DPWH assures portion of Calax open to motorists on All Souls’ and All Saints’ Days

SANTA ROSA, Laguna—Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar has assured that the first portions of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (Calax) will be temporarily opened in time for the commemoration of the All Souls’ and All Saints’ Days to help cushion the expected surge in traffic volumes during the holidays.

The first portions, particularly at the Laguna segment of the Calax, cover a 10-kilometer stretch from Mamplasan to Santa Rosa.

“We expect that this road will accommodate roughly 10,000 vehicles per day during the Undas. This will be passable by next week,” he said. “We will open the entry and exit points at Mamplasan, Biñan Laguna, and Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Road.”

Currently, the project is about 90 percent completed.

“The remaining 10 percent are portions of the expressway that need to be harmonized [and] we are fast-tracking those portions,” Villar added.

This section will only be open to traffic during certain traffic management arrangements.

MPCala Holdings Inc. President Roberto V. Bontia noted that his group is hastening the completion of the first sections of the Calax for its official opening.

“We are in close coordination with the DPWH [Department of Public Works and Highways]. Together, we align with the different stakeholders and update them of the developments in the construction, inform them of the features of the expressway and the benefits that Calax will bring to the areas it will traverse. We jointly agreed to open and serve motorists who will travel this Undas,” he said.