73-585: The Manila–Cavite Expressway (more popularly known as CAVITEX ), signed as E3 of the Philippine expressway network and R-1 of Metro Manila's arterial road network , is a 14-kilometer-long (8.7 mi) controlled-access highway linking Manila to the southern province of Cavite in the Philippines . At its north end, it feeds into and from Roxas Boulevard in Parañaque , Metro Manila , also part of R-1. At
146-461: A 4.63-kilometer-long (2.88 mi) viaduct. Its cost is yet to be determined as it awaits approval from the government. It is not to be confused with Segment 5.3, which will branch from Noveleta to Cavite City. The expressway features a limited number of interchanges. The original south terminus in Bacoor has been converted into a full trumpet interchange . There are two toll barriers on the expressway:
219-745: A card or ticket at the entry point and surrender them upon exit. On expressways implementing barrier tolling, toll collection is done at toll plazas on a fixed rate. Some expressways employ a hybrid system that includes both, like the North Luzon Expressway, which uses both barrier ("open system") and closed road tolling. Electronic toll collection (ETC) is first implemented on the Skyway and South Luzon Expressway, using transponder technology branded E-Pass. ETC systems are implemented by some toll road operators, with inter-running support on other connected expressways. Toll plazas or toll gates have ETC lanes on
292-491: A few turns before traversing a bridge and entering a cut section, passing near South Forbes Golf City and Ayala Westgrove Heights . It turns northwest and passes under Tibig Road, passing by Silang East Exit, a diamond interchange which leads to Tibig-Kaong Road. Then, it runs for 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) until it reaches its current terminus at Silang (Aguinaldo) interchange, which provides access to Aguinaldo Highway . Its section from there to Kawit, where it will be linked to
365-781: A mostly curving route on the southwestern shore of Manila Bay , and the Bacoor–Kawit extension is built on reclaimed land near the coastal barangays of Bacoor . The road uses a barrier toll system, which involves toll barriers at entry points and no toll collection at the exit points, except at the Kawit and Parañaque toll plazas. The expressway is a physical extension of Roxas Boulevard . The lane count typically consists of four lanes per direction in Segment 1 (Parañaque to Zapote, Bacoor), originally known as Coastal Road, and two lanes per direction in Segment 4 and its extension (Bacoor to Kawit), also known as
438-459: A six-lane elevated expressway (on most of the expressway above R-10 and R-1) built in phases. NLEX is currently proposing the first phase of this expressway, with a length of 5.1 kilometers (3.2 mi) from Navotas Interchange of NLEX Harbor Link on Navotas to Anda Circle in Manila , with the proposed budget between ₱15 billion and ₱16 billion . Also, this plan would have connected to CAVITEX in
511-643: A study on the CALA East-West National Road. JICA later conducted another study, this time on the master plan of the High Standard Highway Network (HSH) in 2010, which included the expressway project. In 2012, JICA also conducted a study for the expressway that proposed building the Laguna section. The original plan was that the project had to be financed through two funding schemes: the official development assistance (ODA) would have funded
584-422: A toll based on their vehicle class and distance travelled. Toll collection is done upon exit. Easytrip Services Corporation operates the electronic toll collection (ETC) system on the expressway, and collections are done on mixed lanes at the toll barriers. Under the law, all toll rates include a 12% value-added tax . In 2023, the tollway system between Greenfield and Santa Rosa–Tagaytay toll plazas initiated
657-741: Is 100 km/h (62 mph) for cars and jeepneys, 80 km/h (50 mph) for trucks and buses, and 60 km/h (37 mph) is the minimum for all classes of vehicles. The first expressways in the Philippines are the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), both of which were built in the late 1960s. The first elevated toll road in the Philippines is the Skyway , with its construction consisting of numerous sections called "stages". Its latest section, Stage 3,
730-528: Is a box intersection with Tirona Highway , Covelandia Road, and Antero Soriano Highway , which is the physical extension of the existing expressway. The end of the expressway at Kawit will accommodate the Cavite end of the under-construction Cavite–Laguna Expressway . Even before the conception of the expressway, the Cavite Boulevard was planned by Architect Daniel Burnham to connect the city of Manila with
