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“This partial opening will help ease
traffic while we continue with the
rest of Phase 1 of the construction
enhancement works. We expect to
complete this Phase 1 by the end of
this month or early September. We
have positioned Traffic Marshals to
guide and direct motorists as they
accustom themselves to using this
facility. Phase 2, which will involve
the widening of the bridges along
CAVITEX will commence in
September.” Said Luigi L. Bautista,
President of Cavitex Infrastructure
Corporation, one of the concessions
of Metro Pacific Tollways
Corporation the road infrastructure
arm of Metro Pacific Investments
Corporation.
“To fully experience the travel
convenience in CAVITEX, we strongly
(L-R) Rey Punzalan (Tollways Development Engineering), encourage our motorists to avail of
Mark Villar (Department of Public Works and Highways
Secretary), and Luigi Bautista (Metro Pacific Tollways South our RFID payment mode. The RFID
President) is more convenient and faster as
compared to cash payment,
motorists will experience faster
travel from the flyover and through
the toll plazas.” Added Mr. Bautista.
The second phase of the CAVITEX
enhancement works consists of the
bridge widening, at the Wawa, Las
Pinas area. Total enhancement cost
of these two phases is estimated to
be at Php 1Billion.
The Cavitex is part of a road network
being expanded by the Metro
Pacific Tollways Corporation. It will
connect to the 7.7KM C5-Southlink
which will traverse Taguig, Las Pinas,
Paranaque and the 45KM
Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAEX)
until Mamplasan, Binan, Laguna.
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