CEBU CITY – The Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corp. (CCLEC) is pushing back its full implementation of the cashless and contactless toll collection at the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX).
The full electronic toll collection was supposed to take effect on Saturday, Oct. 1, but the CCLEC opted to push the implementation to allow more motorists to get their radio frequency identification (RRFID) tags on their vehicles and reload their RFID accounts.
Allan Alfon, president and general nanager of CCLEC, said the postponement is to accommodate the request of “many motorists.”
“We want to address the strong clamor of many motorists to continue to allow them to pass CCLEX while they are complying with our RFID registration and installation. This is also to prevent long queues of motorists in our Customer Service Centers who might be in a rush to get the RFID stickers,” said Alfon in a press briefing on Friday, Sept. 30.
Alfon said the new date for the full implementation of the electronic toll collection will be announced in the coming days.
“Our CCLEX is designed to operate as an all-electronic toll collection system for faster and seamless experience when using our modern expressway. This full RFID system is also for the safety of our motorists. We would like to appeal to everyone to get their CCLEX RFIDs now for faster and seamless CCLEX drive,” Alfon added.
CCLEC started the free installation of CCLEX RFIDs as early as December 2021 and more than 90,000 have registered.
MPT Mobility, the digital innovation arm of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), developed the MPT DriveHub app that CCLEX users can use to load and reload their RFID accounts.
With MPT DriveHub, motorists can easily register or link their RFID account by simply scanning their CCLEX Card QR Code or inputting their CCLEX Card Number, or registering via email.
The MPT DriveHub not only simplifies the reloading of the account, but also allows motorists to monitor in real time their RFID load.
The app also allows motorists to load their accounts using credit and debit cards as well as through e-money services like Maya and GCash.