Holy Week travel advisory - Northbound

[johnart]

hindi mo na madadaanan mga ito. from NLEX, mag exit ka na sa San Fernando going to Subic.

Ok thank you. Is San Fernando the last exit ?

[H1Tman]

mga bro, we're planning to go to clark on wed. then proceed to binmaley (?) pangasinan on thu. this will be my first time driving to pangasinan. ano po ba magandang route? tia!

[boybi]

mga bro, we're planning to go to clark on wed. then proceed to binmaley (?) pangasinan on thu. this will be my first time driving to pangasinan. ano po ba magandang route? tia!

to avoid urdaneta, take the tarlac-camiling-bayambang-san carlos-binmaley. medyo traffic pa rin on thursday morning, after lunch nalang kayo umalis ng clark.

[1D4LV]

Ok thank you. Is San Fernando the last exit ?

you exit at san fernando. dire-direcho lang yun. you pass by some towns in pampanga (e.g. lubao, etc...) tama sila, di mo dadaanan ito.

a suggestion is that if you are going to baguio and you don't want to pass urdaneta. you pass by dagupan...

[BoEinG_747]

Ok thank you. Is San Fernando the last exit ?

sir johnart ,hindi pa po ito ang last exit ng NLEX

San Fernando Exit ,madali ito makita kasi may dito iyon paskuhan village at may SM (San Fernando branch)

[salonika]

Ok thank you. Is San Fernando the last exit ?

No, but you will surely notice it since you can see the Robinsons Mall on our right just before the exit.

Re Urdaneta traffic, this really sucks. You can bypass the town, nakakalito nga lang ang daan. Turn right before the town proper and you can come out near the city hall, avoiding the traffic. Couldn't describe the route though, after 5x passing I still can't memorize the turns. Maybe others know it well.

[BoEinG_747]

hayy buti na lang mejo lapit lang province namin (Bulacan )
pero mejo tatamaan din ako ng traffic ng Bocaue at Balagtas ,
the best talaga umalis ng early ,
para ma traffic man may allowance ka pa din na oras para di malate

[jim]

Kumusta ang Pozzurubio - Manaoag route??? Any info will be helpful. Thanks!

[diesoline]

Kumusta ang Pozzurubio - Manaoag route??? Any info will be helpful. Thanks!

pozzorubio-manaoag route? why would you want to take that, jim. anyways, that route is lightly trafficked, i just dunno during holy week. i last drove thru there last month and the overall condition is very good. much better than the tarlac alternate route in comparison.



to those who are still bent on going north, try the rosales-sta.maria-asingan-binalonan route. the junctions in this route clearly signposted. just follow the "to baguio" signs.

[jim]

pozzorubio-manaoag route? why would you want to take that, jim. anyways, that route is lightly trafficked, i just dunno during holy week. i last drove thru there last month and the overall condition is very good. much better than the tarlac alternate route in comparison.



to those who are still bent on going north, try the rosales-sta.maria-asingan-binalonan route. the junctions in this route clearly signposted. just follow the "to baguio" signs.

hi diesoline,

I have a friend in pozzorubio so dadaanan ko muna sya if ever. thanks for the info ;)

[mikey177]

Yes, boybi. That's the "long shortcut" going to Baguio. Mas malayo sya pero tuloy-tuloy naman ang takbo para sa mga ayaw maipit sa stop-and-go traffic sa Urdaneta.

Anyway, we beat the Holy Week travel frenzy and had our vacation last weekend already. We went to Subic for some overnight relaxation.

Andun pa rin yung detour sa Mabalacat gawa ng Subic-Clark-Tarlac expressway project, pero smooth naman ang daloy ng trapiko dahil maayos ang pagkagawa nila ng detour.



Na-bad trip lang ako nung pauwi kami galing Sublic dahil pinapadetour ng pulis ang mga sasakyan bago pumasok ng Luabo, Pampanga. Baka may handaan dun si GMA nung araw na iyon

P.S.

jim,

makakadaan ka pa rin ng Pozorrubio kahit dun ka sa alternate route dumaan kasi maauna ang Binalonan sa Poz kung galing kay ng Metro Manila. Have a safe trip.

[mikey177]

Sorry Jim, I haven't passed by that route; Binalonan-Manaoag ang dinaanan namin last weekend. Maybe diesoline or other Pangasinan tsikoteers can help.

[cardo]

Nakakatamd tuloy byahe ng baguio holy week...

Guys, travel kamo madaling araw para walang trapik, lalo na sa urdaneta. grabe ang trapik sa lugar na yan

[jim]

Nakakatamd tuloy byahe ng baguio holy week...

Guys, travel kamo madaling araw para walang trapik, lalo na sa urdaneta. grabe ang trapik sa lugar na yan

kahit naman ordinary days dyan sa urdaneta, traffic talaga. ayaw ko na rin tuloy mag-road-trip sa north.

[smalltimer]

kakauwi ko lang from baguio nung april 5, kaya naman tiisin ang traffic eh. dumaan ako urdaneta around 5pm. parang ordinary rush hour traffic lang sa EDSA

[boybi]

kakauwi ko lang from baguio nung april 5, kaya naman tiisin ang traffic eh. dumaan ako urdaneta around 5pm. parang ordinary rush hour traffic lang sa EDSA

the situation will be different during holy week.

[cardo]

the situation will be different during holy week.

hahaha! how true!! you have been warned

[mikey177]

the situation will be different during holy week.

You said it.

Para ngang ayoko na lumabas ng bahay from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday, pero kailangan ko samahan si misis mag-rounds sa Urdaneta at Tarlac, dahil pina-day off nya driver namin sa mga araw na yon

[johnart]

boeing 747 and happy gilmore thank you : )

[vhenok]

sir falken, good conditon and well paved mga daan dito, though medyo narrow lang ng konti since this are not meant to be a national hiway, secondary roads lang. pero dont worry kasya naman two-way eh, in fact, dito din pinadaan a couple of years back mga buses going north when they upgraded the roads in Tarlac City (after the poblacion area papunta na Gerona lapit sa Shell. Ung mga private naman eh dun pinapasok sa isang private subdivision for the re-route.

As always, dami mga tricycles and kuligligs kaya extra care not to mention makukulit na residents na tumatawid ng bigla na akala mo eh sakop pa ng bakuran nila ang daan.

Di rin advisable this route sa gabi due to absence of street lights.
Also, not advisable din ito during rainy seasons as these areas are prone to floods kasi nga puro ricefields dito. I remember one time kailangan ko ilusong yung FX service namin, abot hanggang hood yung baha di na din makabalik that time kaya napasubo na.

I do frequent this route, me mga relatives din kami sa area na yan....