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74-803: The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway ( SCTEX ), signed as E1 and E4 of the Philippine expressway network , is a controlled-access toll expressway in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines . From its northern terminus in Tarlac City to its southern terminus at Tipo in Dinalupihan , Bataan , the SCTEX serves as one of the main expressways in Luzon. The expressway is also connected to

148-488: A Dagupeño from Barangay Bolosan. Other events such Miss Dagupan pageant, job fairs, NGO, Organizations, & Barangay Nights, various alumni homecoming Nights, Battle of Bands, and Hip Hop Dance Contest, among others are usually parts of the festivities. The Dagupan City fiesta ends on Rizal Day at the Dagupan City Plaza. Dagupan, belonging to the fourth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan ,

222-759: A card or ticket at the entry point and surrender them upon exit. On expressways implementing barrier tolling, toll collection is done at toll plazas on a fixed rate. Some expressways employ a hybrid system that includes both, like the North Luzon Expressway, which uses both barrier ("open system") and closed road tolling. Electronic toll collection (ETC) is first implemented on the Skyway and South Luzon Expressway, using transponder technology branded E-Pass. ETC systems are implemented by some toll road operators, with inter-running support on other connected expressways. Toll plazas or toll gates have ETC lanes on

296-515: A global business process outsourcing (BPO) firm, has opened in 2020 its first Sitel MAXhub in Dagupan. The motor vehicle industry of Dagupan is centered around Caranglaan and Lucao districts. Many well-known automotive companies have a dealership in the city's metropolitan area. Dagupan is a historic city that boasts numerous historical, cultural heritage, recreational, ecotourism, business, and culinary tourism of national importance. Being at

370-466: A great emphasis on the importance of the city due to being at the strategic center of the province and its accessibility to the sea for trading and transport. The first Philippine railroad system, the Manila-Dagupan railway, had its terminus in the city. Remnant of the historic rail transport locomotive can be seen displayed infront of the city museum. During World War 2, Dagupan also served as

444-488: A major regional hub, many people in Pangasinan and nearby provinces commute to the city during the day; this causes the city's daytime population to rise and cause traffic in parts of the city, especially the downtown area. The city is a vital financial center housing numerous banks, non-bank financial institutions, headquarters of corporations and offices of major government departments and agencies. Historically, Dagupan

518-602: A mode of payment in SCTEx since March 2018. The toll rates, by kilometer travelled and vehicle class are as follows: From 2016, the SCTEx has two service areas in Concepcion, Tarlac, north of the Sacobia River. One of the service areas is on the northbound lanes and the other one is on the southbound lanes. The northbound service area is composed of a PTT gas station and a 7-Eleven store. The southbound service area

592-771: Is 100 km/h (62 mph) for cars and jeepneys, 80 km/h (50 mph) for trucks and buses, and 60 km/h (37 mph) is the minimum for all classes of vehicles. The first expressways in the Philippines are the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), both of which were built in the late 1960s. The first elevated toll road in the Philippines is the Skyway , with its construction consisting of numerous sections called "stages". Its latest section, Stage 3,

666-480: Is a major commercial and financial center north of Manila . Also, the city is one of the centers of modern medical services, education, media and communication in North-Central Luzon. The NEDA -Regional Development Council officially establishes Dagupan as a regional center. The city is situated within the fertile Agno River Valley and is in turn a part of the larger Central Luzon plain. The city

740-740: Is a month-long celebration held every December with a Catholic fiesta mass and Procession at St. John Cathedral in honor of St. John the Evangelist, the patron saint of Dagupan and of fishermen. Since it coincides with the Christmas festivities, Christmas decoration-building, nativity scene displays and Christmas tree using indigenous materials has become a permanent fixture in the Dagupan City Fiesta. On The Edades Day, events such as Arts and Painting Contests are held on December 23, honoring national artist on Modern Arts Victorio Edades,

814-437: Is among the top producers of milkfish (locally known as bangus ) in the province. From 2001 to 2003, Dagupan's milkfish production totaled to 35,560.1 metric tons (MT), contributing 16.8 percent to the total provincial production. Of its total production in the past three years, 78.5 percent grew in fish pens/cages while the rest grew in brackish water fishponds . Dagupan is administratively and politically independent from

