Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAx) first phase to be open for motorists by December 2018

Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAx) first phase is set to open for motorists by December 2018. Its first phase runs from the Mamplasan Interchange in Biñan, Laguna to Laguna Boulevard.

CALAx is a 44.6-kilometer, 4-lane toll road between the Cavite Expressway in Kawit, Cavite and the South Luzon Expressway – Mamplasan Interchange.

MPCALA Holdings Incorporated, a unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), is the owner the CalaX project. The company also signed a Php7.2USD 0.12INR 10EUR 0.12CNY 0.89 billion agreement with DM Consunji Incorporated (DMCI) for the the construction of the 18-km Laguna side of CALAx. They are also hiring Australia’s Leighton Holding in a deal worth Php7.3USD 0.12INR 11EUR 0.12CNY 0.91 billion for Cavite side.

MPCALA has paid the government a bid of Php27.3USD 0.47INR 39EUR 0.44CNY 3 billion to win the CALAx contract. The company will operate and maintain CALAx for 35 years. The CALAx’s total construction cost is worth Php35.42USD 0.60INR 51EUR 0.57CNY 4 billion. Operations and maintenance will be taken care of the government after 35 years.

The CALAx is targeted to be completed by December 2020.

Source: GoCavite