803-520: Is a major component of a vast network of inter-urban roads traversing six municipalities, namely Parañaque , Las Piñas , Bacoor , Imus , Kawit , and Noveleta . On December 27, 1994, a Joint Venture Agreement by and between the PEA, MARA and Renong was signed whereby PEA shall ensure that all land and rights of way necessary are made available for the carrying out of the Design and Construction Works obligation of
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#1733085914241876-590: Is an offshoot of the February 3, 1994, state visit to the Philippines of then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad , where a Memorandum of Understanding for joint and cooperative implementation of critical infrastructure projects in the Philippines was signed. The MOU provided, among others, the construction and completion of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway and the expansion, extension, and modernization of other roadways and tollway systems. The project
949-726: Is estimated to cost ₱22.5 billion . A part of the R1 Expressway Extension project that includes the existing Segment 4 (Zapote–Kawit segment), the project proposal also includes a spur road accommodating vehicles from the Cavite Export Processing Zone . A proposal to extend the expressway from Kawit to Sangley Point Airport in Cavite City was submitted to the Department of Public Works and Highways in 2017 by CAVITEx Holdings, Inc. The proposed project aims to construct
1022-700: Is expected to ease the traffic congestion in the Cavite–Laguna area, particularly along the Aguinaldo Highway , Governor's Drive , and the Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road . CALAX begins as the Mamplasan Rotunda, a roundabout intersecting with South Luzon Expressway 's Greenfield City-Unilab (Mamplasan) Exit, LIIP Avenue, and Greenfield Parkway in Biñan . It continues west, then makes a reverse curve to
1095-484: Is higher than San Miguel's bid of ₱22.2 billion . The project's groundbreaking occurred on June 19, 2017, and right-of-way acquisition continues as of October 2017. According to a statement by MPCALA Holdings President Luigi Bautista, construction of the Cavite portion of the expressway was expected to begin in April 2018. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Cavite segment was eventually held on March 27, 2019. Meanwhile,
1168-661: Is part of the Build! Build! Build! Infrastructure Plan of DuterteNomics and the Build Better More of Bongbong Marcos . In addition to the following expressways: New expressways will be built as well, such as: The Asian Highway 26 ( [REDACTED] ) passes through three expressways in the Philippines: Cavite%E2%80%93Laguna Expressway The Cavite–Laguna Expressway ( CALAX or CALAEX ), signed as E3 of
1241-558: Is provided by service roads . The expressway partially runs above grade, utilizing underpass bridges, mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls, and a viaduct at this section to pass above major intersections and accesses. Entering Santa Rosa , CALAX descends into grade level to cross the Silang–Santa Rosa River and clear a power line, then gently curves to the southwest to follow the Nuvali Boulevard right of way, where
1314-632: The CAVITEX–C-5 Link will pay tolls at the Sucat toll plaza instead of the Parañaque toll plaza. PEATC has also incorporated a near-field communication prepaid card it calls E-TAP. The expressway also now accepts an electronic toll collection (ETC) system called Easytrip RFID , which currently manages ETC for the North Luzon Expressway , Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway , and Cavite–Laguna Expressway . ETC collections are made on both dedicated and mixed lanes at
1387-594: The Department of Public Works and Highways or the Toll Regulatory Board through build–operate–transfer (BOT) arrangements. At present, there are 15 expressways in the Philippines that connect Metro Manila to northern and southern Luzon and 1 expressway in Metro Cebu. Regional high standard highways in the Philippines are multi-lane arterial roads with bypass, grade separation and/or frontage road . They connect
1460-504: The Department of Public Works and Highways , then headed by Secretary Mark Villar , expected the Laguna segment to be opened by October 2019. The Laguna segment became fully operational, while the Cavite segment is still undergoing construction. Both segments were expected to be fully operational and completed by 2022 but were delayed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and again to 2025 due to construction delays. The first section of
1533-565: The High Standard Highway Network , is a controlled-access highway network managed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which consists of all expressways and regional high standard highways in the Philippines . High standard highways are defined as highways which provide a high level of traffic services by assuring high speed mobility and safe travel in order to vitally support socio-economic activities for sound socio-economic development of strategic regions and
