It has begun construction on the C5
South Link and is constructing a flyover that
will cross the South Luzon Expressway.
In addition, the Toll Regulatory Board
recently approved the company’s proposed
extension of Segment 4 of CAVITEx.
“Construction will start in conjunction
with construction of the Cavite–Laguna
Expressway because it is the link between
Cavite and Kawit,” says Luigi.
With so many projects in the pipeline,
Metro Pacific Tollways South is well on its
way to establishing its footprint in Southern
Luzon. By 2020, it hopes to have them all
complete: the CAVITEx C5 South Link,
the Segment 4 Extension, and the Cavite–
Laguna Expressway (CALAX).
“As far as I’m concerned, my mandate
from Metro Pacific Investments Chairman
MVP Manny V Pangilinan and Metro Pacific
Tollways Corporation CEO Rod Franco is
to grow the toll road business in the south.
Hence, if it works for me to look at
abandoned roads and see whether we can
turn them into real projects, and if it’s viable,
then we do it. If not, we will have to look
for other projects to develop,” says Luigi.
One such recent project proposal aims to
provide faster journeys to Tagaytay, a holiday
town in Southern Luzon very popular among
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