An expected rise in GDP. According to a study by the University of the Philippines Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (UP Planades) , good road quality fast-tracks development. Every kilometer of paved roads and bridges is projected to yield P20 million annually in gross value added. Each kilometer of good quality road for every thousand population yields P18,000 in per capita gross regional domestic product (GRDP) annually. Based on these findings, NLEX's 433 lane kilometers are expected to bring about an increase of P7.79 million in per capita GRDP every year. This figure multiplied by the current population in nearby provinces reached through the NLEX results in a GDP running into hundreds of millions of pesos.

Appreciation of land values. The development impact of a state-of-the art road infrastructure will be felt along a corridor up to 15 kilometers wide on both sides of the NLEX, covering most of the towns of Bulacan and Pampanga, and extending up to Capas, Tarlac. Because of the increased value to the provinces brought about by the modern expressway, land values are expected to appreciate by P1,054 per square meter, with the overall increase in the price of land reaching 52%.