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#17330859142411606-548: The Manila - Pasay Boundary to Bacoor. However, this was later converted into two boulevards: Macapagal Boulevard and Jose W. Diokno Boulevard . The Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines (CDCP), now the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC), entered into a contract with the Republic of the Philippines, represented by the then Department of Public Highways (DPH), now
1679-614: The Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) via the elevated CAVITEX–CALAX Link. In the 1990s and 2000s, the original plan for the expressway was Segment 5 of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway Project (MCTEP) under the 11.3-kilometer (7.0 mi) R-1 Expressway Extension, when Cavite was going to transform into a highly industrialized province, which was conceptualized by Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 1988 when she proposed
1752-517: The Philippine expressway network , is a partially operational controlled-access toll expressway in the provinces of Cavite and Laguna , Philippines . The construction of the 44.63-kilometer-long (27.73 mi) expressway, which began in June 2017, costs an estimated ₱ 35.43 billion . Once completed, it will connect the Manila–Cavite Expressway in Kawit to the South Luzon Expressway in Biñan and
1825-405: The ₱9.5B CAVITEX–C5 South Link project started on May 8, 2016. Phase 1 was opened to traffic on July 23, 2019, and completion of the project is expected in 2025. A 1.3-kilometer (0.81 mi) elevated connector road from Kawit to the greater Calabarzon that will connect CAVITEX and Cavite–Laguna Expressway (CALAX) is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2025. It will complete
1898-577: The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), dated November 20, of that year, for the construction of the Manila-Cavite Coastal Road and the reclamation of some portions of the foreshore and off-shore lands along Manila Bay at the PNCC's own expense, otherwise known as the Manila-Cavite Coastal Road and Reclamation Project (MCCRRP). In response to the daily traffic congestion in the narrow passage between Parañaque and Las Piñas leading to Cavite,
1971-747: The Expressway 3 link gap by joining the respective Kawit interchanges of both expressways via the Antero Soriano Highway 's right-of-way in Kawit. On June 21, 2024, President Bongbong Marcos and Manuel Pangilinan led the groundbreaking of the CAVITEX–CALAX Link. A proposal to connect the NLEX Harbor Link in Navotas with CAVITEX near Pacific Avenue was revealed by NLEX Corporation to connect NLEX to CAVITEX seamlessly. The expressway will be
2044-567: The Kawit extension and forms part of R-1 Extension; it widens to 24 total lanes at the Parañaque toll plaza and 21 at the Kawit toll plaza. The expressway starts at the traffic light intersection with NAIA Road, Roxas Boulevard, and New Seaside Drive in Barangay Tambo . Past the intersection is an eastbound entrance and westbound exit of NAIA Expressway . The only at-grade intersection of the expressway then comes at its intersection with Pacific Avenue, where southbound motorists are also carried by
2117-564: The Limited Access Highway Act, signed on June 22, 1957. Through the act, the Department of Public Works and Highways is authorized to designate new or existing roads as limited-access highways and to regulate points of entry along these limited-access highways. Traffic laws on expressways are defined by the Limited Access Highway Act and Department of Public Works and Communications (DPWC) Administrative Order No. 1 series of 1968. Standard traffic laws on all expressways based on
2190-541: The Malaysian parties. The groundbreaking for the new expressway took place on September 14, 1995, beginning with Segment 1, which included widening the existing mainline from Parañaque to Zapote and upgrading existing bridges. On July 26, 1996, the Toll Operation Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines (acting through the Toll Regulatory Board ), Public Estates Authority and UEM-Mara Philippines Corporation
2263-567: The Pacific Avenue flyover. The expressway then meets the western terminus of the CAVITEX–C-5 Link and widens on approach to the Parañaque toll plaza. Past the toll plaza, it meets a right-in/right-out interchange with the Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) Extension, accessible only for northbound motorists. The expressway then enters the province of Cavite and passes the Bacoor (Longos) Exit,
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2336-735: The Public Estates Authority Tollway Corporation (PEATC), a non-chartered government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC), a subsidiary of the Public Estates Authority (PEA), a government agency under the Office of the President , and is in a joint venture with the Cavite Infrastructure Corporation, a unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC). The Manila–Cavite Expressway follows
