Marcos leads inspection of Calax Governor鈥檚 Drive construction
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the construction site. —Photo from the MPC Pool
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the inspection on Friday of the ongoing construction of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (Calax) Governor’s Drive Interchange.
Marcos assessed the progress of the expressway project alongside other heads of relevant agencies during the inspection, according to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).
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According to the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., the construction of Calax Governor’s Drive Interchange is already 44 percent completed.
Calax is a 44.6-kilometer four-lane expressway, which aims to improve connectivity between Cavite and Laguna.
Upon completion, the expressway is seen to ease traffic on major thoroughfares such as Governor’s Drive, Aguinaldo Highway, and Santa Rosa-Tagaytay Road, and is also expected to reduce travel time between Cavitex and SLex by around 45 minutes.