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888-492: Is an urban beach park complex with numerous amenities. The extensive Tondaligan baywalk, dubbed as the longest in the region, is a prominent feature along the Bonuan shore wherein cyclists can enjoy biking and savor Lingayen Gulf 's picturesque view. Tondaligan Beach Park also hosts many historical landmark of national importance such as: Other interesting spots and landmarks in the city that can be visited are as follows: As

962-595: Is composed of a Seaoil gas station and CityMall shopping mall. Both service areas include a future expansion to accommodate additional retail and parking space. This entire route is located in Central Luzon . Exits will be numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero .  The entire route is located in Mabalacat, Pampanga .  Philippine expressway network The Philippine expressway network , also known as

1036-655: Is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code . The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years. Members of the Dagupan City Council (2022–2025): Dagupan is connected with other cities by networks of national roads. Romulo Highway and Pangasinan–La Union Road (N55) and Urdaneta-Dagupan Road (N57) are

1110-616: Is part of the Build! Build! Build! Infrastructure Plan of DuterteNomics and the Build Better More of Bongbong Marcos . In addition to the following expressways: New expressways will be built as well, such as: The Asian Highway 26 ( [REDACTED] ) passes through three expressways in the Philippines: Dagupan Located on Lingayen Gulf on the northwest-central part of Luzon , Dagupan

1184-641: Is politically subdivided into 31 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . Dagupan has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Am ). It is in Type I climate zone in the Modified Coronas' Climate Classification , with a pronounced dry season from November to April. In Dagupan, the Pangasinans are the predominant people and the Pangasinan language

1258-468: Is predominantly used in the city and environs, followed by Filipino and English , as well as Ilocano , mainly in Calmay and Pantal; the minority of residents are dominantly Ilocanos . Chinese is mainly spoken only by a few city individuals of Chinese descent . Poverty incidence of Dagupan Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Dagupan is the economic center of Pangasinan . As

1332-853: The Bangus Capital of the Philippines , the city is also known as the Kitchen of the North . Many popular culinary traditions have originated in the city, including Pigar-Pigar, Kaleskes, and Bonuan Boneless Bangus. Plato Wraps, a contemporary food innovation that's now popularly sold in major shopping malls also hails from the city. Dagupan is home to popular homegrown restaurants that branched out in many parts of Luzon. Food Hubs: • Metro Plaza (International and national food and resto chains) • Galvan Street (The center for local Dagupan cuisines such as Pigar-Pigar, Kaleskes and other native dishes) • Tondaligan Food Hub (Alfresco dining by

1406-595: The Central Luzon Link Expressway , North Luzon Expressway , Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway , and the Subic Freeport Expressway . The SCTEX is the country's longest expressway at 93.77 kilometers (58.27 mi) until the completion of Toll Road 4 of South Luzon Expressway (SLEX). The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway was constructed to provide a more efficient transport corridor between Subic Bay Freeport , Clark , and

1480-615: The Department of Public Works and Highways or the Toll Regulatory Board through build–operate–transfer (BOT) arrangements. At present, there are 15 expressways in the Philippines that connect Metro Manila to northern and southern Luzon and 1 expressway in Metro Cebu. Regional high standard highways in the Philippines are multi-lane arterial roads with bypass, grade separation and/or frontage road . They connect

1554-577: The High Standard Highway Network , is a controlled-access highway network managed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which consists of all expressways and regional high standard highways in the Philippines . High standard highways are defined as highways which provide a high level of traffic services by assuring high speed mobility and safe travel in order to vitally support socio-economic activities for sound socio-economic development of strategic regions and

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1628-588: The Holy Week exodus. Among the integration plans which costed ₱ 650 million are the reduction of toll collection stops, construction of additional toll plazas and the conversion of the electronic toll collection of the two expressways into a single system. Also, with the government's thrust towards toll road interoperability, Autosweep of the San Miguel Corporation which operates SLEX, Skyway, STAR Tollway, NAIAX, and TPLEX has been accepted as

