Subic Freeport Expressway
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| NLEx Segment 7 Subic–Tipo Road Subic Freeport Expressway | |
.jpg) View of the expressway eastward to Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway in Hermosa | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Tollways Management Corporation | |
| Length | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| Existed | October 15, 1996–present |
| Component highways | |
| Major junctions | |
| East end |  N3 (Jose Abad Santos Avenue) in Dinalupihan, Bataan |
| West end | Rizal Highway & Maritan Highway in Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo, Zambales |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Provinces | Bataan, Zambales |
| Major cities | Olongapo |
| Towns | Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Morong |
| Highway system | |
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Subic–Tipo Expressway (STipEx), also known as NLEx Segment 7, and Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEx), is a two-lane expressway in the Philippines approximately 8.8 kilometers in length whose alignment traverses the provinces of Zambales and Bataan.
The entire expressway is designated as Expressway 4 (E4) of the Philippine expressway network.
Route description
Beginning at the intersection of Rizal and Maritan Highways, the expressway runs northward traversing the wetlands of the former Naval Exchange going towards Argonaut Highway. The alignment curves to the right as it crosses Argonaut Highway and goes up as it enters the Bataan National Park. The alignment then veers on a southeasterly direction traversing the side slopes of the mountain. The road enters Bataan as it exits a national park and there are two Total service areas, with one before the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) security checkpoint for southbound lanes and near the checkpoint for northbound lanes. It would then curve westward, eastward, pass into one river, and repeats the same direction as before. There is an overpass after passing the bridge and before entering Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX). Upon entering SCTEX, there is a toll plaza and the road forks into two, the left towards Jose Abad Santos Avenue (Olongapo–Gapan Road) and the right is a toll plaza leading to SCTEX.
Future expansion
As part of NLEX Corporation's expansion and improvement of its toll roads, the expressway will be expanded to accommodate an additional carriageway inclusive of two bridges and a tunnel parallel to the existing ones. After the upgrade, the expressway will have two lanes each direction from its endpoint at SCTEX to its terminus at Olongapo.[1]
Technical specifications
- Name: Subic–Tipo Expressway
- Concession holder: NLEX Corporation
- Operator: Tollways Management Corporation
- Concession starting date: 1996
- Concession ending date: December 31, 2037
- Length: 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
- Highway exits: 3
- Lanes: 2 lanes (1 each direction)
- Toll plazas: 2
- Rest and Service Areas: 2
- Minimum Height Clearance on Underpasses: 4.88 m (16.0 ft)
Toll
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| Class | Toll |
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| Class 1 (Cars, Motorcycles, SUVs, Jeepneys) |
₱22.00 |
| Class 2 (Buses, Light Trucks) |
₱57.00 |
| Class 3 (Heavy Trucks) |
₱68.00 |
Exits
| Province | City/Municipality | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Bataan | Dinalupihan | 91 | 57 | N3 (Jose Abad Santos Avenue) | Eastern terminus | ||
| Hermosa | 91 | 57 | SFEX Tipo toll plaza (electronic toll collection, cash payments. from March 18, 2016) | ||||
| 91 | 57 |  E1 (Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway) – Mabalacat, Manila | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
| 90 | 56 | Tipo toll plaza (cash payments, demolished) | |||||
| Hermosa – Morong boundary | Jadjad Bridge | ||||||
| Morong | 88 | 55 | Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority security checkpoint | ||||
| 88 | 55 | Total (Subic Tipo 2) service area (westbound) | |||||
| 88 | 55 | Holy Land Subic Sanctuary | Trumpet interchange. Westbound access via Total (Subic Tipo 2) | ||||
| 88 | 55 | Total (Subic Tipo) service area (eastbound) | |||||
| Bataan – Zambales boundary | Morong – Olongapo boundary | SFEX Tunnel | |||||
| Zambales | Olongapo | 83 | 52 | Rizal Highway, Maritan Highway | Western terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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