Expressway Speed Limits Philippines 2026: NLEX, SLEX, Skyway, SCTEX, TPLEX

These are the class 1 (car) maximums posted by each operator, as recorded in our expressway registry and used on every expressway page of this site. Lower limits apply on ramps, curves, bridges, work zones and in rain, and the posted sign always overrides the table.

Trucks and buses observe the lower class limit posted for their lane; on NLEX the truck limit is signed separately at the entry.

Section 35 of the Land Transportation and Traffic Code (RA 4136, 1964) sets the national ceilings. Expressways are built and tolled under separate authority, which is why they post 80 to 100 kph; the Act's table still governs every road without a posted expressway limit.

The Act also requires a "careful and prudent speed" for conditions, so a driver can be cited below the posted limit in rain or fog.

The LTO schedule has no separate overspeeding line. Exceeding the limit is charged as reckless driving under Section 48 of RA 4136, and JAO 2014-01 (DOTC and LTO, 2 June 2014) sets the ladder below. The same ladder applies whether you were 5 kph or 50 kph over.

A fourth or later offence is ₱10,000 with the licence revoked: a two-year disqualification for a non-professional licence, perpetual for a professional one. The full schedule, with every other offence, is on our [LTO fines page](/violations/traffic-violation-fines).

Expressway operators (NLEX Corporation, SMC Tollways, MPTC on CALAX and CAVITEX) run patrols with deputised LTO enforcement, and the TRB requires them to enforce the posted limit. Citations are issued on the LTO ticket and settled through the LTO, not the operator.

Since 9 January 2026, LTO memorandum MVL-2026-4846 gives you 15 working days to settle a ticket, bars roadside licence confiscation, and records an alert in the LTMS; an unpaid ticket becomes a 30-day suspension. Details and the source are on the fines page.

NLEX signs a 60 kph minimum on the mainline for class 1 vehicles; the other operators sign a minimum on specific sections rather than the whole road. Driving well below the flow without cause is charged as obstruction, ₱1,000 under JAO 2014-01, not as a speed offence.

If your vehicle cannot hold the minimum (a breakdown, a heavy load on a climb), use the outermost lane, switch on the hazard lights and leave at the next exit.

Motorcycles allowed on expressways (400cc and up, the TRB matrix class 1 definition) follow the class 1 limit. Trucks and buses follow the class 2 and 3 limit posted for their lanes, which is lower on every operator's signage and matches the RA 4136 principle of a lower truck ceiling.

The [motorcycle expressway rules](/road-rules/motorcycle-expressway-rules) page covers the 400cc rule, helmets and lane use; the [toll matrix](/toll-matrix/nlex-sctex) pages show the class definitions used for tolls.

Expressway limits: our expressway registry, which records each operator's posted class 1 maximum. National limits: RA 4136 Section 35 (lawphil.net). Fines: JAO 2014-01 as recorded on our LTO fines page, verified 13 September 2026, plus RA 4136 Section 48 for the reckless driving definition. Enforcement procedure: LTO MC MVL-2026-4846. Nothing on this page comes from a secondary blog.