1702-539: The Philippine National Railways (PNR) North Main Line to Dagupan and San Fernando , La Union also lies. MacArthur Highway parallels the expressway up to Tarlac City. Leaving Clark Freeport, Clark North Exit comes before the expressway, where it curves and then crosses MacArthur Highway at Barangay Dolores, where a half-partial cloverleaf interchange, serving only northbound traffic, connects

1776-845: The Roosevelt Protected Landscape and is built parallel to the Jose Abad Santos Avenue (N3) until Dinalupihan Exit, where the expressway curves northward and tracks the Angeles-Porac-Floridablanca-Dinalupihan Road as it follows a mostly straight route. The expressway then curves to the northeast before Floridablanca Exit. It curves toward the northwest and back to the northeast before Porac Exit. It then curves eastward and then northward near Clark Freeport and Clark International Airport . Clark South Exit, which serves those areas, lies near Mabalacat Interchange, with

1850-618: The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) On March 18, 2008, at exactly 1 p.m., President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo opened the Subic – Clark segment of the expressway for a Holy Week dry run. This helped motorists traveling to Zambales and Bataan for Holy Week. The dry run was free and available for class 1 vehicles only. The Holy Week dry run was from March 18, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m and March 19 to 24, 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; operating hours were limited as no street lights were installed that time. On April 28, 2008, at exactly 12 noon, BCDA opened

1924-515: The Agreement, the SCTEX can be considered as having been built at no cost to Government. The toll system of Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway is a closed road system that uses cards with magnetic strips , and from March 2016, electronic toll collection, using the Easytrip system by its concessionaire, Manila North Tollways Corporation (now NLEX Corporation ), is introduced, eventually integrating

1998-683: The BCDA and the Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC), and its holdings companies Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), was signed July 25, 2011. Under the business and operating agreement, MNTC will operate and manage SCTEx for 33 years, while relieving BCDA of the heavy financial burden of paying the ₱34-billion debt to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). By virtue of

2072-802: The Bangus ( Milkfish ) Capital of the Philippines, Dagupan has been celebrating its well-renowned produce through Bangus Festival which started in 2002. It's a yearly month-long celebration in the month of April. The festival features the famous bangusine (bangus cuisine) which is one of the main highlights of the event, street dancing where competing barangays parade in the city's main avenue wearing colorful Bangus Festival costumes, bangus grilling, deboning, variety shows, trade fairs, beauty pageants, sports fest, cooking show, medical mission, visual arts, band concerts, sports activities, dog show, fluvial parade, drum and lyre parade, and street party. The festival concludes every April 30 with main events: Kalutan ed Dalan in

2146-655: The Central Techno Park in Tarlac, foster development on the municipalities served, and connect major infrastructures such as the Subic Seaport and Clark International Airport . Built by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), a government owned and controlled corporation , construction of the expressway started in 2005. Commercial operations then started on April 28, 2008, with

2220-634: The Limited Access Highway Act, signed on June 22, 1957. Through the act, the Department of Public Works and Highways is authorized to designate new or existing roads as limited-access highways and to regulate points of entry along these limited-access highways. Traffic laws on expressways are defined by the Limited Access Highway Act and Department of Public Works and Communications (DPWC) Administrative Order No. 1 series of 1968. Standard traffic laws on all expressways based on

2294-528: The Philippines connecting Manila and Dagupan was opened on November 24, 1892. The Japanese planes bombed in Dagupan in December 1941; Dagupan was occupied by Japanese forces starting in 1942. The city also served as a wartime capital of Pangasinan. On January 8–9, 1945, U.S. General Douglas MacArthur landed his amphibious liberation force in the city's "Blue Beach" section in Bonuan Gueset along

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2368-735: The Subic-Clark segment, and a joint venture of Hazama, Taisei , and Nippon Steel for the Clark-Tarlac segment. Consultation was provided by a joint venture of Oriental Consultant, Katahira & Engineering International, and Nippon Koei Co. Ltd. (now ID&E Holdings) The total cost for the construction of the expressway is ₱34.957 billion . It was sourced through a loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) amounting to ¥ 41.93 billion or ₱23.06 billion with an interest rate of 0.95% per annum. ₱25.737 billion of

