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41-513: The Cavite–Laguna Expressway ( CALAX or CALAEX ), signed as E3 of the Philippine expressway network , is a partially operational controlled-access toll expressway in the provinces of Cavite and Laguna , Philippines . The construction of the 44.63-kilometer-long (27.73 mi) expressway, which began in June 2017, costs an estimated ₱ 35.43 billion . Once completed, it will connect

82-686: A reverse curve to the southwest through the future Greenfield City Biñan development. It enters the Laguna Boulevard right of way near the boulevard's intersection with Greenfield Parkway. It approaches the first toll plaza near the Verdana Homes gated community and continues southwest, passing through a mix of developed and undeveloped areas at barangays Loma, Timbao and Malamig, then turning south into barangay Biñan, where it passes near Laguna Technopark, De La Salle University – Laguna Campus and several gated communities; access for them

123-759: A card or ticket at the entry point and surrender them upon exit. On expressways implementing barrier tolling, toll collection is done at toll plazas on a fixed rate. Some expressways employ a hybrid system that includes both, like the North Luzon Expressway, which uses both barrier ("open system") and closed road tolling. Electronic toll collection (ETC) is first implemented on the Skyway and South Luzon Expressway, using transponder technology branded E-Pass. ETC systems are implemented by some toll road operators, with inter-running support on other connected expressways. Toll plazas or toll gates have ETC lanes on

164-641: A comprehensive overhaul of Japan's ODA. It is now one of the largest bilateral development organizations in the world, with a network of 97 overseas offices, projects in more than 150 countries, and available financial resources of approximately 1 trillion yen ($ 8.5 billion). JICA is responsible for administering Japan's grant aid, providing technical cooperation and concessional loans to developing countries, strengthening collaboration with international institutions, and contributing to global development strategies. JICA has undergone an operational and organizational change in its country offices, placing greater emphasis on

205-491: A few turns before traversing a bridge and entering a cut section, passing near South Forbes Golf City and Ayala Westgrove Heights . It turns northwest and passes under Tibig Road, passing by Silang East Exit, a diamond interchange which leads to Tibig-Kaong Road. Then, it runs for 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) until it reaches its current terminus at Silang (Aguinaldo) interchange, which provides access to Aguinaldo Highway . Its section from there to Kawit, where it will be linked to

246-425: A field-based approach to programs/projects, decentralizing staff, and delegating increased authority from Tokyo headquarters to overseas offices, reducing bureaucracy, and fast-tracking programs/projects. JICA's focus has shifted towards providing "human security" to local communities by strengthening grassroots programs, such as improving education and health projects. JICA's current and former presidents: JICA

287-661: A statement by MPCALA Holdings President Luigi Bautista, construction of the Cavite portion of the expressway was expected to begin in April 2018. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Cavite segment was eventually held on March 27, 2019. Meanwhile, the Department of Public Works and Highways , then headed by Secretary Mark Villar , expected the Laguna segment to be opened by October 2019. The Laguna segment became fully operational, while

328-617: A study on the CALA East-West National Road. JICA later conducted another study, this time on the master plan of the High Standard Highway Network (HSH) in 2010, which included the expressway project. In 2012, JICA also conducted a study for the expressway that proposed building the Laguna section. The original plan was that the project had to be financed through two funding schemes: the official development assistance (ODA) would have funded

369-771: Is 100 km/h (62 mph) for cars and jeepneys, 80 km/h (50 mph) for trucks and buses, and 60 km/h (37 mph) is the minimum for all classes of vehicles. The first expressways in the Philippines are the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), both of which were built in the late 1960s. The first elevated toll road in the Philippines is the Skyway , with its construction consisting of numerous sections called "stages". Its latest section, Stage 3,

410-511: Is conflicting, with Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation stating it as 8.9 kilometers (5.5 mi) while news outlets report it as 10 kilometers (6.2 mi). The entry and exit points at each end were opened to serve an estimated 10,000 cars. According to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, this would cut travel time from 45 minutes to 10 minutes. However, the segment was supposed to be operational back in December 2018 or by February 2019. The expressway

