Because of the benefits reaped by the country through the rehabilitation of the NLEX, other developing countries are actually using the project as the model for government and private sector partnership. The private sector's investing in infrastructure development projects is essential since it enables the government to use its limited resources for other vital services like education, housing, agriculture, and health.

The project financing for the project, acknowledged by Project Finance magazine in its February 2003 issue as a "considerable benchmark for transport financing in Asia ," was obtained despite the country's low credit rating. The project was named the "Asia Pacific Transport Deal of the Year" in 2001 by the same publication.