C-5 South Link under way

Infrastructure giant Metro Pacific Investments Corp. said the first phase of its C-5 South Link Expressway project is on track and will be finished by March 2019, a statement showed.

The first phase is a 2.2-km section that will connect C-5 to Merville.

The entire project is a six-lane 7.7-km expressway that will run to the Manila Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) via Merville and Sucat. It is slated for completion in 2021.

Metro Pacific unit Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. (CIC), the concessionaire of Cavitex, said the project will cost around P10 billion. It is expected to benefit 50,000 vehicles by decongesting Sales Road in Pasay and Edsa when it starts commercial operations.

Moreover, travel time from Parañaque, Las Piñas and Cavite to Taguig will be cut to 20 to 30 minutes from the usual one and a half hour drive with the direct access to C5.

“C-5 South Link is progressing as scheduled. When completed, the road will provide motorists from Parañaque, Las Piñas and Cavite direct access to C-5.  We also want to inform the public that by the end of September, we will be launching girders that will cross the at-grade portion of Skyway and South Luzon Expressway. This is a critical activity of the project and we expect substantial completion after the girders are installed,” Luigi Bautista, president and CEO of CIC, said in a statement.

Bautista noted that the construction of the expressway could cause added road congestion in the area.

“We would like to seek the understanding and patience of all motorists using the Skyway and SLEx between Nichols Toll Plaza and Bicutan. We as well advise them to plan their trips and look for alternative routes. Partial closure of Skyway and SLEx during off-peak hours is necessary when we position and install the girders,” he said.

Bautista explained that a so-called stop and go traffic system with 15 minute intervals will be introduced between 4 a.m. and 10 p.m. from Sept. 29 through Nov. 22.

“On-ground traffic support will be deployed to ensure motorists are assisted and guided.  The completion of the launching should allow us to complete and open the Merville section of C-5 South Link by the end of March of 2019,” he added.

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C5 South Link of P10-B CAVITEX on track

By Emmie V. Abadilla

The construction of the first section of the P10 Billion Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX), the 7.7 kilometer, six-lane C-5 South Link Expressway Project (C5 South Link), is on schedule, its concessionaire announced.

C5 South Link will seamlessly connect Circumferential Road 5 (C5) to CAVITEX via Merville and Sucat.

The first 2.2 km section, which connects C5 to Merville, is expected to be completed by the 1st quarter of 2019. Overall, the CAVITEX Project is expected to benefit 50,000 vehicles by decongesting Sales Road in Pasay and EDSA when it starts commercial operations.

Travel time from Parañaque, Las Piñas and Cavite to Taguig will be cut to 20 to 30 minutes from the usual 1 and a half hour drive with the direct access to C5. “C5 South Link is progressing as scheduled,” confirmed Luigi Bautista, President and CEO of the Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC), the concessionaire of CAVITEX.

“When completed, the road will provide motorists from Parañaque, Las Piñas and Cavite direct access to C5.” “We also want to inform the public that by the end of September, we will be launching girders that will cross the at-grade portion of Skyway and South Luzon Expressway,” he added.

“This is a critical activity of the Project and we expect substantial completion after the girders are installed.” This means that motorists using the Skyway and SLEX between Nichols Toll Plaza and Bicutan need to plan their trips and look for alternative routes.

https://business.mb.com.ph/2018/09/21/c5-south-link-of-p10-b-cavitex-on-track/

Partial closure of Skyway, SLEx scheduled due to C5 South Link construction

A stop-and-go traffic scheme will be implemented on the Skyway and South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) starting Sept. 29 until Nov. 22 for the construction of Circumferential Road 5 (C5) South Link Expressway, government concessionaire Metro Pacific group said.

In a statement released on Thursday, CAVITEX Infrastructure Corp. (CIC) of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) said the partial closure of the roads is necessary to complete the toll road project on schedule.

The stop-and-go traffic scheme will run daily from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. with 15-minute intervals. CIC President Luigi L. Bautista said traffic aides will assist motorists during the period.

“We would like to seek the understanding and patience of all motorists using the Skyway and SLEx between Nichols Toll Plaza and Bicutan. We as well advise them to plan their trips and look for alternative routes. Partial closure of Skyway and SLEX during off-peak hours is necessary when we position and install the girders,” Mr. Bautista said in the statement.

CIC is set to open the first 2.2 kilometers — near Merville, Parañaque — of the 7.7-kilometer C5 South Link Expressway by the end of March next year. The P10-billion toll road project will connect C5 to the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEx).

Mr. Bautista said setting up the girders is a “critical activity” in the construction of the six-lane highway.

Once the C5 South Link is done, the project is expected to reduce travel time from Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Cavite to Taguig from the usual 90 minutes to 20-30 minutes. It is “expected to benefit some 50,000 cars by decongesting Sales Road in Pasay and EDSA when it starts commercial operations,” CIC said in the statement.

“C5 South Link is progressing as scheduled. When completed, the road will provide motorists from Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Cavite direct access to C5,” Mr. Bautista added.

CIC is a subsidiary of MPTC, the tollways unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC).

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MPTC to deliver first C5 South Link section by first quarter of 2019

Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), the road infrastructure arm of conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp., is ready to deliver the first section of the P10-billion C5 South Link Expressway Project of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX) by the first quarter of next year.

MPTC said construction of the first 2.2 kilometer (km) section, which connects C5 to Merville, is proceeding as scheduled and is eyed for completion within the first quarter of 2019.

In its entirety, the 7.7-kilometer, six-lane C5 South Link will seamlessly connect Circumferential Road 5 or C5 to CAVITEX via Merville and Sucat.

The project is expected to benefit 50,000 vehicles by decongesting Sales Road in Pasay and EDSA when it starts commercial operations.

Travel time from Parañaque, Las Piñas and Cavite to Taguig will be cut to 20 to 30 minutes from the usual one and a half hour drive with the direct access to C5.

“C5 South Link is progressing as scheduled. When completed, the road will provide motorists from Parañaque, Las Piñas and Cavite direct access to C5,” said Luigi Bautista, president and CEO of the Cavitex Infrastructure Corp., the concessionaire of CAVITEX.

“We also want to inform the public that by the end of September, we will be launching girders that will cross the at-grade portion of Skyway and South Luzon Expressway. This is a critical activity of the project and we expect substantial completion after the girders are installed,” he said.

Bautista said the company is seeking the understanding and patience of all motorists using the Skyway and SLEX between Nichols Toll Plaza and Bicutan and is advising them to plan their trips and look for alternative routes, as partial closure of Skyway and SLEX during off-peak hours is necessary when it positions and installs the girders.

“For the safety of the motorists and of our construction personnel, a stop-and-go traffic with 15 minute intervals will be implemented, between 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. from Sept. 29 to Nov. 22. On-ground traffic support will be deployed to ensure motorists are assisted and guided,” he said.

 “We are working closely with MMDA, DOTR, DPWH and the Taguig, Pasay and Parañaque LGUs on the proposed traffic management plan. The completion of the launching should allow us to complete and open the Merville section of C5 South Link by the end of March of 2019,” Bautista said.

Aside from the CAVITEX, MPTC operates the North Luzon Expressway, the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, and is currently constructing the Cavite-Laguna Expressway, the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway and soon, the Connector Road.

https://www.philstar.com/business/2018/09/22/1853479/mptc-deliver-first-c5-south-link-section-first-quarter-2019