place=NLEX Drive&Dine (southbound)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=17
|exit=17
|type=incomplete
|name=Lawang Bato
|road=[[Lawang Bato]], [[Punturin, Valenzuela|Punturin]]
|notes=Northbound entrance<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2021 |title=#NLEXMotoristAdvisory |url=https://www.facebook.com/NLEXexpressways/posts/10157992870521644 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109100159/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNLEXexpressways%2Fposts%2F10157992870521644 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |access-date=August 6, 2021 |website=[[Facebook]] |url-status=live}}</ref> and exit only; entrance exclusively for Class 1 and 2 RFID users only<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2020 |title=#NLEXMotoristAdvisory Valenzuela Lawang Bato Northbound Entry is now open! As we care about everyone's safety, the entry point requires contactless transactions through RFID to help curb the spread of COVID-19. |url=https://www.facebook.com/NLEXexpressways/posts/nlexmotoristadvisoryvalenzuela-lawang-bato-northbound-entry-is-now-openas-we-car/10157216886491644/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023061245/https://www.facebook.com/NLEXexpressways/posts/nlexmotoristadvisoryvalenzuela-lawang-bato-northbound-entry-is-now-openas-we-car/10157216886491644/ |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |access-date=October 16, 2020 |website=[[Facebook]] |url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- future Canumay Exit (need reference) -->
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=17
|exit=17
|type=incomplete
|name=Lingunan
|road=Lingunan, Canumay, Lawang Bato
|notes=Southbound exit and southbound entrance only.
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|region = Central Luzon
|rspan=46
|province = Bulacan
|pspan=28
|location = Meycauayan
|lspan=4
|km=19
|exit=19
|type=incomplete
|name=Libtong
|road=Libtong
|notes=Northbound exit only
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=20
|exit=20
|name=Meycauayan
|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|117|name1=Malhacan Road|road|Iba Road|location1=Meycauayan, [[Obando, Bulacan|Obando]]}}
|notes=[[Folded diamond interchange]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=21
|exit=21
|name=Pandayan
|type=incomplete
|road=Pandayan
|notes=Southbound exit only (class 1 only)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=22
|exit=22
|name=F. Raymundo
|type=incomplete
|road=F. Raymundo
|notes=Northbound exit only (class 1 only)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location = Marilao
|provdab= Bulacan
|lspan=4
|type=incomplete
|km=23
|place=[[Petron Corporation|Petron]] KM 23 service area (northbound only)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|type=closed
|km=23
|exit=23
|name=Marilao
|road=Marilao
|notes=Northbound exit only; replaced by a new exit with the same name a few meters north
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=23
|exit=23
|name=Marilao
|road=M. Villarica Road / Patubig Road – Marilao, [[San Jose del Monte]], [[Norzagaray]]
|notes=[[Folded diamond interchange]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|type=unbuilt  <!-- clear this when opened -->
|km=24
|exit=
|name=NLEX-C6 Interchange
|road=
|notes=Links to the proposed [[Circumferential Road 6|C6 Expressway]]; interchange type not yet known
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location = Bocaue
|lspan=8
|provdab=Bulacan
|km=26
|exit=26
|name=Ciudad de Victoria
|road=
|type=closed 
|notes=Northbound exit only; replaced by a proper northbound-southbound exit
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=26
|exit=
|name=Philippine Arena
|road=[[Ciudad de Victoria]], [[Philippine Arena]], [[Santa Maria, Bulacan|Santa Maria]]
|notes= Half [[diamond interchange]] and [[partial cloverleaf interchange]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|type=unbuilt <!-- incomplete when opened -->
|name=Bocaue Bypass
|notes=Southbound entry only;<ref name="bulacanroad">{{Cite news |last=Rey |first=Aika |date=August 8, 2018 |title=Look: Proposed Road Network Projects in Bulacan |work=Rappler |url=https://rappler.com/business/look-bulacan-road-network-improvement-projects |access-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726060524/https://rappler.com/business/look-bulacan-road-network-improvement-projects |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> under construction
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=27
|type=toll
|place = Bocaue Toll Plaza (southbound only)<br>North end of [[barrier toll system]]. South end of [[ticket system|closed road]] toll system.