2442-529: The Subic–Clark segment to all vehicles. BCDA said that travel time from Manila to Subic via North Luzon Expressway would now only take 1 hour and 40 minutes while the travel time from Clark to Subic would only take 40 minutes. The Dolores exit (formerly Clark North A exit) was also opened, which connects to MacArthur Highway. On July 25, 2008, the BCDA announced the opening of the Clark–Tarlac segment of

2516-877: The above laws include: While traveling along the expressway, vehicles are prohibited from: The following conveyances are prohibited on all expressways in the Philippines: High standard highways in the Philippines are classified into two types: the arterial high standard highways or expressways, and regional high standard highways. Arterial high standards highways (HSH-1) in the Philippines are known as expressways. They are highways with controlled-access, normally with interchanges and may include facilities for levying tolls for passage in an open or closed system. Standard features of Philippine expressways include guard rails, rumble strips, signs and pavement markings, solid wall fence, speed radars, toll plaza, closed-circuit television and rest and service areas. The speed limit

2590-514: The administration of President Joseph Estrada with an original project cost of ₱ 15.73 billion . On September 14, 2001, the loan agreement was signed between the Philippines and Japan to finance and construct the expressway with a total cost of ₱17.84 billion (¥41.93 billion) during the state visit of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in Japan. Construction of the expressway commenced on April 5, 2005 which established its right-of-way that marked

2664-507: The beach hosting native delicacies, street foods and selected food kiosks) • Dagupan City Growth Center-Lucao (A modern lifestyle center and food hub by the river hosting popular restaurants & cafes) • Plaza Del Carmen (Hosts traditional and innovative cafes, bars and restaurants) • Royal Rays Food Hub (A hub for Filipino and Asian dining) Dagupan, being surrounded by rivers and sea, offers extensive ecotourism activities for recreation, relaxation and adventure. Tondaligan Beach

2738-462: The center of trade in the north for centuries blessed with a geography crisscrossed by several rivers and sandy beaches, Dagupan has naturally become a multifaceted city in terms of tourism. Also, as the transportation hub of Pangasinan, the city is easily accessible to the public, whether coming from within or outside of the province. Since the Spanish colonial times, the colonial government had put

2812-702: The city as the milkfish capital of the country, The Bangus Festival was formally launched in 2002 by then-Mayor Benjamin Lim. The city earned the World's Longest Barbecue record from the Guinness World Records in 2003 during the holding of the Kalutan ed Dalan where 10,000 pieces of bangus were grilled on the longest barbecue grill measuring 1,007.56 meters long. Dagupan covers a total land area of 4,447.10 hectares (10,989.0 acres), bounded by Lingayen Gulf in

2886-476: The city's economy. Manila-based developers have set up shop in Dagupan due to its strategic location and growing population. These include Santa Lucia Land Inc. (Almeria Verde Subdivision), SM Prime Holdings, and Filinvest. As of June 2020, Dagupan is one of the 25 cities in the Philippines identified as an area with "high-potential in IT-BPM industry" for transformation into "digital cities" by 2025. Sitel ,

2960-614: The city, some of which are already listed as heritage sites by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). These include: • Home Economics/Gabaldon Building at West Central Elementary School • Old City Hall and Water Tower • Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John • Philippine National Railways Tracks and Station • Remnants of Franklin Bridge • Lighthouse in Bonuan Aside from being

3034-428: The country as a whole. In the Philippines, controlled-access highways are known as expressways. They are multi-lane divided toll roads which are privately maintained under concession from the government. The regional high standard highways are partial controlled-access highways that function as supplementary to expressways. The Philippine expressway network spanned 420 kilometers (260 mi) in length in 2015 and

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3108-441: The country. The daytime population increased substantially, causing congestion in the city that began to see the appearance of public utility tricycles and other modes of transportation. On July 16, 1990, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck northern Luzon , causing liquefaction, which made buildings tilt and sink due to their heavy weight and the looseness of the ground, which turned into sediment-rich mud. The Magsaysay Bridge, one of

3182-580: The daytime and Bangusan Street Party concerts in the nighttime. Pista'y Dayat (Festival of the Sea) is held the day after the conclusion of Bangus Festival. It is a simultaneously celebrated festivity together with the neighboring towns in the Lingayen Gulf area. It serves as a thanksgiving for the bountiful harvest and abundant fishing from the sea in the Province of Pangasinan. Dagupan City Fiesta

3256-742: The decongestion of traffic in Metro Manila , and the improvement of accessibility to main tourist spots, among others. The Philippine expressway network master plan covers the development of high standard highways surrounding Metro Manila in Luzon , Metro Cebu in the Visayas , and the Metro Davao – General Santos area in Mindanao . The establishment of limited-access highways or expressways are provided and defined by Republic Act No. 2000 or

3330-636: The exits being one kilometer (0.62 mi) apart from each other. The segment ends at the Clark Logistics interchange in Mabalacat, where it meets the Clark Spur Road that links SCTEX with North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and crosses over MacArthur Highway (N2). Past the Clark Logistics interchange, its main destination changes to Tarlac City and Baguio . The roadway runs at the boundary of Clark Freeport and Mabalacat city proper, where

3404-456: The expressway. Travel time from Clark to Tarlac was reduced to only 25 minutes and to travel the entire length of the SCTEX would only take about 1 hour. At the same time, the travel time from Manila to Tarlac City via NLEx and the SCTEX would only take 1 hour and 25 minutes. In 2015, the BCDA awarded the operations and maintenance of the expressway to the Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC, now NLEX Corporation ). The operator took over

3478-452: The expressways and are mostly partial controlled-access highways. Their design speed is 80–100 km/h (50–62 mph) for inter-urban regional highways and 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph) for intra-urban highways. Under the implementation of a route numbering system commissioned by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on 2014, expressways are signed with yellow pentagonal signs with black numerals. They are prefixed with

3552-1008: The four rivers in Central Luzon : the Dinalupihan River in Bataan , the Gumain River in Floridablanca and the Pasig–Potrero River in Porac , both in Pampanga , and the Sacobia River in Bamban, Tarlac . All exits require toll payment, and toll plazas are laid on the termini of the expressway. SCTEX starts at Tipo Interchange, its intersection with the Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEX) in Dinalupihan , near Barangay Tipo in Hermosa, Bataan . The expressway initially traverses

3626-440: The increase in the number of vehicles and the demand for limited-access highways, the Philippine government requested the government of Japan to conduct a master plan for the development of a high standard highway network in 2009 under the Philippine Medium-Term Public Investment Plan (2005–2010). The plan calls for the promotion of national integrity by strengthening the Philippine Nautical Highway System linking roads and ferries,

3700-469: The leftmost lanes or on "mixed" lanes, that allow cash collection, or both. Latest ETC systems use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology over transponder technology for collection. Having different ETC systems that are not supported on other roads, a plan for a unified ETC system is promoted for motorists' convenience. Cashless toll collections on all expressways are on a dry run since 2023, aiming for full implementation in 2024. As of June 2024 ,

3774-464: The letter "E" for "Expressway" to distinguish them from national highways. Expressways numbers are assigned sequentially and continuously. The Philippine expressway network is currently consisting of six discontinuous network of expressways, all of which are located in the island of Luzon. Most of the expressways implement tolls, usually of the closed road and barrier toll systems . On expressways roads using closed road tolling, motorists first get

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3848-532: The management of the toll road on October 27. The seamless integration, which replaced the old tolling system with demolished toll plazas, was completed in March 2016 to merge the two expressways into one system. The expressway is part of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority's Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway Project or SCTEP, which aims to connect the ecozones of Subic and Clark. The joint-venture of First Philippine Infrastructure Development Corporation (FPIDC), Tollways Management Corporation and Egis Projects,

3922-474: The north, San Fabian in the northeast, Mangaldan in the east, Calasiao in the south and Binmaley in the west. Land use is primarily for agriculture with 35.98% of the total land area, fishpond, cropland, residential with 22.88%; others uses are commercial, industrial, institutional, government private, parks and roads. Dagupan is 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) from Lingayen , the capital of Pangasinan , and 220 kilometers (140 mi) from Manila . Dagupan

