13: Expressway Guidelines

Question 1

a high speed road with controlled entry and exit. It has lane dividers to divide both directions of traffic and usually has two or more lanes in each direction of traffic. Also called tollways because most of the time, drivers have to pay to pass through it.

These include:

South Luzon Expressway (SLEX)
North Luzon Expressway (NLEX)
Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR Tollway)
Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX)
Tarlac Pangasinan La Union Expressway (TPLEX)
Manila Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX)

Answer 1

Expressway

Question 2

Lane 1 (left lane) – passing lane
Lane 2 (right lane) – all vehicles

Answer 2

Two-lane expressway

Question 3

Lane 1 (left lane) – passing lane
Lane 2 (center lane) – cars, buses and freight vehicles with cargo of less than one and a half tons
Lane 3 (outer right lane) - freight vehicles with cargo higher than one and a half tons, as well as for special and construction equipment vehicles

Answer 3

Three-lane expressway

Question 4

Lane 1 (left lane) – passing lane
Lane 2 (inner left lane) – cars, medium buses and freight vehicles with cargo of less than one and a half tons
Lane 3 (inner right lane) – large passenger buses and freight vehicles with cargo higher than a ton and a half
Lane 4 (outer right lane) – special and construction equipment vehicles

Answer 4

Four-lane expressway