MVP-RSA tollway project advances

The joint expressway project of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) and San Miguel Corp. (SMC) in Southern Tagalog is set to begin construction soon, even as merger talks between the tollway giants remain on the backburner.

- BY DEXTER BARRO II

MPTC Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan said the two companies have agreed on the alignment of the 27.06-kilometer Cavite-Batangas Expressway (CBEX).

"My impression is the principles of the partnership have been agreed. The alignment has been agreed. So we should start working soon," Pangilinan told reporters last week.

In 2018, MPTC was granted the original proponent status to the proposed 50.4-kilometer Cavite-Tagaytay-Batangas Expressway (CTBEX) by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Similarly, SMC's tollway unit bagged the approval from the local governments of Cavite and Batangas for CBEX and Nasugbu-Bauan Expressway (NBEX).

The said projects aim to provide seamless connectivity between Cavite and Batangas through Tagaytay City.