The first section of the Cavitex C5 Southlink was formally opened on July 23 by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
The P1.6-billion C5 Southlink flyover—a 2.2-kilometer segment crossing South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) traversing Taguig and Pasay City—is now accessible to vehicles traveling between Fort Bonifacio, C.P. Garcia (C5), Taguig City, Parañaque City, Las Piñas City and Pasay City.
The alignment features the bridge that crosses Metro Manila Skyway (at-grade) and SLEX. The C5 Link flyover is expected to reduce vehicular traffic in Sales interchange near Villamor Airbase, and to decongest SLEX East and West Service Roads and EDSA.
“We are supportive of road engineering solutions for everyday problems. This is a vital project that will cut travel time in half from the usual 1.5 hours spent to cross from Villamor Airbase, Pasay area to Taguig City. With three lanes in each direction of this flyover, passage of the anticipated 8,000 vehicles will be eased when they use the flyover starting 8:00PM sharp tonight,” DPWH secretary Mark Villar said.
The project is the second public-private partnership with Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) to open this year following the successful completion of the North Luzon Expressway Harbor Link Segment 10 last February.
The C5 Link Expressway, which will span 7.7 kilometers, aims to provide a better and more efficient road network for motorists and residents of neighboring cities once it is completed.
Roberto V. Bontia, president of Cavitex Infrastructure Corp., an MPTC unit, foresees Cavitex C5 Link Expressway becoming the thoroughfare of choice for about 50,000 vehicles daily as customers experience the ease of travelling south of Metro Manila from Parañaque Toll Plaza to C5 in Taguig City in under 10 minutes.
“We take small but sure steps at a time. Today we open our flyover; the construction of the next 2.1 km section between Merville and Sucat, Las Piñas City will soon start, and eventually connect to the Parañaque side of Cavitex by 2020,” Bontia said.
