CAVITEX–C-5 Link

CAVITEX–C-5 Link
C-5 Southlink Expressway
C-5 Southlink 3A-2 (003) 2024-06-22.jpg
The expressway near Merville, Parañaque
Route information
Maintained by PEA Tollway Corporation[1] and Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation
Length7.708 km[2] (4.790 mi)
Existed2019–present
Component
highways		 E5[3][4][5]
RestrictionsNo motorcycles below 400cc[6]
Major junctions
East end N11 (C.P. Garcia Avenue) in Taguig
West end E3 (Manila–Cavite Expressway) in Parañaque and Las Piñas
Location
CountryPhilippines
RegionsMetro Manila
Major citiesTaguig, Pasay, Parañaque, and Las Piñas
Highway system
  • Roads in the Philippines
← E4→ E6

CAVITEX–C-5 Link, formerly the C-5 Southlink Expressway and signed as E5 of the Philippine expressway network,[4][5] is a 7.708-kilometer (4.790-mile) controlled-access toll expressway in Metro Manila, connecting the Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) at the Parañaque–Las Piñas boundary to Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) in Taguig. The project is being built at a cost of ₱15 billion.[7] It is a joint project of the Philippine Reclamation Authority, Toll Regulatory Board, and Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation. It is also a part of the broader Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) network.[8]

Route description

Aerial view of CAVITEX–C-5 Link in Pasay and Taguig

CAVITEX–C-5 Link starts at Carlos P. Garcia Avenue (C-5) in Taguig near its interchange with the 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. It then passes by the Global Airport Business Park and Amvel City, where it meets its interchange towards Dr. Santos Avenue plus toll plaza located past the interchange. A flyover crosses Dr. Santos, the LRT-1 Cavite Extension, and Diego Cera Avenue. It ends at a trumpet interchange with CAVITEX near the latter's Parañaque toll plaza at the border between Parañaque and Las Piñas

Unlike most expressways in the Philippine expressway network, the maximum speed on its existing section is 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph).[9]

History

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 Navotas to Parañaque with a total length of about 45.8 kilometers (28.5 mi).[10]

On December 27, 1994, a Joint Venture Agreement between the Public Estates Authority (now called Philippine Reclamation Authority) and the Malaysian group of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) and Renong Berhad (Renong) was signed to develop the Manila–Cavite Toll Expressway Project (MCTEP). The project includes the original south extension of Circumferential Road 5, referred to as Segments 2 and 3.[11] It was later approved by the Senate, and C-5's south extension has been made as a toll expressway. However, in 2010, the project was scrapped in favor of the toll-free C-5 Road Extension, which was controversial for traversing several of then-Senator Manny Villar's properties in Parañaque and Las Piñas.[12][13] The toll expressway project was later revived as the C-5 Southlink Expressway project.

Segment 2 under construction in San Dionisio, Parañaque (April 2023)

Construction started on May 8, 2016.[14][15] The expressway is being built in two phases. The first phase 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 the South Luzon Expressway and Skyway. The second phase involves the 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.[16][17] The 1.6-kilometer (0.99 mi) Segment 3A-2 (Merville to E. Rodriguez) opened on August 14, 2022,[18][19] with the Merville Exit opening later on October 25.[20]

Segment 3B, opened in 2026, bridges the gap between the Merville and Parañaque (Sucat) interchanges.

On June 23, 2024, the expressway's 1.9-kilometer (1.2 mi) Segment 2, which runs from CAVITEX to Parañaque (Sucat) interchanges, was opened to traffic. The latter interchange is, however, independent from the existing 3.8-kilometer (2.4 mi) section from C-5 to Barangay Santo Niño in Parañaque. Toll collection on Segment 2 began on September 23, 2024.[21] The 2-kilometer (1.2 mi) Segment 3B broke ground two days earlier,[22] and was opened on March 30, 2026, completing the missing link.[23]

Kaingin Service Road

In November 2024, the newly inaugurated CAVITEX Infrastructure Corporation's Kaingin Service Road (near the near the Ninoy Aquino International Airport perimeter fence) connects Multinational Avenue to the CAVITEX C5 Link Flyover Extension-Merville-C5.[24]

Toll

Sucat Toll Plaza

Integrated with the toll system of CAVITEX, the expressway utilizes a barrier toll system where motorists pay a flat rate at each designated plaza: the Taguig and Merville plazas charge a fixed fee upon exit from that segment, while separate rates are collected at the Sucat toll plaza or this expressway's Parañaque Exit, with the latter serving as the collection point for motorists moving between the link and the CAVITEX mainline.[21] Segment 3B, which runs between the Sucat and Merville exits, remains toll-free until further notice.[23][25]

The expressway fully implements an electronic toll collection (ETC) system, which is operated by Easytrip Services Corporation.[22]

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.

