Parañaque City
June 21, 2024
“So, I stand here as I deliver that promise with the groundbreaking of the CAVITEX-CALAX Link in Kawit, Cavite and the CAVITEX C5 Link Segment 3B in Parañaque City, and of course, the inauguration of the CAVITEX C5 Link Sucat Interchange,” President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. remarked as he led the inauguration of the Cavitex C5 Link Segment 2, as well as the groundbreaking of Cavitex C5 Link Segment 3B in Parañaque City.
In his speech, the President highlighted that through the CAVITE-CALAX Link and Cavitex C5 Link Expressway, this would systematically ease traffic flow in the Greater Manila Area and CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) Region, eventually fulfilling the Administration’s promise of transforming the lives of millions of Filipinos.
“It also marks the final step in completing the CAVITEX C5 Link Expressway, enhancing our transportation infrastructure network on behalf of countless motorists and passengers,” he added.
He encouraged the Filipino people to experience firsthand the ease and convenience that these roads bring to their daily lives, citing the good news that the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), as operator of the CAVITEX, has proposed to suspend the collection of toll fees for all types of vehicles passing through the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway in Taguig, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Bacoor and Kawit for 30 days.
Furthermore, President Marcos Jr. expressed his sincerest gratitude to the PRA for its initiative to help mitigate the impact of rising fuel costs to motorists. “I now count on our Toll Regulatory Board [TRA] to ensure the immediate implementation, for the benefit of the riding and transport public,” he said.
“Ladies and gentlemen, these flagship Public-Private Partnership projects are the result of the hard work, thorough planning, and collaborative efforts of the Philippine Reclamation Authority, the Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation [CIC], and of course its principal company, the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation [MPTC],” he continued.
Likewise, he extended his appreciation to the architects, engineers, construction workers, project managers and all the individuals involved in these accomplishments, emphasizing that they are the reason for turning the blueprints into actual reality.
Additionally, the Chief Executive thanked the Filipino public for their patience, understanding and support while the flagship project was being completed.
“Let us not just build roads; let us build connections that will unite and bring us closer than ever, and create pathways that will be the stream through which our vibrant society pulses… That is the vision of a Bagong Pilipinas that we are striving to build, and I know that it is a vision which we all share and care deeply about,” President Marcos Jr. ended in his speech.
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