METRO Pacific Tollways Corporation has reactivated its Safe Trip Mo, Sagot Ko (SMSK) motorists assistance program to ensure safe and convenient travel during ‘Undas.’

With an expected combined surge in traffic volume across its expressways — NLEX, SCTEX, NLEX Connector, CALAX, and CCLEX — the MPTC Group is ready to assist motorists through its increased personnel deployment, 24/7 traffic condition monitoring and incident response, and enhanced traffic management measures to guide motorists.

To ensure smooth travel experience of motorists — emergency and medical incident response teams will be deployed strategically within the expressways.

MPTC will also offer free towing service for Class 1 vehicles up to the nearest exit from 6 a.m. of October 31 to 6 a.m. of November 4.

Roadworks and lane closures in MPTC expressways will be suspended from October 30 to November 4 — except for emergency safety repairs.

Motorists are encouraged to plan their trips and may use the MPT DriveHub app which provides traffic updates, toll fee calculator, reloading facility for RFID accounts, and emergency roadside assistance.

Since high traffic volume is anticipated in its major expressways like NLEX, the public is advised of heavy northbound traffic on October 31 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and November 1 from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m..

For Manila-bound travelers, expect high traffic volume on November 2 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and November 3 from 2 p.m. to November 4, at 8 a.m..

As part of the MVP Group’s commitment to further provide comfort to motorists during the busy ‘Undas’ period, Maynilad will provide bottles of drinking water to be distributed to travelers at the SMSK motorist camps, ensuring they stay hydrated throughout their journey. With Gil Aman

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