PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the opening of the 7.88-km Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) Subsection 3, extending the expressway from Silang (Aguinaldo) to Governor’s Drive Interchange in General Trias, Cavite. The new segment is expected to further ease congestion and cut travel time between Biñan, Laguna, and Gen. Trias, Cavite, to just 26 minutes from one (1) hour, further strengthening South Luzon’s transport network.
Designed to accommodate additional 6,000 motorists daily, Subsection 3 provides a faster alternative route for commuters and businesses by bypassing heavily congested local roads in Cavite’s growing industrial and residential corridors.
With this milestone, the operational length of CALAX now spans 26 kilometers from the Mamplasan Entry in Biñan, Laguna.
The entire 44.6-kilometer CALAX project, will eventually link the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) in Kawit to the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) in Mamplasan. The network features eight strategic interchanges: Laguna Technopark, Laguna Boulevard, Santa Rosa–Tagaytay, Silang East, Silang (Aguinaldo), Governor’s Drive, Open Canal, and Kawit.
Once fully integrated with CAVITEX, the combined network is projected to serve up to 95,000 vehicles per day, acting as a regional backbone for trade and mobility.
CALAX Subsection 3 (Governor’s Drive Interchange to Aguinaldo Interchange stretch) will be free for all classes for one month. Motorists will only pay the existing toll fees for CALAX Subsections 4 to 8 (Mamplasan in Biñan, Laguna to Silang (Aguinaldo) in Cavite. Any updates will be announced by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) in coordination with CALAX management.
CALAX is an MPCALA Holdings Inc. project with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as project grantor.
MPCALA Holdings Inc., the developer and operator of CALAX, is a subsidiary of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the toll road arm of the Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC).
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