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=27
|type=toll
|place = Bocaue Toll Plaza expansion (southbound only)<br>North end of [[barrier toll system]]. South end of [[ticket system|closed road]] toll system.
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=27
|exit=27
|name=Bocaue
|road=[[Fortunato Halili Avenue]] – Bocaue, [[Santa Maria, Bulacan|Santa Maria]]
|notes=[[Diamond interchange]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=28
|exit=28
|name=Tambubong
|notes=Northbound entrance, northbound exit, and southbound entrance only.
|type=incomplete
|road=Taal, Tambubong (Bocaue), [[Santa Maria, Bulacan|Santa Maria]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=30
|type= incomplete
|place=[[Petron Corporation|Petron]] KM 30 service area (southbound only) 
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location=Balagtas
|lspan=4
|provdab=Bulacan
|km=31
|type= incomplete
|place=[[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]] (NLEX Northbound) service area
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|exit=
|km=31
|name=Burol
|notes=Northbound exit only; sections of the former exit are now used as residential road and exit point from Shell service area.
|road=Burol, Guiguinto
|type=closed
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=32
|exit=32
|type= incomplete
|name=Tabang <small>(Guiguinto)</small>
|road={{jct|country=PHL|E|1|name1=Tabang Spur Road|location1=Tabang|location2=[[Guiguinto]]|location3=[[Malolos]]}}
|notes=[[Directional T interchange|Half-Y interchange]]; northbound exit and southbound entrance; former northern terminus (1968-1977)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=33
|exit=34
|type= incomplete
|name=Balagtas
|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|247|name1=[[Plaridel Bypass Road]]|location1=Balagtas|location2=[[Bustos, Bulacan|Bustos]]|location3=[[San Rafael, Bulacan|San Rafael]]}}
|notes=[[Trumpet interchange]]; northbound entry/exit and southbound entrance, southbound exit ramp under construction
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location=Guiguinto
|lspan=3
|km=36
|exit=
|type=unbuilt <!-- clear this when opened -->
|name=NLEX-NLEE Interchange
|road=
|notes=Links to the proposed provincial spur road of [[North Luzon East Expressway]]; interchange type not yet known
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=37
|type= incomplete
|place=[[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]] of Asia service area (southbound only)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=38
|exit=38
|type=concur
|name=Santa Rita
|road={{jct|country=PHL|AH|N1|name1=[[Pan-Philippine Highway|Maharlika Highway]] / [[Cagayan Valley Road]]|location1=Guiguinto|location2=[[Plaridel, Bulacan|Plaridel]]|location3=[[Baliwag]]|location4=[[Cabanatuan]]|location5=[[Bustos, Bulacan|Bustos]]|location6=[[Pulilan, Bulacan|Pulilan]]}}
|notes=[[Folded diamond interchange]]; north end of AH26 concurrency
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location=Malolos
|place=No major junctions
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location=Plaridel
|provdab=Bulacan
|type=incomplete
|km=42
|place=[[Petron Corporation|Petron]] KM 42 service area (northbound only) 
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location=Pulilan
|lspan=2
|provdab=Bulacan
|km=45
|exit=45
|name=Pulilan
|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|115|name1=[[Pulilan Regional Road]]|location1=Pulilan|location2=[[Calumpit, Bulacan|Calumpit]]|location3=[[Baliwag]]|location4=[[Malolos]]}}
|notes=[[Diamond interchange]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=46
|place=South end of [[Candaba Viaduct]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location=Calumpit
|provdab=Bulacan
|place=No major junctions
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|province=Pampanga
|pspan=18
|location=Apalit
|lspan=2
|km=52
|place=North end of [[Candaba Viaduct]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=55
