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Construction of the second bridge of the main Bocaue interchange of the North Luzon Expressway or NLEX has been completed. When it opens before the end of the year the old two-line bridge will serve only for eastbound vehicles or directions to Santa Maria and Norzagaray. Meanwhile the newly constructed two-line bridge next to it is for westbound vehicles or those exporting to Metro Manila and going to the Bocaue crossing on the Mac Athur Highway. According to the Department of Public Works and Highways First Bulacan District Engineer Henry Alcantara the agency spent 76 million pesos for this. This is the third component of the infrastructure built to alleviate the long-standing problem of heavy traffic in Bocaue.The new Ciudad De Victoria Interchange was first completed in November 2019 so that those from NLEX can go straight to the town of Santa Maria instead of the main Bocaue exit. Only in July 2020 did DPWH Secretary Mark Villar open another new entry and exit ramps in barangay Tambubong which is still covered by Bocaue. Alcantara added that this second bridge is a big help so that vehicles crossing the main Bocaue interchange will not spill. Because Bocaue-Norzagaray Road has four lines on the Bocaue side and for a long time there were only two lines of interchange bridge there was no time when the flow of traffic here was not heavy. Apart from daily travelers and motorists the said interchange is the main route for trucks exporting cement from factories in Norzagaray pigs chickens and eggs from Santa Maria and animal food makers in Bocaue. It is also home to rice millers in Bocaue from various provinces of Central and Northern Luzon. CLJD SFV-PIA 3
