THE 7.2-kilometer segment of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) set to be finished by the third quarter is 93% complete, MPCALA Holdings Inc. said.
Toll structures for the Silang East interchange have been put up, while drainage construction as well as express road and safety features installation are on track, the company said in a press release on Friday.
The segment, or subsection 5, links Sta. Rosa-Tagaytay Interchange to Silang East Interchange. It is part of the 45-kilometer CALAX expressway running from Kawit, Cavite to Mamplasan Interchange in Biñan, Laguna.
“Once operational, we expect CALAX (segment) to serve around 5,000 motorists daily, thereby helping decongest traffic along Governor’s Drive, Aguinaldo Highway, and Sta. Rosa-Tagaytay Road,” MPCALA President and General Manager Roberto V. Bontia said.
The initial operational CALAX segments connect Mamplasan to Santa Rosa in Laguna.
Once completed, CALAX will serve around 45,000 vehicles daily. The Public Works and Highways department targets to finish works by the end of 2022.
The company also said it installed four emergency call box devices along CALAX. Equipped with loudspeakers and cameras, the devices can help motorists call for help during emergencies.
With the devices, emergency response times would be around eight to ten minutes, Mr. Bontia said.
MPCALA Holdings is a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., the tollways unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., which is one of three key Philippine units of Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd., the others being Philex Mining Corp. and PLDT, Inc.
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