Nakiisa sina Mayor Joy Belmonte sa groundbreaking ceremony ng NLEX-C5 Northlink Segment 8.2, Section 1A Project kasama ang Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation at NLEX Corporation sa Brgy. Ugong, Valenzuela City.
Layon ng proyekto na maibsan ang mabagal na daloy ng trapiko sa kahabaan ng ilang pangunahing kalsada tulad ng Mindanao Avenue, Commonwealth Avenue, Quirino Highway, at EDSA.
Ang NLEX-C5 Northlink Segment 8.2, Section 1A project ay magkokonekta sa Mindanao Avenue at Quirino Highway.
Kasama sa seremonya sina Valenzuela City Mayor Wes Gatchalian, Vice Mayor Gian Sotto, MPTC CEO Jose Ma. Lim, NLEX Chief Finance Officer Maria Theresa Wells, at National Housing Authority General Manager Joeben Tai.
Nakiisa naman ang ilang lokal na opisyal ng QC at Valenzuela City, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), Toll Regulatory Board, at China Road and Bridge Corporation.
