Manila, June 19 -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday directed the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Corp. to immediately suspend the collection of toll fees along the Marilao northbound segment after the Marilao Interchange Bridge was struck again by an over-height container truck on Wednesday.

"President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has instructed the DOTr and the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to ensure that motorists and commuters who will use the affected expressway will be compensated for the lost time and exhaustion due to traffic caused by the incident," the DOTr said in a statement.

It said the toll holiday should remain in effect until all four lanes of the affected segment become passable.

The DOtr also asked the NLEX C...