TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite (PIA) – The Metro Pacific Tollways South (MPT) is gearing up for the influx of motorists for the upcoming five-day long weekend holiday from April 6 to April 10, 2023.
The toll road operator said it anticipates a 10% to 15% increase in traffic volume along its high-speed road networks, from an average of 160,000 daily travelers in the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX), 16,000 in CAVITEX C5 Link, and 34,000 in Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) during the said holiday break.
According to MPT South, it will operate on ‘high alert’ and reactivate the “Safe Trip Mo, Sagot Ko” (SMSK) assistance program from 6 AM of April 5 to 6 AM of April 11, 2023, across its road network. Services such as additional workforce for on-ground services to aid in traffic management and toll collection, standby emergency medical services, and incident response teams to help motorists will be provided, including free towing for CLASS 1 vehicles (up to the nearest exit only).
Mr. Raul L. Ignacio, President and General Manager of MPT South encourages motorists to avail of the free Easytrip RFID and ensure sufficient load balance in their Easytrip RFID for smoother travel.
“This makes toll transactions quicker, more efficient, helping reduce traffic congestion especially now that we are almost at the pre-pandemic level and more cars are seen traversing the roads,” said Mr. Ignacio.
He also reminded all motorists that Easytrip RFIDs can now be used on all toll roads in Luzon by enrolling their Easytrip RFID to Auto sweep to be able to use it on non-MPTC toll roads.
Easytrip services in Customer Service Centers of CAVITEX C5 Link and CALAX will be open during the holiday on a regular schedule (Reloading-24/7, Installation and Auto sweep Enrolment- 5 AM to 10 PM), and 24/7 in CAVITEX Customer Service Centers- Manila and Cavite bound (except Good Friday- until midnight only).
Furthermore, the motorists’ assistance is also made available through the following channels: 24/7 Customer Service Centers, 24/7 Customer Care Hotline 1-35000, and 24/7 social media (Facebook: fb.com/cavitexpressway, fb.com/Official CALAX, and Twitter accounts: twitter.com/cavitexpressway, twitter.com/Official CALAX) during this period.