|type= incomplete
|place=[[Total S.A.|Total]] (NLEX) service area (northbound only)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location_special=[[San Simon, Pampanga|San Simon]]
|km=56
|exit=56
|name=San Simon
|road=Quezon Road – San Simon, Apalit, [[Minalin, Pampanga|Minalin]], [[Santo Tomas, Pampanga|Santo Tomas]]
|notes=[[Diamond interchange]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location_special=[[Santo Tomas, Pampanga|Santo Tomas]]
|name=Santo Tomas
|type=unbuilt <!-- clear this when opened -->
|km=60
|road=Lubao–Guagua–Minalin–Santo Tomas Bypass Road
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location = San Fernando 
|provdab = Pampanga
|lspan=2
|km=62
|type= incomplete
|place=[[Caltex]] Mega Station (southbound only)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=65
|exit=65
|name=San Fernando
|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|3|name1=[[Jose Abad Santos Avenue]]|location1=San Fernando|location2=[[Bacolor, Pampanga|Bacolor]]|location3=[[Guagua, Pampanga|Guagua]]|location4=[[Mexico, Pampanga|Mexico]]|location5=[[Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone|Subic Freeport Zone]]|location6=[[Bataan]]}} 
|notes=[[Partial cloverleaf|Half partial cloverleaf]] (east half) and [[Diamond interchange|half diamond interchange]] (west half)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location = Mexico
|provdab = Pampanga
|lspan=5
|km=71
|type= incomplete
|place=[[Petron Corporation|Petron]] KM 71 Lakeshore (northbound only)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|type=closed
|km=72
|exit=72
|name=Mexico (closed)
|road=Mexico, Lakeshore Estate
|notes=[[Partial cloverleaf|Half partial cloverleaf interchange]] (demolished); replaced by a current exit few meters north
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=72
|exit=72
|name=Mexico
|road=Mexico-Calulut Road – Mexico, Dalisdis (Mexico), Panipuan (San Fernando)
|notes=[[Trumpet interchange]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=76
|type=incomplete
|place=[[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]] service station (southbound only)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=77
|type=unbuilt <!-- incomplete when opened -->
|place=[[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]] Mexico Mobility Haven service station (northbound only, under construction)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location= Angeles
|provdab = Philippines
|lspan=2
|type=closed
|km=81
|exit=81
|name=Angeles
|road=Angeles–Magalang Road – Angeles, [[Magalang, Pampanga|Magalang]]
|notes=[[Partial cloverleaf interchange]] (1984–2005, demolished); replaced by a current exit few meters north
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=81
|exit=81
|name=Angeles
|road=Angeles–Magalang Road/Pandan Road/Aniceto Gueco Street – Angeles, Magalang, Clark
|notes=[[Trumpet interchange]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location = Mabalacat
|lspan=5
|km=82
|type=closed
|place=Dau Toll Plaza (2005–2016, demolished)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=83
|exit=83
|name=Dau
|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|215|name1=[[Dau Access Road]]|location1=Dau|location2=Mabalacat}}
|notes=[[Trumpet interchange]]; formerly a signalized intersection; former northern terminus (1977-1989)
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=85
|exit=85
|type=concur
|name=SCTEX
|road={{jct|country=PHL|E|1|extra=airport|name1=[[Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway|Clark Spur Road]]|location1=[[Clark International Airport|Clark Airport]]|location2=[[Tarlac City]]|location3=[[Baguio]]|location4=[[Subic Bay Freeport Zone|Subic]]}}
|notes=[[Trumpet interchange|Half trumpet interchange]]; northern end of [[Radial Road 8|R-8]] concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=87
|place=Sta. Ines Toll Plaza (1989–2005, 2016–present)
|type=toll
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=88
|exit=88
