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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) opened on Tuesday the 5.14-kilometer Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) subsection 5 in the province of Cavite, a project made possible through a joint Public Private Partnership framework under the ‘Build, Build, Build’ program.

DPWH Secretary Mark Villar led the ceremonial opening of the project’s subsection 5 from Silang East Interchange to Sta Rosa-Tagaytay Interchange.

The opening of subsection 5 will be able to cater to around 5,000 motorists daily, adding to the roughly 10,000 users of the already opened CALAX subsections 6, 7, and 8 from Sta. Rosa to Mamplasan.

Though the pandemic has slowed down and disrupted the implementation of the project, Villar said CALAX subsection 5 was completed and “will be now opened to public use.”

Villar said the ongoing construction of other subsections are also being fast-tracked by concessionaire Metro Pacific Investment Unit MPCALA Holdings to be able to fully open the entire 45-km CALAX connecting CAVITEX in Kawit, Cavite and South Luzon Expressway-Mamplasan Interchange in Biñan, Laguna.

Once completed, the PHP35.68-billion project will significantly reduce travel time between CAVITEX and SLEX to only 45 minutes.

It will also decongest Governor’s Drive, Aguinaldo Highway and Sta. Rosa-Tagaytay Road and will support national development policy and provide efficient transport facilities for the economic zones in Cavite and Laguna.

Based on its latest data, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a total of 29,264 kilometers of roads nationwide, including those that have been widened and rehabilitated.