3996-418: The northern end of the expressway at Tarlac City Exit. A new toll plaza built on the main route serves Tarlac City Exit, whose toll gates are removed with its opening. The exit serves an interchange with the Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX). Past Tarlac City Exit, SCTEX becomes Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX) northward. The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway or SCTEx Project was initiated under

4070-524: The opening of the Subic–Clark Segment and Zone A of the portion of Clark-Tarlac Segment. The opening of Zones B and C of the remaining Clark–Tarlac Segment on July 25, 2008, signaled the full operations of SCTEX. The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) runs northwest from Bataan and runs through the provinces of Pampanga and Tarlac . The entirety of the SCTEX is built as a four-lane expressway mostly laid out on embankment , with some sections using cuts to traverse hilly areas. The expressway also crosses

4144-435: The province of Nueva Ecija , and in Manila's University of Santo Tomas , among others. Dagupan became a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 170, authored by House Speaker Eugenio Pérez . It was signed into law by President Manuel Roxas on June 20, 1947. The westward expansion of the city went as far as Lucao, which was also swampland. Local historian Restituto Basa surmised that the name Lucao may have been derived from

4218-528: The provincial government of Pangasinan and is only represented by the province's legislative district. And also, it is the second most-populous city in that province and in Ilocos Region after San Carlos City . Dagupan is one of the proposed metropolitan area in the Philippines. Metro Dagupan is proposed to include the independent component city of Dagupan, as well as the towns of Binmaley , Calasiao , Lingayen , Manaoag , Mangaldan , Mapandan , San Fabian , San Jacinto , and Santa Barbara . The city's name

4292-521: The same concessionaires of the North Luzon Expressway , would handle all the operations and maintenance of the expressway. The First Philippine Infrastructure Development Corporation is a subsidiary of First Philippine Holdings, a holding company under the Lopez Group of Companies with core investments in power and tollways, and strategic initiatives in property and manufacturing. The FPIDC was eventually sold to Metro Pacific Investments Corporation in 2008. The SCTEX business and operating agreement between

4366-437: The shellfish called lukan that used to abound in the swampy area. In June 1962, Dagupan was shaken by a series of strong earthquakes which occurred at irregular intervals for about three weeks. The quakes toppled the belfry of the Roman Catholic church. Many people from Calmay, Carael and island barrios evacuated to other towns. In 1968, the national government agencies opened offices in Dagupan and other key cities across

4440-427: The shores of Lingayen Gulf . From his beachhead in Dagupan, along with those in neighboring towns Lingayen, Binmaley and San Fabian , MacArthur's forces under General Walter Krueger together with the Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Army and Philippine Constabulary units were able to penetrate Japanese defenses in Luzon island and liberate Filipino and allied prisoners of war near Cabanatuan in

4514-447: The start of the expressway's existence. The expressway is the longest in the country, covering 93 kilometers (58 mi). The original project for the expressway is divided into two segments: the 50.5-kilometer (31.4 mi) Subic-Clark segment and the 43.27-kilometer (26.89 mi) Clark-Tarlac segment. The contractors for the project are a joint venture of Kajima , Obayashi , JFE Engineering , and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for

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4588-536: The toll rates by expressway are as follows: Additionally, since June 1, 2024, the Agri-Trucks Toll Rebate Program is implemented to exempt vehicles carrying agricultural products from toll increases on expressways, aiming to ease inflation on these goods. For SMC Tollways -operated expressways such as SLEX and MCX, the average rebate ranges from ₱2 to ₱30 . Meanwhile, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation -operated expressways such as NLEX, SCTEX, and CAVITEX offer rebates ranging from ₱16 to ₱156 . Both rates depend on

4662-412: The toll system of the expressway with North Luzon Expressway 's. Before March 2016, the toll system is completely independent, with toll collection from NLEx and vice versa being done at a toll plaza on Clark Spur Road in Mabalacat, until the structure's demolition following the toll system integration. In March 2016, the integration of the North Luzon Expressway and the SCTEX was completed, in time for

