Breaking ground on April 5, 2005, the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) is the country’s longest expressway at 93.77 kilometers. Commercial operations started on April 28, 2008, with the opening of the Subic-Clark Segment and portion of Clark-Tarlac Segment. The opening of the remaining Clark-Tarlac Segment on July 25, 2008 signaled the full operations of the SCTEX.

The SCTEX seeks to transform the Central Luzon region into a world-class logistics hub in the Asia-Pacific region through the integration of economic activities in the Subic Bay Freeport, the Clark Freeport Zone, and the Central Techno Park in Tarlac and by linking major infrastructures such as the Seaport in Subic and the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark.           
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> AVAILABLE SOON : SCTEX, The Journey and The Destination
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> Watch the Video: SCTEX Ramdam ang Kaunlaran (2008)



Project Description
The 93.77-kilometer, four-lane expressway is divided into two major segments:

1.      Package 1: Subic-Clark Segment – 50.5 kilometers ( Contractor: Kajima-Obayashi-JFE Engineering-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Inc. Joint Venture)
2.      Package 2: Clark-Tarlac segment – 43.27 kilometers (Contractor: Hazama-Taisei-Nippon Steel Joint Venture)

Project Consultants
Oriental Consultant-Katahira & Engineering International-Nippon Koei Co., LTD Joint Venture

Major Components
Following are the components of the SCTEX: a) 12 Interchanges : Subic-Tipo Interchange, Dinalupihan Interchange, Floridablanca Interchange , Porac Interchange, Clark South Interchange, Mabalacat Interchange, Clark North Interchange, Dolores Interchange, Concepcion Interchange, San Miguel/Luisita Interchange, Tarlac City Interchange; and Spur NLEX Intechange; b) 4 Major Bridges; c) 30 Minor Bridges; d) 8 overpasses; e) 64 Underpasses; f) 351 Drainage Culverts;  g) 14 toll plazas; h) traffic control systems; i) assistance centers; and, j)the Toll Operations Center Building (TOCB) located in Dolores Toll Plaza.

Operation and Maintenance
An Interim Service Provider (ISP) was tapped to handle Operations and Maintenance of the SCTEX for at least six months. On December 20, 2007 the contract for the ISP was signed between the BCDA and the consortium of First Philippine Holdings Corporation, Egis Road Operation, and Tollways Management Corporation.

The next bidding for the SCTEX O&M contract began in October 2009. Following the failure of the bidding on February 2010, after BCDA declared the Manila North Tollways Corporation's (MNTC’s) financial proposal as “non-complying,” BCDA, in line with the Terms of Reference, went into negotiations with MNTC, the lone eligible bidder, and later accepted the improved proposal submitted by the company.

The Contract was awarded to MNTC last June 9, 2010. full story here

As the SCTEX concessionaire, the MNTC will be responsible for, among others, the overall management and supervision of the tollway;  management of the toll operations center, toll plazas, and all other related ancillary facilities and equipment and the provision of appropriate resources to run the toll operations; implementation of a traffic safety and security management program for the entire stretch of the tollway on a 24/7 basis;  provision of an adequate patrol system for the whole stretch of the tollway on a 24-hour basis; provision of emergency response and incident management on a 24-hour basis in coordination with appropriate law enforcement agency; and maintenance of greenery and landscaping along the tollway. 

Safety Features
BCDA, in coordination with the ISP, details the following safety features to ensure that travel within the SCTEX is on-time, safe and comfortable. Among these: a) 24/7 mobile patrol with eight relay stations; b) speed tracking radars; c) traffic management teams; d) night driving features—reflectorized traffic cones, New Jersey barriers, road signs, lane closure signs; e) 24/7 emergency medical services from Aeromed Ambulance Transport, Inc., and e) towing services by the Automobile Association of the Philippines.

Funding
Total cost of the SCTEX is Php34.106 billion. Seventy-nine percent of the cost were funded by way of a loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)-with an interest rate of 0.95% per annum; 21 percent represents the BCDA counterpart.

Beneficiaries
SCTEX has generated more than 3,400 jobs—not limited to site workers, heavy equipment operators, engineers, SCTEx-Program Management Office staff and other construction-related professions.

Toll Fees
The Toll Regulatory Board approved a Php 2.00 per kilometer minimum toll fee for Class A Vehicles. A maximum toll fee of Php 181.00 will be charged for motorists that will travel the full length of the SCTEX, from Subic-Tipo to Tarlac City.

Class A Vehicles: Php 2.00 per kilometer
Class B Vehicles: Php 4.00 per kilometer
Class C Vehicles: Php 6.00 per kilometer

SCTEX Emergency Nos:  0920-96-SCTEX (0920-9672839) / (045) 8652030
SCTEX Hotlines: (02) 362-2246 / (02) 362-9997