THE segment of C5 South Link Expressway connecting the C5 road to Merville in Parañaque City is on track to open in June, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said.
After an inspection of the toll road on Wednesday, DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar said the 2-kilometer Segment 3A-1 is now 87% complete. The project is expected to be finished soon, according to private concessionaire Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. (CIC)’s target of completing it on June 15.
“Ito, we’re expecting June. Kaya sa mga final inspections, kita niyo halos finishing touches na lang [This one, we’re expecting (to open) in June. That’s why you’ll see in the final inspections, only the finishing touches are being done],” he said.
The P10-billion project aims to build a 7.7-kilometer expressway that will link Taguig to Parañaque, Las Piñas and Cavite through the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEx). Once the whole C5 South Link alignment opens in 2020, it is seen reducing traffic to 30 minutes from the usual one hour.
“The C5 South Link Expressway will soon benefit motorists coming from Cavite, Las Piñas and parts of Parañaque by having a direct access to and from C5-Taguig. When it connects to CAVITEx, it will eventually provide a seamless connection to the 45-kilometer Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) which is also under construction,” CIC President and General Manager Roberto V. Bontia said.
CIC is part of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., the tollways unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC).
MPIC is one of three Philippine units of Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd., others being PLDT, Inc. and Philex Mining Corp. Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., has an interest in 大象传媒 through the Philippine Star Group, which it controls. 鈥 Denise A. Valdez
