110-B C5 South Link Expressway almost complete

The construction of the P10 billion, 7.7-kilometer, six-lane C5 South Link Expressway, which will connect C5 road to the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX), is almost finished.

All the sub-structures that will support the expressway’s elevated portions and the viaduct that crosses at grade portion of the skyway and SLEX has been built.

“This segment is an important portion of the C5 South Link project, once completed motorists using C5 can easily cross to Merville, ParañaqueCity with no trouble at all," according to Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar.

Since it started in April 2017, Segment 3A1, that will connect Taguig to Merville Parañaque is now 87 percent complete.

It will also help decongest about 5,000 cars just for this segment alone. “Imagine when the whole stretch of C5 South Link is finished, a total of 50,000 cars daily will experience ease of travel,” he added.

“The C5-Southlink Expressway will soon benefit motorists coming from Cavite, Las Piñas and parts of Parañaque by having a direct access to and from C5-Taguig," according to Bobby Bontia, President and General Manager of Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. (CIC), a concession company under the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp.

"When it connects to Cavitex, it will eventually provide a seamless connection to the 45-kilometer Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) which is also under construction,” he said.

This project would benefit about 50,000 vehicles decongesting Sales Road and EDSA when it starts commercial operations.