MANILA, Philippines — The North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) Corporation runs the risk of losing its business permits in Valenzuela if it does not resolve the heavy traffic in the city generated by the automated tolling system, Mayor Rex Gatchalian said on Friday.
In a letter posted by Gatchalian on his Facebook page, the local executive blamed the radio frequency identification (RFID) toll collection system for slowing traffic flow in the city.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) mandated all tollways to adopt cashless systems to reduce human-to-human transactions. However, last-minute RFID applications led to horrendous traffic at the major tollways…
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