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MetroPac readies construction of Cavitex-C5 link

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Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. said Monday a unit expects to start construction of the first segment of the P10-billion Cavitex-C5 South Link Expressway Project in July after securing approval from the Toll Regulatory Board and the Public Works Department.

Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. president and chief executive Luigi Bautista said the groundbreaking for the first phase of the C5 South Link Expressway, stretching from C5 Road in Taguig toward Moonwalk and Merville villages in Sucat, Parañaque was expected on May 2.

Construction is expected to begin in July 2016. 

The right-of-way for the first portion of the C-5 South Link Expressway was already acquired while the detailed engineering plans were ready for implementation, the company said.

Bautista said the company would spend P2.5 billion for the construction of the first segment, while the second segment, from Sucat all the way to Cavitex, would cost P7.5 billion. 

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He said the new expressway, which was expected to be completed in 2019, would add 40,000 to 45,000 vehicle traffic per day, on top of the 130,000 vehicle traffic per day at Cavitex. 

The C5 South Link will ultimately connect with the R1 Expressway (Coastal Road) and will provide fast, safe and convenient travel for motorists going to and from Parañaque, Las Piñas and Cavite and for Paranaque residents in Multinational, Moonwalk and Merville villages. 

The new expressway will not only decongest the Parañaque villages, but will also provide easier travel from Taguig, Makati, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City and other northern areas to Manila, Las Piñas and Cavite province.

It will also provide relief for vehicles using the congested Edsa and C5 Road arteries of the metropolis.

When completed, the expressway will provide a seamless connection to the Cavitex road network, and to the Cavite-Laguna Expressway slated for completion in 2020. 

The new C5 Link is envisioned to spur further economic development in Parañaque and in Cavite and Laguna provinces by providing a safe and convenient link from the central and northern parts of Metro Manila to the high-growth industrial and residential centers in Southern Tagalog.

Besides Cavitex, MPTC operates the North Luzon Expressway and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway.

MPTC also  won the bid for the 45-kilometer Cavite-Laguna Expressway and is set to implement the Cebu-Cordova bridge project that will provide a convenient third bridge from Mactan island to Cebu City.

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