2409-606: The R1 Expressway Extension, was started; it was inaugurated on April 27, 2011 by President Benigno Aquino III and formally opened to motorists on May 1. In 2015, the C-5 Road was extended south to connect to the northbound lanes of the expressway in Las Piñas. On December 28, 2016, the access ramps connecting Coastal Road and NAIA Expressway opened to motorists from Cavite and Las Piñas for easier access to NAIA Terminals 1, 2, and 3 and vice versa. The Pacific Avenue flyover, which
2482-869: The above laws include: While traveling along the expressway, vehicles are prohibited from: The following conveyances are prohibited on all expressways in the Philippines: High standard highways in the Philippines are classified into two types: the arterial high standard highways or expressways, and regional high standard highways. Arterial high standards highways (HSH-1) in the Philippines are known as expressways. They are highways with controlled-access, normally with interchanges and may include facilities for levying tolls for passage in an open or closed system. Standard features of Philippine expressways include guard rails, rumble strips, signs and pavement markings, solid wall fence, speed radars, toll plaza, closed-circuit television and rest and service areas. The speed limit
2555-567: The construction of a 2.2-kilometer-long (1.4 mi) flyover between the C-5 Road in Taguig and the C-5 Road Extension in Pasay (near Merville ) over the South Luzon Expressway and Skyway . The second phase includes completing the C-5 Road Extension from Merville to Las Piñas and constructing an interchange with Coastal Road in Parañaque. It is a component of Expressway 2 . The construction of
2628-428: The country as a whole. In the Philippines, controlled-access highways are known as expressways. They are multi-lane divided toll roads which are privately maintained under concession from the government. The regional high standard highways are partial controlled-access highways that function as supplementary to expressways. The Philippine expressway network spanned 420 kilometers (260 mi) in length in 2015 and
2701-716: The decongestion of traffic in Metro Manila , and the improvement of accessibility to main tourist spots, among others. The Philippine expressway network master plan covers the development of high standard highways surrounding Metro Manila in Luzon , Metro Cebu in the Visayas , and the Metro Davao – General Santos area in Mindanao . The establishment of limited-access highways or expressways are provided and defined by Republic Act No. 2000 or
2774-482: The densely populated areas of Parañaque and Las Piñas. The final section of the Dasmariñas–Las Piñas Transmission Line and Las Piñas substation of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) were placed beside the highway. Meralco also has sub-transmission lines on tall steel poles along the highway, and Maynilad has pipelines along the route. CAVITEX is operated and maintained by
2847-654: The expressway ascends above grade again to pass over South Boulevard, served by the Laguna Boulevard Exit. Past the exit, it leaves the Nuvali Boulevard right of way and crosses the Silang–Santa Rosa River again, this time the Cavite – Laguna provincial boundary into Silang . It makes another reverse curve through cornfields to the Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Exit, a trumpet interchange which leads to Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road . The expressway continues southwest and makes
2920-598: The expressway between Mamplasan Interchange in Biñan and Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road was made accessible on October 30, 2019, in time for All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day . However, its length is conflicting, with Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation stating it as 8.9 kilometers (5.5 mi) while news outlets report it as 10 kilometers (6.2 mi). The entry and exit points at each end were opened to serve an estimated 10,000 cars. According to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, this would cut travel time from 45 minutes to 10 minutes. However,
2993-686: The expressway is being expanded with the construction of additional lanes on the NAIA–Zapote segment. On September 3, 2024, the Kabihasnan entry toll plaza in Parañaque was permanently closed. In 2024, PEATC demanded the turnover of the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the expressway from the Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation, and the company belied the claims of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) in
