page_title: Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway
section_title: Hermosa to Mabalacat
hierarchical_section_title: Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway / Route description / Hermosa to Mabalacat
caption_attribution_description: English: Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway northbound near Dinalupihan in Bataan
context_page_description: The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway is a 93.77-kilometer four-lane expressway north of Manila, Philippines, in the Central Luzon region. Built by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, a government owned and controlled corporation under the Office of the President of the Philippines. Started on April 5, 2005, the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway is the country's longest expressway at 93.77 kilometers.
  Commercial operations started on April 28, 2008, with the opening of the Subic–Clark Segment and Zone A of the portion of Clark-Tarlac Segment. The opening of Zones B and C of the remaining Clark–Tarlac Segment on July 25, 2008 signaled the full operations of the SCTEx.
  The construction of the expressway seeks to provide a more efficient transport corridor between Subic Bay Freeport, the Clark Freeport Zone, and the Central Techno Park in Tarlac, foster development on the municipalities served, and connecting major infrastructures such as the Seaport in Subic and the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark.
  The southern terminus of the expressway is in Barangay Tipo, Hermosa, Bataan, located near the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales.
context_section_description: SCTEX starts at the east end of the Subic-Tipo Expressway in Barangay Tipo in Hermosa, Bataan. The expressway is built alongside the older Jose Abad Santos Avenue (N3) until Dinalupihan Exit, where the expressway curves northward. The Jose Abad Santos Avenue passes under SCTEx. The expressway follows a mostly straight route up to Floridablanca, at entering Pampanga, where the expressway curves to the northeast before Floridablanca Exit. It curves toward the northwest and back to the northeast before Porac Exit. Alviera, a mixed-use area being developed in Porac, Pampanga, lies near Porac Exit, that serves as its access to and from the expressway. It crosses the Pasig-Potrero River at approach to Angeles, and curves eastward and then northward near Clark Freeport and Clark International Airport. Clark South Exit, which serves those areas, lies near Mabalacat Interchange, with the exits being one kilometer apart from each other. The segment ends at a trumpet interchange in Mabalacat, where it meets the Clark Spur Road that links SCTEX with North Luzon Expressway (NLEX).
caption: SCTEX in Bataan
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