Entry to the eight-kilometer (km) extension of Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) covering Silang town to General Trias City in Cavite province will be subject to toll fees starting Sunday, Aug. 9, after three months of toll-free access.
In a statement on Saturday, Aug. 8, CALAX said the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has approved the start of toll collection for CALAX Subsection 3.
Under the toll matrix, motorists using CALAX Subsection 3 from Silang (Aguinaldo) interchange to Governor’s Drive in General Trias will pay ₱35 for Class 1 vehicles, ₱70 for Class 2 vehicles, and ₱106 for Class 3 vehicles.
Meanwhile, motorists traveling from Governor’s Drive directly to Greenfield interchange in Laguna province will pay ₱117 for Class 1 vehicles, ₱234 for Class 2 vehicles, and ₱351 for Class 3 vehicles.
Since it opened last May, the new segment has provided free access to around 9,000 motorists daily.
With a total project cost of ₱4.2 billion, CALAX Subsection 3 was built to provide an alternative route for motorists traversing heavily congested local roads along Cavite’s industrial and residential corridors.
CALAX said the segment shortens travel time between Governor’s Drive and Aguinaldo Highway in Cavite from 30 minutes to just over six minutes.
With the integration of Subsection 3 into CALAX, the expressway now spans 26 km from Greenfield-Mamplasan interchange in Biñan City, Laguna.
The entire CALAX is expected to span 44.6 km, eventually connecting Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) in Kawit town, Cavite, to South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) in Barangay Mamplasan, Biñan.
Once fully completed, CALAX is projected to serve as a major backbone for the movement of goods and services in Calabarzon region while accommodating up to 65,000 vehicles per day.
“CALAX is a vital infrastructure project designed to reduce travel time, ease traffic congestion on major local roads, and support economic growth in one of the country’s fastest-growing regions,” it said.
CALAX is being developed and operated by MPCALA Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC).