PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomed Friday the announcement of CAVITEX operator Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) to suspend toll fee collection for all types of vehicles passing through the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway in Taguig, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Bacoor, and Kawit for 30 days.
Speaking during the groundbreaking of the CALAX-CAVITEX Link and the CAVITEX C5 Link Segment 3B and the inauguration of the CAVITEX C5 Link Sucat Interchange in Parañaque City, President Marcos invited the public to take advantage of the expressways and experience firsthand the ease and convenience they bring to travelling.
“This is especially so after receiving the good news that the PRA or the Philippine Reclamation Authority, as operator of the CAVITEX, proposed to suspend the collection of toll fees for all types of vehicles passing through the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway in Taguig, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Bacoor, and Kawit for thirty days. [applause] This will introduce our new roads, expressways to those who are in need of that transport system,” the President said.
“So, we welcome this call and thank the PRA for its initiative to help mitigate the impact of rising fuel costs to our motorists. I now count on our Toll Regulatory Board to ensure the immediate implementation, for the benefit of the riding and the transport public,” he added.
The President stressed these flagship PPP projects are the result of a great deal of hard work, thorough planning, and collaborative efforts of the PPA, the Cavitex Infrastructure Corp., and the principal company Metro Pacific Tollways Corp.. He thanked them for making the monumental endeavors possible.
Aside from expressing gratitude to the architects, engineers, construction workers, project managers, and all the individuals involved for the accomplishments, Marcos thanked the public for their patience, understanding, and support during the completion of the large projects.
The CAVITEX C5 Link Sucat Interchange is expected to bring a smooth, safe and convenient travel from CAVITEX R1 to Sucat Parañaque City within just five minutes, a dramatic improvement from the usual one-hour travel time via existing public roads from Kawit, Cavite. It is set to benefit around 23,000 vehicles regularly.
The CAVITEX C5 Link Expressway Segment 3B, a two-kilometer road coming from Sucat Interchange going to E. Rodriguez in C5 Road, Taguig City, is expected to reduce travel time from CAVITEX R1 Expressway Section to SLEX/C5 Road from 40 minutes to just 10 minutes once the project is completed.