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3066-543: The expressway. However, the government cannot seize control of operations and maintenance before the expiration of its concession period. The CIC said all the costs of the private concessionaire will have to be refunded if PEATC, a government-owned and controlled corporation, insists on taking over the CAVITEX operations. CAVITEX–C-5 Link is a 7.7-kilometer (4.8 mi), six-lane road which will connect C-5 Road from Taguig to CAVITEX. Known as CAVITEX's Segments 2 and 3, it entails
3139-452: The expressways and are mostly partial controlled-access highways. Their design speed is 80–100 km/h (50–62 mph) for inter-urban regional highways and 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph) for intra-urban highways. Under the implementation of a route numbering system commissioned by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on 2014, expressways are signed with yellow pentagonal signs with black numerals. They are prefixed with
3212-479: The future with a total length of 9.4 kilometers. However, the project was not realized when San Miguel Corporation proposed its expressway project, the Southern Access Link Expressway (SALEX), using the same alignment as NLEX Corporation and CIC's proposal. Segment 5 of the expressway was proposed in the 1990s, and the extension would have been a 4-kilometer (2.5 mi) extension from Kawit to
3285-469: The government later constructed a 6.6-kilometer (4.1 mi), four-lane (two on each side) asphalt reclaimed road from Roxas Boulevard leading to the then-municipalities of Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Bacoor which opened in 1985. In 1988, the final construction work was completed and conducted that year, and the road was expanded into four lanes. Originally named the Manila–Cavite Coastal Road, it
3358-400: The government when they bidded again. The Office of the President has finally decided to rebid the project until then and re-approve it on February 17, 2015. MPCALA Holdings, the consortium led by Metro Pacific Investments Corporation and its subsidiary, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), won by submitting a concession premium of ₱27.3 billion to be paid to the government. This
3431-561: The implementation of the Cavite Trade and Industry Plan. The segment would have been a 4.3-kilometer (2.7 mi) extension from Kawit, connecting to the existing Segment 4 to Noveleta that was also proposed in 2004. However, the 1-kilometer (0.62 mi) portion was absorbed into the planned link between CAVITEX and CALAX (CAVITEX–CALAX Link). In 2006, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducted
3504-657: The increase in the number of vehicles and the demand for limited-access highways, the Philippine government requested the government of Japan to conduct a master plan for the development of a high standard highway network in 2009 under the Philippine Medium-Term Public Investment Plan (2005–2010). The plan calls for the promotion of national integrity by strengthening the Philippine Nautical Highway System linking roads and ferries,
3577-523: The intersection of EPZA Diversion Road in Noveleta . However, the route was revised when the development of CALAX started in the 2010s. In 2018, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation submitted a proposal to the Toll Regulatory Board to extend the expressway from Kawit to Noveleta, as well as an extension further west up to Tanza and north up to Cavite City . The 9.5-kilometer (5.9 mi) extension
3650-451: The joint venture of Ayala Corporation and Aboitiz Equity Ventures , won the bid, placing a concession payment of ₱ 11.659 billion for the project. Optimal Infrastructure was disqualified because its bid security fell short of the 180 days required by the government. Its bid envelope specified a financial bid of ₱20.105 billion . The bidding became controversial, and in October of that year, Ayala and Aboitiz expressed disappointment over
3723-469: The leftmost lanes or on "mixed" lanes, that allow cash collection, or both. Latest ETC systems use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology over transponder technology for collection. Having different ETC systems that are not supported on other roads, a plan for a unified ETC system is promoted for motorists' convenience. Cashless toll collections on all expressways are on a dry run since 2023, aiming for full implementation in 2024. As of June 2024 ,
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#17330859142413796-464: The letter "E" for "Expressway" to distinguish them from national highways. Expressways numbers are assigned sequentially and continuously. The Philippine expressway network is currently consisting of six discontinuous network of expressways, all of which are located in the island of Luzon. Most of the expressways implement tolls, usually of the closed road and barrier toll systems . On expressways roads using closed road tolling, motorists first get
