E5 expressway (Philippines)

Segment 8.1 (Mindanao Avenue Link) of the NLEX looking west towards Smart Connect Interchange

NLEX Segment 8.1 (Mindanao Avenue Link) is a four-lane, 2.7-kilometer (1.7 mi) expressway that runs from the Smart Connect Interchange to Mindanao Avenue in Valenzuela. Lying on the ground level east of the interchange, it begins at the intersection with Mindanao Avenue in Barangay Ugong and then approaches the Mindanao toll plazas, widening to 6 lanes serving only westbound traffics. It terminates at the Smart Connect Interchange with NLEX Main and continues to the west as Segment 9 (Karuhatan Link).

NLEX Segment 9 (Karuhatan Link) is a four-lane, 2.4-kilometer (1.5 mi) expressway that runs from Smart Connect Interchange to MacArthur Highway in Karuhatan, Valenzuela. It is the first segment of the NLEX Harbor Link project.[12] It begins at the Smart Connect Interchange with NLEX Main, picking-up from where Segment 8.1 (Mindanao Avenue Link) left off. Lying on the ground level west of the interchange, it then traverses Barangays Gen. T. De Leon, Parada, and Maysan, where two exits towards the last two barangays, respectively, are found. It then enters Barangay Karuhatan, where it approaches the Karuhatan toll plaza, widening to 6 lanes serving only eastbound vehicles, and Segment 10 (Harbor Link) and finally terminates at MacArthur Highway.

Under-construction NLEX Segment 10 in Caloocan

NLEX Segment 10, the second phase of the NLEX Harbor Link project, is a four-lane, 5.65-kilometer (3.51 mi) fully elevated expressway which connects with the Karuhatan Link (Segment 9) in Valenzuela to C-3 Road in Caloocan, where two ramps carry it to the west for another 2.6 kilometers (1.6 mi) up to Radial Road 10 (R-10) in Navotas.[12] It is designated to provide access between Port of Manila and northern Luzon. Most of the road utilizes the existing railway right of way through Caloocan, Malabon, and Valenzuela, with the road rising as high as 19 meters (62 ft) to provide necessary clearance for the elevated Manila–Clark Railway of the Philippine National Railways (PNR).

Segment 10 begins at Karuhatan Exit with Segment 9 (Karuhatan Link) and MacArthur Highway. The section near the northern terminus traverses an industrial and residential area, which necessitated the demolition of numerous houses, buildings, and warehouses. It soon follows the railway right-of-way where it rises up to provide necessary ground clearance for the viaduct carrying the future Manila–Clark Railway. It then crosses Tullahan River, where it enters Malabon. It then enters Caloocan, where past Samson Road and the PNR rolling stock shops in Caloocan, it shifts to the right of the railway right of way, which also required demolition of numerous houses and buildings, including a local wet market. An exit to C-3 Road could then be found before meeting the Caloocan Interchange, where the expressway veers west as the C-3–R-10 spur alignment with connection to the future NLEX Connector (NLEX-SLEX Connector Road) that would run south towards the city of Manila. The 2.6-kilometer (1.6 mi) C-3–R-10 spur alignment runs above C-3 Road, where a westbound exit ramp towards Dagat-Dagatan Avenue could be found. It then crosses the Navotas River and enters Navotas, where it veers southeast towards Radial Road 10 and ends at the Navotas Interchange, which provides access to the Port of Manila via Mel Lopez Boulevard.

At the Navotas Interchange, the expressway has a possible future connection to the proposed NLEX–CAVITEX Port Expressway Link or Harbor Link Port Access Mobility Facility towards Manila–Cavite Expressway or Anda Circle, respectively.[13][14]

NLEX Segment 8.2, also named NLEX C-5 Link,[12] will be an 8.35-kilometer (5.19 mi)[2][15] segment part of the NLEX Harbor Link Project that will connect the existing NLEX Segment 8.1 (Mindanao Avenue Link) to Luzon Avenue and Congressional Avenue Extension, the present components of C-5. The planned segment will at first run parallel to Republic Avenue before making a southward turn to Luzon Avenue after which it will then connect to Commonwealth Avenue. The segment will include two interchanges in Mindanao and Regalado Avenues, a roundabout connection at Congressional Avenue, and three local road crossings at Quirino Highway, Sauyo Road, and Chestnut Avenue.[16][17] It was initially planned to be a 11.5-kilometer (7.1 mi) expressway segment that would also cross Commonwealth Avenue and end at the intersection of C. P. Garcia and Katipunan Avenues.[12][18]