MPCALA Holdings Inc. on Monday targets to open to motorists the Silang (Aguinaldo) interchange of the Cavite Laguna Expressway (CALAX) by September this year.
The company said Subsection 4 or the Silang (Aguinaldo) segment is now 91 percent complete.
“Ongoing construction activities include the development of the toll plaza, concrete pouring for the main line and median barriers, as well as various finishing works. In the upcoming phases, the focus will be on the construction of toll facilities, including road lights, signages, and sound barriers,” MPCALA said.
Additionally, preparations for the toll collection system are also underway.
Once completed, CALAX will connect to the busiest highway in Cavite—the Aguinaldo Highway—and help decongest major thoroughfares in the province and nearby Laguna.
The interchange will serve more motorists, including the 298,000 Silang residents, and reduce congestion. CALAX will expand to 45 kilometers and eventually connect to the CAVITEX.
At present, its operational segments stretch from Mamplasan in Binan, with interchanges at Laguna Technopark, Laguna Boulevard, Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Road, up to Silang East Interchange.
It will connect to the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) in Kawit.
MPCALA is a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. and its toll road development arm.
MPTC is the biggest toll road developer and operator in the Philippines. Aside from CALAX and CAVITEX, it also holds the concession rights for North Luzon Expressway, NLEX Connector Road, Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway and Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway in Cebu.
