Trece Martires, Cavite (PIA) – The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) on Thursday, January 12 inspected the 14-kilometer operational segment of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) whose construction has reached more than 57 percent.
Once completed, CALAX will be connected to the Aguinaldo Highway expanding the road network to 45 kilometers. CALAX will then be connected to the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) to help decongest the major thoroughfares in Cavite and Laguna, the TRB said.
CALAX stretches from Mamplasan in Biñan, with interchanges at Laguna Technopark, Laguna Boulevard, Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Road, up to Silang East Interchange.
The TRB team led by Officer-in-Charge Josephine Turbolencia checked the expressway’s operational system specifically its technological, safety, and security features, including the Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) cameras and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system.
The group also inspected the Silang (Aguinaldo) segment of CALAX which remained at 65 percent-completion due to right-of-way (ROW) issues critical to its construction completion.
Meanwhile, TRB said its government partner Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now on full swing with other project completion.
“While we work closely with DPWH to fast-track delivery of right-of-way, especially in the critical area in Silang, we continue to do construction work on areas where ROW has already been granted so as not to further delay the project,“ said MPCALA Holdings Inc. President Raul Ignacio. (RBF/PIA-Cavite with reports from MPT South)