451-426: Is done upon exit. Easytrip Services Corporation operates the electronic toll collection (ETC) system on the expressway, and collections are done on mixed lanes at the toll barriers. Under the law, all toll rates include a 12% value-added tax . In 2023, the tollway system between Greenfield and Santa Rosa–Tagaytay toll plazas initiated a two-month dry-run of contactless tolling operations . This entire route

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492-640: Is located in Calabarzon . Exits will be numbered by kilometer posts, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero .  Philippine expressway network The Philippine expressway network , also known as the High Standard Highway Network , is a controlled-access highway network managed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which consists of all expressways and regional high standard highways in

533-653: Is part of Japan's official development assistance effort, with a role in providing technical cooperation, capital grants and yen loans. According to the OECD , official development assistance from Japan increased by 1.2% to US$ 16.3 billion in 2020. JICA's core development programs (aid modalities) are technical assistance programs/projects for capacity and institutional development, feasibility studies and master plans, and dispatching specialists. The Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) , JICA Senior Volunteers, and Japan Disaster Relief Team groups of JICA are widely known among

574-647: Is part of the Build! Build! Build! Infrastructure Plan of DuterteNomics and the Build Better More of Bongbong Marcos . In addition to the following expressways: New expressways will be built as well, such as: The Asian Highway 26 ( [REDACTED] ) passes through three expressways in the Philippines: Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA was formed in 2003 as a result of

615-566: Is provided by service roads . The expressway partially runs above grade, utilizing underpass bridges, mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls, and a viaduct at this section to pass above major intersections and accesses. Entering Santa Rosa , CALAX descends into grade level to cross the Silang–Santa Rosa River and clear a power line, then gently curves to the southwest to follow the Nuvali Boulevard right of way, where

656-557: The Department of Public Works and Highways or the Toll Regulatory Board through build–operate–transfer (BOT) arrangements. At present, there are 15 expressways in the Philippines that connect Metro Manila to northern and southern Luzon and 1 expressway in Metro Cebu. Regional high standard highways in the Philippines are multi-lane arterial roads with bypass, grade separation and/or frontage road . They connect

697-628: The Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) via the elevated CAVITEX–CALAX Link. In the 1990s and 2000s, the original plan for the expressway was Segment 5 of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway Project (MCTEP) under the 11.3-kilometer (7.0 mi) R-1 Expressway Extension, when Cavite was going to transform into a highly industrialized province, which was conceptualized by Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 1988 when she proposed

738-837: The Manila–Cavite Expressway in Kawit to the South Luzon Expressway in Biñan and is expected to ease the traffic congestion in the Cavite–Laguna area, particularly along the Aguinaldo Highway , Governor's Drive , and the Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road . CALAX begins as the Mamplasan Rotunda, a roundabout intersecting with South Luzon Expressway 's Greenfield City-Unilab (Mamplasan) Exit, LIIP Avenue, and Greenfield Parkway in Biñan . It continues west, then makes

779-732: The Metro Davao – General Santos area in Mindanao . The establishment of limited-access highways or expressways are provided and defined by Republic Act No. 2000 or the Limited Access Highway Act, signed on June 22, 1957. Through the act, the Department of Public Works and Highways is authorized to designate new or existing roads as limited-access highways and to regulate points of entry along these limited-access highways. Traffic laws on expressways are defined by

820-533: The Philippines . High standard highways are defined as highways which provide a high level of traffic services by assuring high speed mobility and safe travel in order to vitally support socio-economic activities for sound socio-economic development of strategic regions and the country as a whole. In the Philippines, controlled-access highways are known as expressways. They are multi-lane divided toll roads which are privately maintained under concession from

861-554: The Cavite segment is still undergoing construction. Both segments were expected to be fully operational and completed by 2022 but were delayed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and again to 2025 due to construction delays. The first section of the expressway between Mamplasan Interchange in Biñan and Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road was made accessible on October 30, 2019, in time for All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day . However, its length

