President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo cited the Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) for promptly implementing its North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Phase 2-Segment 8.1 expansion project designed to help ease traffic flow in Metro Manila and provide wider access to NLEX. During the President's recent visit to the ongoing construction of the project linking Mindanao Ave. in Quezon City to the NLEX main in Valenzuela City, MNTC president Rodrigo E. Franco gave assurance that the project would be completed on schedule. The visit was part of President Arroyo's tour of the Luzon Urban Beltway, one of five key growth areas targeted under the government's Super Regions development strategy. Photo shows Franco briefing President Arroyo and Vice President Noli de Castro on the implementation status of Segment 8.1 road project.