NLEX Corp. just issued a safey advisory regarding the situation at the Tulaoc River Bridge section of NLEX in San Simon, Pampanga.
In the advisory, it states that both on the North bound (Plaridel to Tulaoc River Bridge) and South bound (San Fernando to to Tulaoc River Bridge), the approximate speed of vehicles are 5 to 10 kph due to the water buildup. Class 1 vehicles are advised to use the left most lane.
NLEX Corp. added that as the water level of Pampanga river continue to rise, NLEX team will be installing sand bags to reduce the flooding at the Tulaoc River Bridge section.
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Tulaoc River Bridge, San Simon, Pampanga
As of August 3, 4:00pm pic.twitter.com/Nmh5KtunTR— NLEX Corporation (@NLEXexpressways) August 3, 2023
The flooding of the Pampanga river is caused by the Typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri) that recently devastated under 200 cities and municipalities that are not under state of calamity.