3869-415: The mandamus case filed before the Court of Appeals (CA) for the return of the CAVITEX. In May of that year, PEATC insisted on its right to control the management and collection of fees amid a row with another company that already reached the Court of Appeals. CAVITEX Infrastructure Corp. has filed with PEATC over the alleged unauthorized filing of a petition seeking to remove CIC's right to manage and operate
3942-420: The obligations and liabilities of the Malaysian Companies under the JVA and the TOA, as CRC took over the project's management and immediately undertook the unfinished portions of the MCTE Project. On November 14, 2006, an Operations and Maintenance Agreement was signed between the Philippine Reclamation Authority, UEM-Mara Philippines Corporation (UMPC), and the Toll Regulatory Board, giving UMPC participation in
4015-484: The operations and maintenance of the expressway. In December 2012, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation acquired Cavitex Holdings Inc. for P6.77 billion, and the company assumed management assistance on January 2, 2013. On February 7, 2004, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo led the groundbreaking rites for the extension called Segment 4. In the following year, the construction of the expressway's 7-kilometer (4.3 mi) extension from Bacoor to Kawit, Cavite , known as
4088-530: The original barrier in Parañaque and the extension barrier in Kawit. The expressway also features a one-way mini toll booth feeding into it from Quirino Avenue , Parañaque . Vehicles are charged a flat toll rate based on vehicle class. The expressway employs a barrier toll system at entry points, with fixed toll rates. Toll collection points are the Parañaque and Kawit toll plazas, while the Kabihasnan toll plaza served as one until its permanent closure in 2024. Exit points do not have toll collection. Vehicles using
4161-405: The original end of the expressway at Bacoor , where the original alignment involved a curve that was changed to a full interchange with the opening of the Kawit extension. CAVITEX past Bacoor Exit becomes a four-lane dual carriageway on reclaimed land built on the shores of the seaside barangays of Bacoor. The expressway widens once again at the approach to the Kawit toll plaza. The terminus at Kawit
4234-609: The portion of the Laguna section, while the public-private partnership (PPP) would handle the construction of the Cavite section. The project would later be revised as a PPP scheme, approved by President Benigno Aquino III on January 18, 2013. In November 2013, four pre-qualified bidders were vying for CALAX: Alloy MTD Philippines Inc.; Team Orion, the consortium of AC Infrastructure Holdings Inc., AboitizLand, Inc., and Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings Philippines; MPCALA Holdings Inc.; and Optimal Infrastructure Development Inc. of San Miguel Corporation . On June 12, 2014, Team Orion,
4307-433: The province of Cavite as part of his plan to beautify the city. According to his original concept of the Cavite Boulevard, the bayfront boulevard would be built on reclaimed land from Luneta in Manila to Cavite Navy Yard , about 20 miles (32 km) away, as it follows the shoreline to Cavite . However, the present-day Roxas Boulevard , a part of this plan, was built up to Parañaque only. In 1963, Republic Act No. 3572
4380-442: The public. On August 24, 2021, the 6-kilometer (3.7 mi) section leading to the Silang East interchange in Silang, Cavite was opened to the public two months behind its initial June 2021 opening. Meanwhile, the section leading to the Silang (Aguinaldo) interchange opened to motorists on November 8, 2023, two months behind its initial September opening. Cavite–Laguna Expressway is a closed road system in which motorists pay
4453-441: The segment was supposed to be operational back in December 2018 or by February 2019. The expressway was closed from January 28 to 31 and February 4 to 7, 2020, from 1:00 AM to 4:00 AM ( PST ) to give way for construction and clearing operations due to ashfalls brought on by the 2020 Taal Volcano eruption . On August 18, 2020, the Laguna Technopark and Laguna Boulevard Exits in Biñan and Santa Rosa, respectively, were opened to
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#17330859142414526-402: The south end, it splits into two termini along the north coast in Kawit , Cavite . The first feeds into the intersection of Covelandia Road, Tirona Highway and Antero Soriano Highway . The second southern terminus is an exit-only to Tirona Highway in Barangay Marulas. The expressway also serves as a major utility corridor, carrying various high-voltage power lines and water pipelines across
4599-536: The southwest through the future Greenfield City Biñan development. It enters the Laguna Boulevard right of way near the boulevard's intersection with Greenfield Parkway. It approaches the first toll plaza near the Verdana Homes gated community and continues southwest, passing through a mix of developed and undeveloped areas at barangays Loma, Timbao and Malamig, then turning south into barangay Biñan, where it passes near Laguna Technopark, De La Salle University – Laguna Campus and several gated communities; access for them
