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CALAX Laguna subsection to open in Q3 2021

Aika Rey

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CALAX Laguna subsection to open in Q3 2021

INSPECTION. MPCALA Holdings vice president for tollways development Art Monge (C-L) and Public Works Secretary Mark Villar (C-R) inspect the Cavite-Laguna Expressway subsection set for opening in the 3rd quarter of 2021.

Photo from MPCALA Holdings

Subsection 5 of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway will link the Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Road to Silang

A subsection of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) is targeted to be opened to motorists in the 3rd quarter of 2021, as construction has reached 83%.

Subsection (SS) 5 is a 7.2-kilometer segment in Laguna, from the Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Interchange to Silang East Interchange. SS 5 is the next section in the already open toll road from Mamplasan to Santa Rosa.

MPCALA Holdings, a unit of Manny Pangilinan-backed Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation, said on Thursday, March 11, that ongoing works include bridge deck and pavement construction, drainage works, and the structure of the Silang East Interchange, among others.

MPCALA executives, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar, and Cavite officials inspected the site on Thursday.

Villar said right-of-way (ROW) acquisition for the subsection was a “challenge,” pushing back the target opening to the 3rd quarter of 2021.

“This segment is crucial since it is expected to serve almost 5,000 cars per day and will ease traffic along Governor’s Drive, Aguinaldo Highway, and Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Road once opened,” he said.

Villar added that the entire 45-kilometer CALAX is targeted to be completed before 2022 ends.

According to the project timeline, SS 4, which would link the Silang and Silang East interchanges, is eyed for completion during the 1st quarter of 2022.

Initially, the entire Laguna segment – from Mamplasan up to SS 4 – was supposed to be completed by April 2021.

Construction for the rest of the Cavite subsections from Silang to Kawit is seen extending up to the 1st quarter of 2023. MPCALA said pre-construction work is ongoing, with ROW acquisition currently at 54%.

Once completed, CALAX would have 9 interchanges and would stretch 45 kilometers from Kawit, Cavite, to Mamplasan, Laguna. It would traverse Kawit, Imus City, Dasmariñas City, General Trias City, and Silang in Cavite, and Santa Rosa City and Biñan City in Laguna.

It will be linked to the Cavite Expressway in Kawit. – Rappler.com

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Aika Rey

Aika Rey is a business reporter for Rappler. She covered the Senate of the Philippines before fully diving into numbers and companies. Got tips? Find her on Twitter at @reyaika or shoot her an email at aika.rey@rappler.com.