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902-485: The Japanese general public. Japan Disaster Relief Team members are often seen in news reports on relief efforts after major natural disasters around the world, such as the 2005 South Asian earthquake . Specialists dispatched to the field include those recommended from related government ministries and agencies as well as those applying through the specialist registration system. Such assignments can last for more than

943-505: The Limited Access Highway Act and Department of Public Works and Communications (DPWC) Administrative Order No. 1 series of 1968. Standard traffic laws on all expressways based on the above laws include: While traveling along the expressway, vehicles are prohibited from: The following conveyances are prohibited on all expressways in the Philippines: High standard highways in the Philippines are classified into two types:

984-641: The Philippines. These highways, however, are mostly single and dual carriageways with many U-turn lanes and intersections slowing down traffic. Coupled with the increase in the number of vehicles and the demand for limited-access highways, the Philippine government requested the government of Japan to conduct a master plan for the development of a high standard highway network in 2009 under the Philippine Medium-Term Public Investment Plan (2005–2010). The plan calls for

1025-543: The Silang East interchange in Silang, Cavite was opened to the public two months behind its initial June 2021 opening. Meanwhile, the section leading to the Silang (Aguinaldo) interchange opened to motorists on November 8, 2023, two months behind its initial September opening. Cavite–Laguna Expressway is a closed road system in which motorists pay a toll based on their vehicle class and distance travelled. Toll collection

1066-558: The arterial high standard highways or expressways, and regional high standard highways. Arterial high standards highways (HSH-1) in the Philippines are known as expressways. They are highways with controlled-access, normally with interchanges and may include facilities for levying tolls for passage in an open or closed system. Standard features of Philippine expressways include guard rails, rumble strips, signs and pavement markings, solid wall fence, speed radars, toll plaza, closed-circuit television and rest and service areas. The speed limit

1107-667: The expressway ascends above grade again to pass over South Boulevard, served by the Laguna Boulevard Exit. Past the exit, it leaves the Nuvali Boulevard right of way and crosses the Silang–Santa Rosa River again, this time the Cavite – Laguna provincial boundary into Silang . It makes another reverse curve through cornfields to the Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Exit, a trumpet interchange which leads to Santa Rosa–Tagaytay Road . The expressway continues southwest and makes

1148-452: The expressways and are mostly partial controlled-access highways. Their design speed is 80–100 km/h (50–62 mph) for inter-urban regional highways and 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph) for intra-urban highways. Under the implementation of a route numbering system commissioned by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on 2014, expressways are signed with yellow pentagonal signs with black numerals. They are prefixed with

1189-635: The government when they bidded again. The Office of the President has finally decided to rebid the project until then and re-approve it on February 17, 2015. MPCALA Holdings, the consortium led by Metro Pacific Investments Corporation and its subsidiary, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), won by submitting a concession premium of ₱27.3 billion to be paid to the government. This is higher than San Miguel's bid of ₱22.2 billion . The project's groundbreaking occurred on June 19, 2017, and right-of-way acquisition continues as of October 2017. According to

1230-646: The government. The regional high standard highways are partial controlled-access highways that function as supplementary to expressways. The Philippine expressway network spanned 420 kilometers (260 mi) in length in 2015 and was extended to 626 kilometers (389 mi) in 2020, and is to be extended to 995 kilometers (618 mi) beyond 2030 according to the master plan submitted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in 2010. The Philippine highway network spans over 32,000 kilometers (20,000 mi) across all regions of

1271-485: The implementation of the Cavite Trade and Industry Plan. The segment would have been a 4.3-kilometer (2.7 mi) extension from Kawit, connecting to the existing Segment 4 to Noveleta that was also proposed in 2004. However, the 1-kilometer (0.62 mi) portion was absorbed into the planned link between CAVITEX and CALAX (CAVITEX–CALAX Link). In 2006, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducted

