MPT South has set aside P11.95 billion in capital expenditures (capex) over the next two years to help complete ongoing expressway projects in the south of Manila.
Elnora D. Rumawak, MPT South vice president for finance, said P8.16 billion will complete the remaining segments of the Cavite Laguna Expressway (Calax) project.
The next interchange will be a 7.9km 2×2 lane expressway extending from the Silang (Aguinaldo) interchange to Governor’s Drive in General Trias.
At present, more than 95 percent of the right-of-way for this segment have already been acquired, and the team has already begun earthworks and bridge constructions.
The Governor’s Drive interchange is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter next year.
The Calax subsection2 , a 9.8-kilometer 2×2 lane expressway from Open Canal interchange to Governor’s Drive interchange is set for completion by the second quarter of 2025 while the Calax subsection1, an 8.7-kilometer 2×2 lane expressway from Kawit Interchange to Open Canal Interchange is seen completed by the second quarter of 2005.
Looking forward, CALAX is seen extending over 45 kilometers by 2025 with eight strategically positioned interchanges: Technopark, Laguna Boulevard, Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Road, Silang East, Silang (Aguinaldo), Governor’s Drive, Open Canal, and Kawit Interchange.
CALAX will seamlessly connect with the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) in Kawit, further unifying key regions.
Its operational segments span from Mamplasan Rotunda up to the Silang (Aguinaldo) Interchange at the moment.
MPT South is also spending P2.56 billion and P1.08 billion to complete the Cavitex C5 Link and Cavitex-Calax Link Project, respectively.
The Cavitex-C5 Link Expressway is a 7.70- kilometer, dual three-lane expressway from Cavitex (R-1) to C-5 (C.P. Garcia) Road traversing the cities of Paranaque, Pasay and Taguig and will complete the missing southern section of C5 Road.
The project reduces travel time by 30 minutes to 45 minutes from Cavitex to Makati and Taguig, and vice versa. It helps decongest EDSA (Makati to Pasay), MIA Road, Roxas Boulevard and other adjacent major roads, attracting traffic as much as 50,000 vehicles per day.