|type=
|name=Santa Ines
|road={{jct|country=PHL|N|213|extra=airport|name1=Mabalacat–Magalang Road|location1=Clark Airport|location2=[[Concepcion, Tarlac|Concepcion]]|location3=[[Mabalacat]]}}
|notes=[[Trumpet interchange]]; current northern terminus
}}
{{Jctbtm|exit|name|keys=toll,incomplete,concur,closed,unbuilt|col=9}}

===Tabang Spur Road===
[[File:End of Expressway (NLEX Tabang Spur Road, Guiguinto, Bulacan; 2017-03-14).jpg|thumb|The west end of Tabang Spur Road at Guiguinto Exit]]
{{PHLinttop|exit|name|province=Bulacan}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location = Guiguinto
|provdab=Bulacan
|lspan=5
|km=36
|exit=36
|name=Guiguinto
|type=
|road= {{jct|country=PHL|N|1|name1=[[MacArthur Highway]] / Cagayan Valley Road|location1=Guiguinto|location2=[[Malolos]]|location3=[[Balagtas, Bulacan|Balagtas]]}}
|notes= [[Partial cloverleaf interchange]]; western terminus; continues west as {{jct|country=PHL|N|2|name1=[[MacArthur Highway]]}}
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=36
|name=
|type=
|road=St. Francis Street
|notes= [[T-intersection]]
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=36
|place=[[Shell plc|Shell]] service station (eastbound only)
|type=incomplete
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=36
|place=Tabang Toll Plaza
|type=toll
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|km=34
|name=Tabe
|road=Tabe
|type=closed
|notes= Access for westbound motorists only <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tabe Exit (Closed) |url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=14.834951&lon=120.887804&z=17&m=w&show=/21913983/Tabe-Exit-(closed) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826041141/http://www.wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=14.834951&lon=120.887804&z=17&m=w&show=/21913983/Tabe-Exit-(closed) |archive-date=August 26, 2011 |access-date=May 17, 2020 |website=Wikimapia |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{PHLint|exit|name
|location=Balagtas
|provdab=Bulacan
|km=32
|exit=32
|name=
|road={{jct|country=PHL|AH|E1|name1=NLEX Main|location1=[[Manila]]}}
|type=incomplete
|notes=[[Directional T interchange|Half-Y interchange]]; Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; Eastern terminus
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=closed,incomplete,toll|col=7}}

== In popular culture ==
*The expressway was featured in the music video to the song "Toll Gate" by the band [[Hale (band)|Hale]].
*It was also featured in the film ''Sa North Diversion Road'' in 2005, based on Tony Perez's stage play of the same name. It was created by Dennis Marasigan.
*From June 6–17, 2007, ''On North Diversion Road'', the play written by Tony Perez, was performed at The Arts House, Singapore, by young & W!LD, an actor training division of Singapore's W!LD RICE Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Undertakings |url=http://www.pncc.net/page_05.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216050342/http://pncc.net/page_05.html |archive-date=February 16, 2006 |access-date=March 26, 2006 |website=Official Website of the Philippine National Construction Corporation}}</ref>
*Some of the stunt scenes of the 2009 Japanese film ''[[Wangan Midnight#Films|Wangan Midnight: The Movie]]'' were shot here.

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.mntc.com Manila North Tollways Corporation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007085513/http://mntc.com/ |date=October 7, 2016 }}
*[http://www.mntc.com/nlex/toll_table NLEX-SCTEX Toll Table Rates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809043444/http://www.mntc.com/nlex/toll_table |date=August 9, 2018 }}

{{Philippine expressway network}}
{{Road infrastructure in Manila}}
{{Major roads in Bulacan}}
{{Major roads in Pampanga}}
{{Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone}}

[[Category:Toll roads in the Philippines]]
[[Category:Roads in Metro Manila]]
[[Category:Roads in Bulacan]]
[[Category:Roads in Pampanga]]