Subic–Tipo Expressway

SFEX, before the capacity expansion project.

Beginning at the intersection of Rizal and Maritan Highways, the expressway runs northward traversing the wetlands of the former Naval Exchange going towards Argonaut Highway. The alignment curves to the right as it crosses Argonaut Highway and goes up as it enters the Bataan National Park. The alignment then veers on a southeasterly direction traversing the side slopes of the mountain. The road enters Bataan as it exits a national park and there are two Total service areas, with one before the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) security checkpoint for southbound lanes and near the checkpoint for northbound lanes. It would then curve westward, eastward, pass into one river, and repeats the same direction as before. There is an overpass after passing the bridge and before entering Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX). Upon entering SCTEX, there is a toll plaza and the road forks into two, the left towards Jose Abad Santos Avenue (Olongapo–Gapan Road) and the right is a toll plaza leading to SCTEX.

As part of NLEX Corporation's expansion and improvement of its toll roads, the expressway will be expanded to accommodate an additional carriageway inclusive of two bridges and a tunnel parallel to the existing ones. After the upgrade, the expressway will have two lanes each direction from its endpoint at SCTEX to its terminus at Olongapo.[1]

• Name: Subic–Tipo Expressway
• Concession holder: NLEX Corporation
• Operator: Tollways Management Corporation
• Concession starting date: 1996
• Concession ending date: December 31, 2037
• Length: 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
• Highway exits: 3
• Lanes: 2 lanes (1 each direction)
• Toll plazas: 2
• Rest and Service Areas: 2
• Minimum Height Clearance on Underpasses: 4.88 m (16.0 ft)

• Expressways of the Philippines
• List of Expressways in the Philippines