4736-405: The total project cost represents direct costs such as expenses incurred for the construction of the SCTEX. The indirect costs of ₱7.146 billion include land acquisition, consultancy services, project management expenses and taxes and duties. Financing costs of ₱2.074 billion include the Department of Finance guarantee fee and JBIC loan interest during the construction period. Toll Fees are approved by

4810-427: The two bridges especially spanning the Pantal River, collapsed, delaying people from crossing to the other banks and vice versa. Major damage caused businesses to be permanently transferred to the neighbouring towns of Mangaldan and Calasiao , but somehow, Dagupan and its inhabitants managed to recover from the earthquake. At the turn of the millennium, seeking to promote the thriving milkfish industry that harnessed

4884-540: The two. Approaching Tarlac, the expressway crosses over the Sacobia River through a bridge mentioned before. The first service areas on the expressway, one serving northbound traffic, and the other serving southbound traffic, apart by one kilometer, comes before Concepcion Exit. The expressway passes near the poblacion of Concepcion, then over agricultural land of Tarlac City . Hacienda Luisita Exit, that serves Hacienda Luisita as well as connecting MacArthur Highway and serving barangays along its connecting road, comes before

4958-418: The vehicle class, with the latter depending on the distance travelled as well. Three components of the expressway network or the High Standard Highway Network are the Luzon Spine Expressway Network (LSEN), the Visayas Spine Expressway Network (VSEN), and the Mindanao Spine Expressway Network (MSEN). It is a planned network of interconnected expressways within the islands of Luzon , Visayas and Mindanao . It

5032-456: The wartime capital of Pangasinan . The shores of Bonuan Gueset was a silent witness to the historic landing of Gen. MacArthur that eventually became one of the key historic points in the country's liberation. To immortalize this important feat in the city's history, a MacArthur Landing Park was built to stand by the shore of Tondaligan Beach, adjacent to Filipino-Japanese Peace Park. More structures and landmarks of historic importance still dot

5106-404: Was a center for salt making in numerous salt evaporator beds in the low-lying swampy areas close to Lingayen Gulf . Beginning in the 19th century, some of the salt making operations gave way to pond culture of fish, most prominently, the milkfish (locally known as bangus ), for which the city has become famous. Fisheries, aquaculture and processed fisheries products are an important mainstay of

5180-443: Was completed in 2021. The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway, from Santo Tomas to Lipa in Batangas was opened in 2001 and was extended in 2008. The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), the longest tollway in the Philippines was opened in 2008, setting the stage for the development of the Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX), which would extend beyond the SCTEX' northern terminus in Tarlac City. The TPLEX

5254-417: Was derived from the local Pangasinan word pandaragupan which means gathering place as the city has been a regional market center for centuries. The root word is dagop , Pangasinan term of gather . During the 15th century, Pangasinan had been the site of an ancient polity called the Caboloan (kingdom of Pangasinan), which sent emissaries to China in 1406–1411. The area that is now known as Dagupan

5328-464: Was described as marshland thickly covered with mangrove and nipa palm trees. The natives lived along the shoreline and riverbanks of Calmay, Pantal, and Bonuan. But there were also communities in Malued, Lasip, Pogo, and Bacayao. The natives called the area Bacnotan which would later be incorporated into the encomienda of Lingayen that was established in 1583. The first long distance railroad in

5402-475: Was extended to 626 kilometers (389 mi) in 2020, and is to be extended to 995 kilometers (618 mi) beyond 2030 according to the master plan submitted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in 2010. The Philippine highway network spans over 32,000 kilometers (20,000 mi) across all regions of the Philippines. These highways, however, are mostly single and dual carriageways with many U-turn lanes and intersections slowing down traffic. Coupled with

5476-473: Was opened in 2013. The Cavite–Laguna Expressway (CALAX), another expressway in Southern Luzon, was partially opened on October 30, 2019. The Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) was partially opened on July 15, 2021. There are many under construction and proposed expressways in the Philippines. All the expressways in the Philippines are privately maintained under concession agreements either with

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