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1312-504: The joint venture of Ayala Corporation and Aboitiz Equity Ventures , won the bid, placing a concession payment of ₱ 11.659 billion for the project. Optimal Infrastructure was disqualified because its bid security fell short of the 180 days required by the government. Its bid envelope specified a financial bid of ₱20.105 billion . The bidding became controversial, and in October of that year, Ayala and Aboitiz expressed disappointment over

1353-469: The leftmost lanes or on "mixed" lanes, that allow cash collection, or both. Latest ETC systems use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology over transponder technology for collection. Having different ETC systems that are not supported on other roads, a plan for a unified ETC system is promoted for motorists' convenience. Cashless toll collections on all expressways are on a dry run since 2023, aiming for full implementation in 2024. As of June 2024 ,

1394-464: The letter "E" for "Expressway" to distinguish them from national highways. Expressways numbers are assigned sequentially and continuously. The Philippine expressway network is currently consisting of six discontinuous network of expressways, all of which are located in the island of Luzon. Most of the expressways implement tolls, usually of the closed road and barrier toll systems . On expressways roads using closed road tolling, motorists first get

1435-607: The portion of the Laguna section, while the public-private partnership (PPP) would handle the construction of the Cavite section. The project would later be revised as a PPP scheme, approved by President Benigno Aquino III on January 18, 2013. In November 2013, four pre-qualified bidders were vying for CALAX: Alloy MTD Philippines Inc.; Team Orion, the consortium of AC Infrastructure Holdings Inc., AboitizLand, Inc., and Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings Philippines; MPCALA Holdings Inc.; and Optimal Infrastructure Development Inc. of San Miguel Corporation . On June 12, 2014, Team Orion,

1476-668: The promotion of national integrity by strengthening the Philippine Nautical Highway System linking roads and ferries, the decongestion of traffic in Metro Manila , and the improvement of accessibility to main tourist spots, among others. The Philippine expressway network master plan covers the development of high standard highways surrounding Metro Manila in Luzon , Metro Cebu in the Visayas , and

1517-623: The toll rates by expressway are as follows: Additionally, since June 1, 2024, the Agri-Trucks Toll Rebate Program is implemented to exempt vehicles carrying agricultural products from toll increases on expressways, aiming to ease inflation on these goods. For SMC Tollways -operated expressways such as SLEX and MCX, the average rebate ranges from ₱2 to ₱30 . Meanwhile, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation -operated expressways such as NLEX, SCTEX, and CAVITEX offer rebates ranging from ₱16 to ₱156 . Both rates depend on

1558-680: The vehicle class, with the latter depending on the distance travelled as well. Three components of the expressway network or the High Standard Highway Network are the Luzon Spine Expressway Network (LSEN), the Visayas Spine Expressway Network (VSEN), and the Mindanao Spine Expressway Network (MSEN). It is a planned network of interconnected expressways within the islands of Luzon , Visayas and Mindanao . It

1599-486: Was closed from January 28 to 31 and February 4 to 7, 2020, from 1:00 AM to 4:00 AM ( PST ) to give way for construction and clearing operations due to ashfalls brought on by the 2020 Taal Volcano eruption . On August 18, 2020, the Laguna Technopark and Laguna Boulevard Exits in Biñan and Santa Rosa, respectively, were opened to the public. On August 24, 2021, the 6-kilometer (3.7 mi) section leading to

1640-689: Was completed in 2021. The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway, from Santo Tomas to Lipa in Batangas was opened in 2001 and was extended in 2008. The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), the longest tollway in the Philippines was opened in 2008, setting the stage for the development of the Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX), which would extend beyond the SCTEX' northern terminus in Tarlac City. The TPLEX

1681-473: Was opened in 2013. The Cavite–Laguna Expressway (CALAX), another expressway in Southern Luzon, was partially opened on October 30, 2019. The Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) was partially opened on July 15, 2021. There are many under construction and proposed expressways in the Philippines. All the expressways in the Philippines are privately maintained under concession agreements either with

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