The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it expects the full operations of the new section of the Cavite segment of the Cavite Laguna Expressway (Calax) by the third quarter of 2025.
The agency said the 8.64-kilometer Subsection 3 of the CALAX, which includes the Governor’s Drive Interchange, is now 44-percent complete.
This brings the overall progress of the 44.58-kilometer expressway to over 68 percent.
Once finished, Subsection 3, which connects to the Silang (Aguinaldo) Interchange, will become the longest operational segment of CALAX.
DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the agency finished the road right-of-way (RROW) acquisition in the Laguna segment and is now fast-tracking RROW for the Cavite segment which is now at 90.71 percent.
Some 17.4 kilometers are fully operational, including four interchanges and one toll barrier in Laguna and Cavite.
Elnora DRumawak, MPCALA officer-in-charge, earlier said the company was committed to completing the entire stretch of CALAX by 2025.
Construction continues on the remaining sections of CALAX, with Subsection 1 (Kawit Interchange) now more than 31-percent complete and Subsection 2 (Open Canal Interchange) at 21.9 percent completion.
Once completed, CALAX will stretch 45 kilometers from Mamplasan Rotunda in Laguna to Kawit, Cavite, integrating with major expressways to provide a seamless connection between Cavite, Laguna and Metro Manila.
The expressway will feature eight interchanges: Laguna Technopark, Laguna Boulevard, Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Road, Silang East, Silang (Aguinaldo), Governor’s Drive, Open Canal, and Kawit Interchange.