NAIAX Closely Monitors the Speed Limit With Cameras, Displays
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway (NAIAX) links Mero Manila to NAIA and the Entertainment City. The expressway imposes a 60kph maximum speed limit throughout the 11.6 km length and monitors cars with speed cameras.
Back in June 2019, SMC Tollways, the operator of Skyway, NAIAX, SLEX and STAR in the south, posted images on the official Twitter page screenshots of their speed cameras and how they monitor violations such as overspeeding and swerving.
Over speeding recorded by our new speed cameras. Please observe the maximum speed limit: 100 kph maximum for cars and SUVs. 60 kph for buses and PUVs in #SKYWAY and 60 kph maximum in #NAIAX. Drive Safely! #SMCTollways pic.twitter.com/AoiZAefx9U
— SLEX – MaTES (@OfficialSLEX) June 30, 2019
Last Wednesday, a netizen posted a photo of what looks to be newly installed displays above each lane for the motorists to be aware of their speed in kilometers per hour, likely to warn them of the speed limit before they are apprehended.
The display shows the speed in red when it goes over 60kph and in green if the speed is still within the limit. Philippine Primer has reached out to SMC Tollways regarding this new feature and they have yet to respond.
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It is safe to say to keep in mind the speed limit of the expressway you are traversing. As a refresher, the following are the speed limits of the expressways in the country:
| Minimum | Maximum | ||
| For Bus and Trucks | For Cars | ||
| Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx) | 60 kph | 100kph | |
| Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) | 60 kph | 100 kph | |
| North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) | 60 kph | 80 kph | 100 kph |
| Cavite Expressway (CAVITEx) | 60 kph | 80 kph | 100 kph |
| NAIA Expressway (NAIAx) | 60 kph | ||
| Skyway | 60 kph | 80 kph | 100 kph |
| South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) | 60 kph | 80 kph | 100 kph |
| Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway (MCX) | 60 kph | 80 kph | 100 kph |
| Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway (now Apolinario Mabini Super Highway) |
60 kph | 80 kph | 100 kph |
As a small section of the major expressways in the Metro Manila area, the imposed 60 kpm maximum on the NAIAX is reasonable and with the motorists’ safety in mind. The expressway is not the place to put the pedal to the metal as there are race tracks for that.
Drive safely!
Also read: Expats’ Guide to Expressways in the Philippines
Sources: DOT Toll Regulatory Board, SLEX-MaTES Twitter, and Pinoy Joyride Facebook Page
Featured image grabbed from SkywaySOMCO Twitter
