President Ferdinand R. Marcos on Friday, June 21, 2024 led three (3) groundbreaking and inauguaration ceremonies along sections of of the Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) C5 Link and the Cavitex - Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) Link Project.
President Marcos was joined by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan and project concessionaire Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan. Also present were Senator Mark Villar, Department of Transportion Secretary Jaime Bautista, Philippine Reclamation Authority General Manager Cesar Siador, MPTC President and CEO Rogelio L. Singson, and DPWH Undersecretary Maria Catalina E. Cabral.
Inaugurated was the 1.9 kilometer Segment 2 or the Sucat Interchange of Cavitex C5 Link which now connects Cavitex Interchange to the Sucat Interchange of the project. The newly-opened segment will be toll-free for a month.
Two (2) other segments of the project are already operational namely: the 2.20-kilometer Segment 3A-1 which starts from Merville to C5/SLEX, and the 1.6-kilometer Segment 3A-2 from E. Rodriguez to Merville.
President Marcos, also led the groundbreaking of the remaining 2-kilometer Segment 3B of the Cavitex C5 Link, which will complete the project as it will connect the Sucat Interchange to E. Rodriguez. The last segment is aimed for completion in 2025.
When completed, the P12.65 Billion Cavitex C5 Link will be a 7.7-kilometer, 6-lane toll road that will decongest traffic in major business districts in Makati/Taguig area, to Cavite/Paranaque/Las Pinas, reducing travel time from South Luzon Expressway/C5 and Cavitex from the current 40 minutes to just 10 minutes.
Another high-impact project that broke ground today is the 1.2-kilometer Cavitex-CALAX Link Project which is seen to decongest traffic in Cavite, specifically along Centennial Road from Gahak to Tirona Highway.
The project will directly link the coastal expressway and CALAX, with alignment crossing Tirona Highway at Barangay Binakayan and Daang Bangkal Road at Barangay Marulas in Kawit, and Centennial Road at Barangay Pag-asa III in Imus.
