MPT South is spending P11.95 billion over the next two years to complete its expressway projects south of Manila, an executive said over the weekend.
MPT South vice president for finance Elnora Rumawak said the company allocated P8.16 billion to complete the remaining segments of the Cavite Laguna Expressway (CALAX) project.
The next interchange will be a 7.9-kilometer 2×2 lane expressway that will extend from Silang (Aguinaldo) Interchange to Governor’s Drive in General Trias.
The company acquired more than 95 percent of the right-of-way for the segment, and its team already started earthworks and bridge constructions.
The Governor’s Drive interchange is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2024.
CALAX subsection 2—a 9.8 km, 2×2 lane expressway from Open Canal Interchange to Governor’s Drive Interchange—is set to be completed by the second quarter of 2025.
CALAX will reach a total length of 45 kilometers by 2025, featuring 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 to the Silang (Aguinaldo) Interchange.
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.