4672-476: The toll barriers. Tolls are assessed in each direction at each barrier, based on class. Under the law, all toll rates include a 12% value-added tax . Exits are numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero . 14°28′10″N 120°57′27″E / 14.46944°N 120.95750°E / 14.46944; 120.95750 Philippine expressway network The Philippine expressway network , also known as
4745-536: The toll rates by expressway are as follows: Additionally, since June 1, 2024, the Agri-Trucks Toll Rebate Program is implemented to exempt vehicles carrying agricultural products from toll increases on expressways, aiming to ease inflation on these goods. For SMC Tollways -operated expressways such as SLEX and MCX, the average rebate ranges from ₱2 to ₱30 . Meanwhile, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation -operated expressways such as NLEX, SCTEX, and CAVITEX offer rebates ranging from ₱16 to ₱156 . Both rates depend on
4818-418: The vehicle class, with the latter depending on the distance travelled as well. Three components of the expressway network or the High Standard Highway Network are the Luzon Spine Expressway Network (LSEN), the Visayas Spine Expressway Network (VSEN), and the Mindanao Spine Expressway Network (MSEN). It is a planned network of interconnected expressways within the islands of Luzon , Visayas and Mindanao . It
4891-443: Was completed in 2021. The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway, from Santo Tomas to Lipa in Batangas was opened in 2001 and was extended in 2008. The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), the longest tollway in the Philippines was opened in 2008, setting the stage for the development of the Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX), which would extend beyond the SCTEX' northern terminus in Tarlac City. The TPLEX
4964-410: Was enacted to allocate funds for the extension of Dewey Boulevard (now Roxas Boulevard) to Cavite City , realizing the long-envisioned plan for the bayfront boulevard initially conceived by Daniel Burnham. In 1973, under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos , they proposed a planned highway, dubbed the Manila Bay Coastal Road Project, and its route would be started at the CCP Complex near
5037-475: Was extended to 626 kilometers (389 mi) in 2020, and is to be extended to 995 kilometers (618 mi) beyond 2030 according to the master plan submitted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in 2010. The Philippine highway network spans over 32,000 kilometers (20,000 mi) across all regions of the Philippines. These highways, however, are mostly single and dual carriageways with many U-turn lanes and intersections slowing down traffic. Coupled with
5110-409: Was opened in 2013. The Cavite–Laguna Expressway (CALAX), another expressway in Southern Luzon, was partially opened on October 30, 2019. The Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) was partially opened on July 15, 2021. There are many under construction and proposed expressways in the Philippines. All the expressways in the Philippines are privately maintained under concession agreements either with
5183-460: Was planned in 2016, started construction in 2017 and was expected to be completed by March 2018. However, due to difficulties in transporting equipment and the flyover 's location between the northbound and southbound parts of the expressway, the completion date was moved to August 2018. The flyover eliminated the signalized intersection for vehicles bound for Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard via Pacific Avenue and improved traffic around it. By June 2018,
5256-502: Was renamed Aguinaldo Boulevard in 1989. The road deteriorated so fast that it needed to be upgraded to toll standards. This led to the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway Project (MCTEP), more popularly known as "Coastal Road". It is a joint venture project of the Public Estates Authority (now the Philippine Reclamation Authority) and the Malaysian group of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) and Renong Berhad (Renong). The project
5329-580: Was signed. It was under this Agreement that PEA Tollway Corporation (PEATC) was created. Under the agreement, PEATC is to undertake and perform the obligations of PEA, which principally provides the operation and maintenance of the toll roads or any of its segments. Commercial operations started on May 24, 1998. On December 15, 1999, Coastal Road Corporation, a wholly owned Filipino entity, bought all UEM and MARA shares in UEM-Mara Philippines Corporation. The buy-out officially relinquished all
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