The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has approved the toll fee hike for Segment 1 (R1 Expressway) of the CAVITEX. Additionally, the TRB also approved the collection of toll fees for the initial 2.2 km segment of the CAVITEX-C5 Link Expressway.
With the TRB’s approval, the Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC) and Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) will be adding on a toll rate of PHP 1.00USD 0.02INR 1EUR 0.02CNY 0.12, PHP 2.00USD 0.03INR 3EUR 0.03CNY 0.25, and PHP 3.00USD 0.05INR 4EUR 0.05CNY 0.37 for vehicles Class 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The toll fee applies to the entire 7km Segment 1 (R1) Expressway of CAVITEX. Starting October 24, CAVITEX’s new toll fees are now as follows:
- Class 1 (cars) – PHP 25USD 0.42INR 36EUR 0.41CNY 3
- Class 2 (minivans and buses) – PHP 50USD 0.85INR 72EUR 0.82CNY 6
- Class 3 (large trucks and trailers) – PHP 75USD 1INR 108EUR 1CNY 9
Furthermore, beginning October 24, the CAVITEX-C5 Link Expressway will also start collecting toll fees in its initial 2.2-kilometer segment. The new toll rates for the CAVITEX-C5 Link Expressway are as follows:
- Class 1 (cars) – PHP 22USD 0.37INR 32EUR 0.36CNY 3
- Class 2 (minivans and buses) – PHP 44USD 0.75INR 64EUR 0.72CNY 5
- Class 3 (large trucks and trailers) – PHP 66USD 1INR 95EUR 1CNY 8
CIC President Bobby Bonita stated that the additional funds collected from the CAVITEX rate hike are for the “upkeep as well as further improvements” to the expressway, while the added funds from the CAVITEX-C5 Link toll are for the construction of the next 5.5 km of the expressway that will begin this November. The CIC estimates that the entire 7.7 km stretch of the CAVITEX-C5 Link would serve 50,000 vehicles daily. CIC also claims that with the expansion, the drive from CAVITEX Paranaque Toll Plaza, Las Pinas, Pasay, up to C5 in Taguig City can be done in under ten minutes.
CIC’s PHP 1.1USD 0.02INR 2EUR 0.02CNY 0.14-billion CAVITEX enhancement is still ongoing. Phase 1, which received a budget of PHP 800USD 14INR 1,156EUR 13CNY 99-million, included widening the lanes and construction of a left-turn facility at the Marina flyover already opened last December 2018. Phase 2, which includes widening of bridges in Wawa, Las Pinas, and Paranaque has an approved budget of PHP 300USD 5INR 434EUR 5CNY 37-million and is expected to be finished by May 2020.