Class Toll[26][21]
Taguig–Merville Sucat–CAVITEX
(Segment 2)
Class 1
(Cars, motorcycles, SUVs, Jeepneys)		 ₱35.00 ₱38.00
Class 2
(Buses, light trucks)		 ₱69.00 ₱76.00
Class 3
(Heavy trucks)		 ₱104.00 ₱114.00

Exits

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

ProvinceCity/MunicipalitykmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
TaguigTaguig N11 (C.P. Garcia Avenue) – Taguig, Pasig, PaterosEastbound exit and westbound entrance; eastern terminus
Taguig Toll Plaza (eastbound only)
PasaySLEX AH26 (SLEX) – ManilaProposed eastbound exit and westbound entrance[2][27]
Merville Toll Plaza (westbound only)
C-5 Road ExtensionFormer western terminus (2019–2022)
MervilleC-5 Road ExtensionWestbound exit and eastbound entrance[7][20]
ParañaqueC-5 Road ExtensionWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; former western terminus (2022–2024)
Parañaque (Sucat) N195 (Ninoy Aquino Avenue) / Victor Medina Street / C-5 Extension – NAIA Terminals 1 and 2, SucatFolded diamond interchange[2][7][20]
Sucat Toll Plaza[28]
R-1 (CAVITEX) E3 (CAVITEX) – Bacoor, Las Piñas, Kawit, Manila, PasayWestern terminus; trumpet interchange[2][7]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MCTE". Toll Regulatory Board. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "PROJECT BRIEFER - C-5 EXPRESSWAY" (PDF). Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "NCR". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ Rosales, Brando (July 23, 2019). "C5 Southlink opens to the public tonight at 8:00PM". Motopinas.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "New Segments of Cavitex-C5 Link Underway". Motoring Today. February 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ "PROJECT BRIEFER - C-5 EXPRESSWAY" (PDF). Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ Laurel, Drei (February 23, 2021). "Look: There's now a 60kph speed limit along the C5 Link Flyover". TopGear Philippines.
  9. ↑ Katahira & Engineers International (October 29, 1993). "Metro Manila Urban Expressway System Study" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ "About Us". CAVITEX. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ Legaspi, Amita (January 25, 2012). "Villar intervened in C-5 project for his own benefit". GMA News. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Monsod: C-5 road extension unnecessary, wasteful". ABS-CBN News. February 1, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Groundbreaking Ceremony of the CAVITEX C5 South Link Project". Radio Television Malacañang. Bgy. San Dionisio, Parañaque City. May 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Section of CAVITEX- C5 Southlink opens". ABS-CBN News. July 23, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Taguig-Parañaque section of C5 South Link Expressway opens to motorists July 23". GMA News. July 23, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  16. ↑ Cordero, Ted (July 7, 2022). "CAVITEX C5 Link Flyover extension to open on July 16, 2022". GMA News. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Cavitex C5 link flyover extension now operational, new toll rates effective September". CNN Philippines. August 14, 2022. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  18. 1 2 3 "CAVITEX C5 Link Merville exit ramp now open". PhilKotse.com. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  19. 1 2 3 "Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (MCTE) [now CAVITEX]". Toll Regulatory Board. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  20. 1 2 de Leon, Dwight (June 21, 2024). "Sucat Interchange opens to motorists; no toll fees in the first month". Rappler. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  21. 1 2 Manahan, Jervis (March 30, 2026). "Marcos leads opening of CAVITEX segment". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  22. ↑ "New service road opened in Parañaque". motopinas.com. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  23. ↑ Pechay, Isabelle (May 5, 2026). "No toll yet on Cavitex C5 Link Segment 3B on May 5 – reclamation authority". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  24. ↑ "CAVITEX C5 link toll rate hike takes effect Nov. 27". GMA Integrated News. November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  25. ↑ Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris (June 26, 2015). "MPIC unit set to start work on P9-B tollroad". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  26. ↑ Manila Cavite Toll Expressway Project (MCTEP). CAVITEX. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  • Cavite Expressway
  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to C-5 Southlink Expressway at Wikimedia Commons
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.