CALAX traffic volume seen rising 10% during holidays; roadworks suspended
MPCALA Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), on Thursday said that it expects a 10% increase in vehicle volume on its expressway from Dec. 23 to Jan. 24.
The company placed the operation of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) “on heightened alert status to guarantee safe, secure, reliable, and convenient toll passages for travelers during the holiday rush,” it said in an e-mailed statement.
The CALAX project is a 45-kilometer expressway running from Kawit, Cavite to Mamplasan Interchange in Biñan, Laguna.
“As of today, CALAX operates from Biñan, Laguna up to the east of Silang, Cavite and services about 18,000 vehicles on weekdays and experiencing a high of 32,000 on the weekends at the start of December,” the company said.
MPCALA Holdings President and General Manager Roberto V. Bontia said roadworks on CALAX will be suspended from Dec. 23 to 25 and from Dec. 31 to Jan. 2 “to give our motorists unobstructed access.”
The company also said it will continue to render 24/7 patrol and security personnel for motorist assistance.
It will also place emergency medical service team, towing service provider, and incident response team “on optimum level.”
MPTC is the tollways unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., which is one of three key Philippine units of Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd., the others being Philex Mining Corp. and PLDT, Inc.
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