Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. (CIC), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), has secured the permit to start operating the 1.6-kilometer Cavitex C5 Link flyover extension this month.
CIC and its joint venture partner Philippine Reclamation Authority are working with their grantor, Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), to open Segment 3A2: Merville to E. Rodriguez in the next two weeks.
In a press briefing at the MPTC South Management Corp. headquarters in Cavite, Raul Ignacio, CIC and MPT South president and general manager, said the company has secured a toll operation permit from TRB last June 30 while the certificate of substantial completion of the project was issued last June 9.
The flyover extension will further extend Cavitex C5 Link’s 2.2-km. operational segment that spans from Merville to Taguig (vice versa) with an additional 1.6 km., providing motorists more convenient access to and from Taguig, Pasay and Parañaque, helping decongest the local roads.
Once opened, the Merville entry/exit ramps will be relocated to the new segment, in front of Shell C5 Southlink. Simultaneously, a service tunnel road will also be opened to the public to manage the traffic of motorists coming from the West Service Road going to Merville, Pasay and Parañaque.
CIC said it is on the last leg of works for this segment, installing traffic signages to help guide motorists on the new traffic flow in the area upon opening. In the pipeline, traffic signalization in the area will be installed for better traffic management.
Meanwhile, CIC said construction for Cavitex C5 Link Segment 2 from Cavitex to Sucat Interchange continues in full swing reaching more than 30 percent completion.
Ignacio said the entire Cavitex C5 Link project is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2023.
“The Cavitex C5 Link will span a total of 7.7 km. and connect to Cavitex in 2023. This will help reduce travel time by 30 to 45 minutes for motorists traveling from Cavitex to Makati, Taguig and Pasay (vice versa). This project also helps decongest major thoroughfares such as EDSA, MIA Road, etc., benefitting around 50,000 motorists daily,” said Ignacio.
In preparation for its opening, CIC said it has intensified its campaign to encourage motorists to avail of the Easytrip radio frequency identification (RFID) and use it for more seamless travel.
“We continue to offer free RFID installation and reloading at our customer service stations in Cavitex and Cavitex C5 Link. They may also conveniently reload and monitor our expressways’ traffic conditions by using our latest app, MPT DriveHub. With the help of the app and by using their RFIDs, they would be able to avoid long queues at the cash lane and have a more seamless travel in our expressways,” Ignacio said.
Aside from Cavitex and Cavitex C5 Link, MPTC’s tollways portfolio includes the concessions for the Cavite-Laguna Expressway, North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Subic-Clark Tarlac Expressway, NLEX Connector Road and the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway in Cebu.
MPTC is the toll road development arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp.
MPT South, in partnership with Tablea Batirol and Likhang Maragondon, meantime kicks off its “Envirosafe Tour” with stakeholders
The guided tour program showcases the company’s sustainability efforts and features while promoting sustainable tourism — highlighting local sights and unique goods and food that are accessible through MPT South’s toll road network.
