Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) unit MPCALA Holdings Inc. will start collecting toll for the initial 10.7-kilometer of Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) on Monday, February 10.
CALAX will collect value-added tax inclusive rates of P47 for Class 1 vehicles (ordinary cars), P95 for Class 2 vehicles (buses and small commercial trucks) and P143 for Class 3 vehicles (large trucks or trailers) from motorists.
“The end-to-end opening of CALAX subsections 6, 7 and 8 is imperative to reduce traffic congestion in various parts of Laguna specifically Laguna boulevard and Aguinaldo highway.
It is a viable option for motorists given the growing traffic demands in the area,” said Roberto Bontia, president and general manager of MPCALA Holdings.
The first 10.7-km has served about 10,000 vehicles daily between SLEX Mamplasan Exit and the new CALAX Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Interchange in the first three months of its toll-free operations. Partial operations started October 30 in time for Undas last year.
