Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC), the concessionaire for the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX), along with joint venture partner Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), will implement new increased toll rates in the CAVITEX Paranaque Toll Plaza effective Thursday, May 12, 2022.
The Toll Regulatory Board has approved the 2011 and 2014 contractual tariff adjustments toll petitions of CIC and PRA, as well as their add-on toll petition for Phases 1 and 2 enhancement works done in CAVITEX R-1 Expressway completed in 2020.
The toll operator completed the asphalt overlay along the entire stretch of CAVITEX, provided the Pacific flyover and left turn facility, widened bridges and conducted regular heavy maintenance works to ensure road quality and safeness for the motorists.
The enhancements benefitted some 160,000 motorists who use CAVITEX daily.
The approved petitions translate to P4.62 VAT-exclusive rate per kilometer for Class 1 vehicles; P9.24 for Class 2; and P13.86 for Class 3 vehicles traversing the 6.48-kilometers R-1 Expressway (from CAVITEX Longos, Bacoor entry to MIA exit, and vice versa) beginning 12:00 AM of May 12.
Thus, based on the new toll fee matrix (VAT-Inclusive), motorists shall now pay P33.00 for Class 1 vehicles from the current P25.00; P67.00 for Class 2 from P50.00; and P100.00 for Class 3 from P75.00.
To help public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers cope with the change, CIC and JV partner PRA will providing them a toll rate reprieve via a rebate program allowing them to continue enjoying the old rates for the next three months.