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00:00The Transportation Department is calling for toll collectors not to collect tolls on the expressway
00:05where the Marilao Interchange Bridge was built.
00:08The NLEX Corporation's answer to this is Raffy Tima's testimony.
00:17There is still a long queue of people waiting to cross the Nortozona Expressway or NLEX,
00:21just like the NLEX Northbound when crossing Valenzuela.
00:23But it is said that opening another line under the damaged Marilao Interchange Bridge
00:28is the only way for tourists to cross the Nortozona Expressway.
00:31There are already three lanes for tourists to cross.
00:33The fourth is the Zipper Lane in the southbound of the NLEX.
00:36The tail end of the traffic in the northbound is here right after the Smart Connect Interchange.
00:43It hasn't reached Balintawaktol Plaza yet.
00:46I think the previous days, it was around this time that it was almost at Balintawaktol Plaza.
00:51The NLEX personnel are preparing to assemble.
00:54The scaffolding has been installed and the coasters are being removed from the bridge.
00:57But there is still heavy traffic in the southbound lane when the Zipper Lane is opened.
01:02That is actually being guided by our personnel to exit our alternative routes.
01:08They don't want to. They prefer to stay inside.
01:12Amid the long queue of motorists, the DOT-R has a directive regarding the removal of tolls.
01:17I am demanding from NLEX that while they are doing this and our fellow countrymen are aware of this,
01:24for the area segment that has a barrier,
01:29the tolls should be removed first.
01:31Our fellow countrymen should not pay for this.
01:34They are also asking NLEX to explain why they were advised by the truck
01:37that the vertical clearance is higher than what is allowed by NLEX.
01:41According to the NLEX, they are already acting on the incident
01:44so that the motorists will not have to worry
01:46and the normal traffic will return to the affected routes.
01:49They are also recognizing the DOT-R Secretary's permission to remove the tolls first.
01:54If there are no additional barriers, they expect to reopen the four lines at the end of March.
01:59For GMI Integrated News, I am Rafi Timang, your witness.