The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has expressed confidence that the C5 Link Segment of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (Cavitex) will be completed in 2022.
After inspecting the progress of the Cavitex C5 Link Segments 2 and 3A2, Villar said he is looking forward to the completion of the project as it will help decongest EDSA, Sales Road, and other major thoroughfares in Metro Manila.
“With the progress we have seen on-site today, we are optimistic that the Cavitex C5 Link Segment will be completed as planned,” he said.
Segment 2 is a 1.9-kilometer, two-by-three lane portion that will connect Cavitex R1 to Sucat, bypassing Sucat Road and Quirino Avenue. Segment 3A2, on the other hand, isa 1.6-kilometer, two-by-three lane road that will connect Merville to RSG Subdivision in Pasay.
Cavitex C5 Link is a joint venture project of Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. (CIC) and the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA).
Currently, its operational segment 3A1, which runs from Merville to Taguig, caters an average of 12,000 motorists daily. Upon completion of the whole 7.7-kilometer section, it is expected to cater to around 50,000 motorists from Taguig, Makati, Las Pinas, and Pasay.
“Together with CIC, we continue to double our efforts, all the while looking after the safety of the workers to ensure we complete Segment 3A2 by the first quarter of 2022 and Segment 2 by the third quarter, also of next year,” Villar said.
CIC and the PRA broke ground for the project in July 2020.
A.M. Oreta & Company Inc. and China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. were tapped for the construction of Segment 2 and Segment 3A-2.
CIC is a unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., the holding company for various tollways, including the North Luzon Expressway, the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, and the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway, among others.