The CAVITEX C5 Link Flyover Extension Segment 3A2 from Merville to E. Rodriguez in Paranaque City opened to motorists today (August 14) at 6:00 a.m.
This new 1.6-kilometer segment of CAVITEX C5 Link connects to the operational 2.2-kilometer flyover that provides convenient access and improved travel time for motorists bound to C5 Road in Taguig from Paranaque City, according to Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. (CIC).
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Chairman Manny Pangilinan, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, DPWH Undersecretary for Planning and PPP, Maria Catalina Cabral, together with MPTC Executives, MPTC President/ CEO, Rodrigo Franco, and MPT South President and General Manager, Raul Ignacio, and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs and Head of MVP Group Media Bureau, Atty. Mike Toledo led the opening ceremony last Saturday (August 13).
Also present in the event are Senator Mark Villar, Congressman Edwin Olivarez and Mayor Eric Olivarez of Paranaque City, Mayor Imelda Calixto-Rubiano of Pasay City, other government partners and various community stakeholders.
With the opening of the CAVITEX C5 Link Flyover extension, a new traffic scheme will be implemented for motorists entering the expressway in Merville.
Vehicles from Paranaque going to Taguig shall now pass into the new C5 Link Flyover Merville entry located in front of Shell C5 Southlink in Barangay Moonwalk, Paranaque.
"More than 15,000 motorists going to Taguig from Paranaque and vice versa are expected to benefit with this new segment of CAVITEX C5 Link. We urge everyone to utilize Easytrip RFID to avoid the long line at cash lane and maximize the benefit of shorter travel time," said CIC President and General Manager, Raul Ignacio.
CAVITEX C5 Link is a 7.7km segment of CAVITEX that will connect to CAVITEX R1 Paranaque toll plaza, which will help reduce travel time from CAVITEX to Makati, Taguig, and Pasay by 30 to 45 minutes, while helping decongest EDSA, MIA Road, Roxas Boulevard, and other major thoroughfares.
Toll fees approved by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) are P37 for Class 1 vehicles; P74 for Class 2 vehicles; and P112 for Class 3 vehicles.
However, the company opted to defer until September the implementation of the toll fees as goodwill to motorists.
Construction for Segment 2 of CAVITEX C5 Link — which will connect other segments to CAVITEX R-1 Expressway in Paranaque, has now reached 30-percent completion per the latest project update.
Once connected, this segment will help motorists shorten travel time from Cavite to Sucat and decongest local roads such as Sucat Road and Quirino Avenue.