Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. (CIC) has secured approval from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to implement toll rate adjustments at the CAVITEX Paranaque and Kawit toll plazas.
The TRB issued a notice of toll rate implementation for R-1 Expressway (Seaside to Zapote) and R1 Expressway Extension Segment 4 (Zapote to Kawit) of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway project, filed by the CIC and joint venture partner the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA).
The TRB said the toll rate increase covers the 2017 Petition for Approval of Periodic Toll Rate Adjustment for R1 Expressway and R1 Expressway Extension Segment 4.
Toll rates for Class 1 vehicles (cars and SUVs) at the R-1 Expressway, a 6.48-kilometer expressway from Seaside Drive, Paranaque to Zapote, Las Pinas will increase to P35 from P33.
For Class 2 vehicles (minivans and buses) the toll is raised to P70 from the current P67.
Toll fees for Class 3 vehicles (large trucks and trailers) is raised to P104 from the current P100.
Toll rates for Class 1 vehicles at Segment 4, a 7.4-kilometer, 2×2 lane expressway from Zapote Interchange in Bacoor to Kawit Toll Plaza is raised to P73 from the current P64.
For Class 2 vehicles the toll fee rises to P145 from the current P129 while for Class 3 vehicles the toll is raised to P219 from the current P194.
TRB said the toll rate matrix for R1 Expressway and R1 Expressway Extension Segment are allowed to be implemented effective from the date of the issuance of the notice to start collection and upon compliance with the legal requirements delineated in the 2103 TRB Revised Rules and Regulations.
The approved toll rates are allowed to be implemented not earlier than 1 July 2023, subject to the imposition of value added tax.
The CIC has yet to announce the new toll rates.
CAVITEX consists of the operational R-1 and R1 extension that traverses the Coast of Manila and connects the Roxas Boulevard to Cavite, with 2 toll plazas namely Paranaque and Kawit.
