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CAVITEX–C-5 Link

CAVITEX–C-5 Link
C-5 Southlink Expressway
The expressway in Merville, Parañaque
Route information
Maintained by PEA Tollway Corporation[1] and Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation
Length	7.708 km[2] (4.790 mi) 5.7 km (3.5 mi) currently operational as of July 2024
Existed	2019–present
Component highways	E2[3][4]
Restrictions	No motorcycles below 400cc[5]
Major junctions
East end	N11 (C.P. Garcia Avenue) in Taguig
West end	E3 (Manila–Cavite Expressway) in Parañaque
Location
Country	Philippines
Regions	Metro Manila
Major cities	Parañaque, Pasay, and Taguig
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

CAVITEX–C-5 Link, formerly the C-5 Southlink Expressway and signed as E2 of the Philippine expressway network,^[3][4] is a 7.708-kilometer (4.790 mi) controlled-access toll expresswayinMetro Manila, connecting the Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) to Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) in Taguig. The project is being built at the cost of ₱15 billion,^[6] and is a joint project of the Philippine Reclamation Authority, Toll Regulatory Board, and Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation. Currently operational between Taguig and near E. Rodriguez Avenue in Parañaque only, its remaining segment up to CAVITEX is currently under construction.

Route description[edit]

CAVITEX C-5 Link starts at Carlos P. Garcia Avenue (C-5) in Taguig near its interchange with South Luzon Expressway (SLEX). It then ascends as the existing flyover that crosses Skyway, the PNR Metro Commuter Line, SLEX and the at-grade expressway's service roads before descending along C-5 Extension, which serves as its frontage roads, in Pasay. It then continues its course south of Ninoy Aquino International Airport until it meets its current terminus at C-5 Road Extension in Parañaque, near a Shell station. Unlike most expressways in the Philippine expressway network, the maximum speed on its existing section is 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph).^[7]

The expressway's section towards Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) is currently under construction. It will continue its course south of the airport. It will then pass by the Global Airport Business Park and Amvel City, where an interchange towards Dr. Santos Avenue and a toll plaza will be located. A flyover is passing over Dr. Santos Avenue, the LRT-1 Cavite Extension, and Diego Cera Avenue. It will end at a trumpet interchange with CAVITEX near the latter's Parañaque toll plaza.

History[edit]

In 1993, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducted a study on the proposed urban expressway system in Metro Manila. The master plan included the proposed Central Circumferential Expressway that would follow the old Circumferential Road 5 alignment from NavotastoParañaque with the total length of about 45.8 kilometers (28.5 mi).^[8]

The original south extension of Circumferential Road 5, called Manila–Cavite Toll Expressway Project (MCTEP), was later approved by the Senate and would have been made as a toll expressway. However, in 2010, the project was scrapped in favor of the toll-free C-5 Road Extension that was controversial for traversing several of then-Senator Manny Villar's properties in Parañaque and Las Piñas.^[9][10] The toll expressway project was later revived as the C-5 Southlink Expressway project.

The construction of the expressway started on May 8, 2016.^[11][12] The expressway is being built in two phases, with the first phase that fills the gap between the C-5 main route and the C-5 Extension near Merville, Parañaque by constructing a 2.2-kilometer (1.4 mi) flyover over South Luzon Expressway and Skyway, and the second phase involving construction of the Merville–R-1 segments.

Phase 1 or Section 3A-1 (C-5 to Merville) was opened to traffic on July 23, 2019.^[13][14] The 1.6-kilometer (0.99 mi) Segment 3A-2 (Merville to E. Rodriguez) then opened on August 14, 2022,^[15][16] with the Merville Exit opening later on October 25.^[17]

On June 23, 2024, the expressway's 1.9-kilometer (1.2 mi) Segment 2 (CAVITEX to Parañaque) and the Sucat exit was opened to traffic. This interchange is however independent from the existing 3.8-kilometer (2.4 mi) section from C-5 to Barangay Santo Niño in Paranaque. The 2-kilometer (1.2 mi) Segment 3B—which would connecting the sections between Sucat (Parañaque) and Merville exits—will complete the missing link. It broke ground two days earlier,^[18] with completion slated for March 2025.^[19]

Toll[edit]

The expressway currently uses a barrier toll system wherein motorists pay a fixed toll rate upon exit. Integrated with the toll system of CAVITEX, the electronic toll collection (ETC) system on the expressway is operated by Easytrip Services Corporation and collections are done on both dedicated lanes and mixed lanes at the toll barriers. However, the newly opened Segment 2 (CAVITEX to Parañaque) is currently toll-free until July 2024.^[18]

Tolls are assessed in each direction at each barrier, based on class. In accordance with the law, all toll rates include a 12% value-added tax.

Exits[edit]

This entire route is located in Metro Manila. Exits will be numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal ParkinManila designated as kilometer zero. 

Province	City/Municipality	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Taguig					Taguig	N11 (C.P. Garcia Avenue) – Taguig, Pasig, Pateros	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; eastern terminus
				Taguig Toll Plaza (eastbound only)
Pasay					SLEX	AH 26 (E2) (SLEX) – Manila	Proposed eastbound exit and westbound entrance[2][21]
				Merville Toll Plaza (westbound only)
						C-5 Road Extension	Former western terminus (2019–2022)
					Merville	C-5 Road Extension	Westbound exit and closed eastbound entrance[6][17]
Parañaque						C-5 Road Extension	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; current western terminus[note 1]
					Parañaque (Sucat)	N195 (Ninoy Aquino Avenue) / C-5 Extension – NAIA Terminals 1 and 2, Sucat	Partial cloverleaf or folded diamond interchange; temporary eastern terminus[note 1][2][6][17]
				Sucat Toll Plaza[22]
					R-1 (CAVITEX)	E3 (CAVITEX) – Bacoor, Las Piñas, Kawit, Manila, Pasay	Western terminus; trumpet interchange[2][6]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Incomplete access        Tolled       Unopened

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External links[edit]

• Cavite Expressway
• Media related to C-5 Southlink Expressway at Wikimedia Commons