Construction of the C-5 South Link Expressway, which will connect C-5 Road to the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX), is now in full swing, according to Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) unit Metro Pacific Tollways South.
Metro Pacific Tollways South president Luigi Bautista said the first phase of the project covering 2.2-kilometers (km), including a flyover above the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and Skyway from C-5 Road in Taguig to Merville in Sucat, Parañaque, with a cost of about P2.5 billion, is now in the construction stage.
“We are all very excited and proud that we have brought this project into construction stage,” he said.
The second phase, which would cover Merville to Cavitex (Coastal Road), meanwhile, is estimated to cost around P7.5 billion.
Completion of the project is targeted in June 2019.
Public Works Secretary Mark Villar, who conducted an inspection of the construction works yesterday, said the project offers many benefits, outweighing the temporary inconvenience during construction.
“Upon completion, this toll road will speed up the commute of motorists, and travelers from Parañaque, Las Piñas and Cavite by allowing them to directly cross over the SLEX and Skyway into C-5 Taguig City. About 40,000 to 45,000 vehicles are seen to benefit from the C-5 South Link and potentially decongest EDSA when it starts commercial operations,” he said.
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) president Rodrigo Franco said the C-5 South Link would not only provide direct access to and from C-5 for those coming from Cavite, Las Piñas and parts of Parañaque, but would also eventually provide a seamless connection to the 45-km Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAx) which is under construction.
The CALAx which was bagged by MPIC unit MPCALA Holdings Inc. under the public-private partnership program during the previous administration, will cover a four-lane expressway to link CAVITEX and SLEX.
MPTC is the tollway arm of MPIC.
Aside from the Cavitex network of toll roads, MPTC operates the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway.
It is also working on other tollway projects such as the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road, NLEX-Harbor Link Segment 10 and Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway.
Metro Pacific Tollways South president Luigi Bautista said the first phase of the project covering 2.2-kilometers (km), including a flyover above the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and Skyway from C-5 Road in Taguig to Merville in Sucat, Parañaque, with a cost of about P2.5 billion, is now in the construction stage.
“We are all very excited and proud that we have brought this project into construction stage,” he said.
The second phase, which would cover Merville to Cavitex (Coastal Road), meanwhile, is estimated to cost around P7.5 billion.
Completion of the project is targeted in June 2019.
Public Works Secretary Mark Villar, who conducted an inspection of the construction works yesterday, said the project offers many benefits, outweighing the temporary inconvenience during construction.
“Upon completion, this toll road will speed up the commute of motorists, and travelers from Parañaque, Las Piñas and Cavite by allowing them to directly cross over the SLEX and Skyway into C-5 Taguig City. About 40,000 to 45,000 vehicles are seen to benefit from the C-5 South Link and potentially decongest EDSA when it starts commercial operations,” he said.
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) president Rodrigo Franco said the C-5 South Link would not only provide direct access to and from C-5 for those coming from Cavite, Las Piñas and parts of Parañaque, but would also eventually provide a seamless connection to the 45-km Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAx) which is under construction.
The CALAx which was bagged by MPIC unit MPCALA Holdings Inc. under the public-private partnership program during the previous administration, will cover a four-lane expressway to link CAVITEX and SLEX.
MPTC is the tollway arm of MPIC.
Aside from the Cavitex network of toll roads, MPTC operates the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway.
It is also working on other tollway projects such as the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road, NLEX-Harbor Link Segment 10 and Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway.
