CLLEX: Guide to Central Luzon Link Expressway (Exits, Map and Toll Fee Rates)

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This is a travel guide for Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX).

The Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX), also known as the Central Luzon Link Freeway, is a partially operational expressway in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. It will connect the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) and the Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX) to the currently under-construction North Luzon East Expressway in Cabanatuan towards San Jose, Nueva Ecija.

CLLEX on map

It is currently toll-free and exclusively open to Class 1 vehicles but it will be tolled and opened to other classes of vehicles in the future.

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CLLEX ROUTE

CLLEX runs in an east-west direction from Tarlac City to San Jose, Nueva Ecija. The entire route is built as a four-lane expressway mostly laid out on embankment.

CLLEX Project

Phase 1

From the west, CLLEX begins at a trumpet interchange with the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) and Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX) in Tarlac City. The expressway intersects Santa Rosa–Tarlac Road at a diamond interchange where the expressway passes above grade. The expressway then passes agricultural land, before turning east as it enters La Paz.

It crosses La Paz–Victoria Road where an interchange serving entering westbound vehicles and exiting eastbound vehicles, connects the two. The expressway continues east as it crosses through a viaduct over the Rio Chico River, and crosses the Tarlac–Nueva Ecija boundary before crossing the Talavera River.

The expressway then continues east as it enters Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija. It turns northeast as it meets Zaragoza interchange, a trumpet interchange connecting with Zaragoza–Aliaga Road. It makes a reverse curve turning southeast before crossing Guimba–Aliaga Road as it enters Aliaga, where a temporary exit is built as the expressway's current terminus.

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In 2010, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) formulated the creation of an expressway network under the High Standard Highway Network Development Master Plan, focusing on a growth area within the 200 km radium sphere of Metro Manila. The DPWH, under JICA's assistance, completed the feasibility study for the proposed Central Luzon Expressway (CLEX) on the same year.

The proposed project was to divided into two (2) phases: Phase 1 with a 30.7 km network beginning from the connection of SCTEX and TPLEX in Balingcanaway, Tarlac City and ends at the Pan-Philippine Highway (Daang Maharlika) in Caalibangbangan, Cabanatuan City; and Phase 2 with 35.7 km network beginning from the Phase 1 terminus in Cabanatuan City and ends at San Jose town proper.

The project was renamed to Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) in 2011 after the preparatory survey and final report plan for Phase 1 was concluded.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) would fund the construction of the 66.4-kilometer CLLEX, while operation and maintenance would be under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme. The construction of the CCLEX Phase 1 project was funded thru the Official Development Assistance (Japan) grant of ¥22,796,000,000 (₱11.87 billion, March 2012 exchange rate) at a signing agreement ceremony by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alberto F. Romulo and Japan Ambassador Toshinao Urabe.

In the President Benigno Aquino III's State of the Nation address in 2014, the CLLEX was one of many of the administration's priority projects involving massive infrastructure spending in Central Luzon.

The groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 22, 2017, along with the beginning of construction. The expressway was originally planned to open in December 2020, but was repeatedly delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first 18 kilometers (11 mi) of the expressway from Tarlac City to Aliaga was inaugurated by President Rodrigo Duterte on July 15, 2021. The expressway opened to vehicles on the same day.

In July 2022, DPWH announced that CLLEX will be completed by July 2023. The current Phase 1 terminus in Aliaga will see an extension of seven kilometers up to San Juan Interchange and four kilometers to Umangan–Julo Road, before ending at Felipe Vergara Highway and the Pan–Philippine Highway.

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CLLEX EXITS

Province	City/Municipality	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Tarlac	Tarlac City	122A 122B	Tarlac City	E1 (Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway, Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway) / N58 (Santa Rosa–Tarlac Road)	Hybrid trumpet and diamond interchange; western terminus^[12]
Tarlac	La Paz		La Paz	La Paz–Victoria Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance^[13]
Nueva Ecija	Zaragoza		Zaragoza		Trumpet interchange
	Aliaga		Aliaga	Guimba–Aliaga Road	Temporary half-diamond interchange, current terminus
			Aliaga	Guimba–Aliaga Road	Future trumpet interchange
			San Juan	Carmen–Cabanatuan Road	Half trumpet interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Cabanatuan		Cabanatuan	AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway) and Felipe Vergara Highway	Future eastern end of Phase 1
	Cabanatuan		NLEE	North Luzon East Expressway
	San Jose		San Jose	AH 26 (N1) (Maharlika Highway)	Future eastern terminus; end of Phase 2
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access Unopened

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About CLLEX

Who operates CLLEX?
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) started the partial operation of the P11.8-billion Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) phase 1 project last July 2021.
Whose project is Central Luzon Link Expressway?
CLLEX was first proposed in 2010 by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, which funded the project through a loan.
Where is the start of CLLEX?
The opened portion of the project runs from Tarlac Interchange at the connection of Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) in Balingcanaway, Tarlac City to Guimba-Aliaga Road in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija.
Where is CLLEX located?
CLLEX runs in an east-west direction from Tarlac City to San Jose, Nueva Ecija. The entire route is built as a four-lane expressway mostly laid out on embankment.

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