C-5 Southlink Expressway

C-5 Southlink Expressway
Aerial view of C-5 Southlink Expressway looking towards Taguig
Route information
Maintained by PEA Tollway Corporation[1] and Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation
Length	7.708 km[2] (4.790 mi) 3.8 km (2.4 mi) currently operational as of August 2022
Existed	2019–present
Component highways	E2[3][4]
Restrictions	No motorcycles below 400cc[5]
Major junctions
East end	N11 (Circumferential Road 5) in Taguig
West end	E3 (Manila–Cavite Expressway) in Parañaque
Location
Country	Philippines
Regions	Metro Manila
Major cities	Parañaque, Pasay, and Taguig
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

The C-5 Southlink Expressway, signed as E2 of the Philippine expressway network,^[3][4] is a 7.708-kilometer (4.790 mi) controlled-access toll expressway in Metro Manila connecting the Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) to the Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) in Taguig. The project is being built at the cost of ₱15 billion,^[6] and is a joint project of the Philippine Reclamation Authority, Toll Regulatory Board, and Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation. Currently operational between Taguig and near E. Rodriguez Avenue in Parañaque only, its remaining segment up to CAVITEX is currently under construction.

Route description

C-5 Southlink Expressway starts at Carlos P. Garcia Avenue (C-5) in Taguig near its interchange with 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 until it meets its current terminus at C-5 Road Extension in Parañaque, near a Shell station. Unlike most expressways in the Philippine expressway network, the maximum speed on its existing section is 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph).^[7]

The expressway's section towards Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) is currently under construction. It will continue its course south of the airport. It will then pass by Amvel City, where an interchange towards Sucat Road and a toll plaza will be located. It will end at a trumpet interchange with CAVITEX near the latter's Parañaque toll plaza.

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 the total length of about 45.8 kilometers (28.5 mi).^[8]

The original south extension of Circumferential Road 5, called Manila–Cavite Toll Expressway Project (MCTEP), was later approved by the Senate and would have been made as a toll expressway. However, in 2010, the project was scrapped in favor of the toll-free C-5 Road Extension that was controversial for traversing several of then-Senator Manny Villar's properties in Parañaque and Las Piñas.^[9][10] The toll expressway project was later revived as the C-5 Southlink Expressway project.

The construction of the expressway started on May 8, 2016.^[11][12] The expressway is being built in two phases, with the first phase that 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 South Luzon Expressway and Skyway, and the second phase involving 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.^[13][14] The flyover's 1.6-kilometer (0.99 mi) extension called Segment 3A-2 (Merville to E. Rodriguez) opened on August 14, 2022,^[15][16] with the Merville Exit opening later in October 2022.^[17] The entire project is expected to be completed in 2025.^[18][19]

Toll

The expressway currently uses a barrier toll system wherein motorists pay a fixed toll rate upon exit. Integrated with the toll system of CAVITEX, the electronic toll collection (ETC) system on the expressway is operated by Easytrip Services Corporation and collections are done on both dedicated lanes and mixed lanes at the toll barriers.

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.

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. 

Province	City/Municipality	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Taguig					Taguig	N11 (Carlos P. Garcia Avenue)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; eastern terminus
				Taguig Toll Plaza (eastbound only)
Pasay					SLEX	AH 26 (E2) (SLEX) – Manila	Proposed eastbound exit and westbound entrance[2][20]
				Merville Toll Plaza (westbound only)
						C-5 Road Extension	Former western terminus (2019–2022)
					Merville	C-5 Road Extension	Westbound exit and closed eastbound entrance[6][17]
Parañaque						C-5 Road Extension	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; current western terminus
					Parañaque (Sucat)	N195 (Ninoy Aquino Avenue) / N63 (Sucat Road)	Partial cloverleaf or folded diamond interchange[2][6][17]
				Sucat Toll Plaza[21]
					R-1 (CAVITEX)	E3 (CAVITEX) – Kawit, Manila	Future western terminus; trumpet interchange[2][6]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Incomplete access        Tolled       Unopened

References

External links

• Cavite Expressway
• Media related to C-5 Southlink Expressway at Wikimedia Commons

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 Philippine expressway network

List

Existing

E1	North Luzon Expressway Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway
E2	South Luzon Expressway Skyway C-5 Southlink Expressway Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway Southern Tagalog Arterial Road
E3	Manila–Cavite Expressway Cavite–Laguna Expressway
E4	Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway Subic Freeport Expressway
E5	North Luzon Expressway Harbor Link
E6	NAIA Expressway
Unnumbered	Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway Central Luzon Link Expressway NLEX Connector

Proposed

• Calamba–Los Baños Expressway
• Cavite–Tagaytay–Batangas Expressway
• Cebu Trans-Axial Expressway
• Davao City Expressway
• Laguna Lakeshore Expressway
• Pasig River Expressway
• Quezon–Bicol Expressway
• North Luzon East Expressway

Under construction

Northern Access Link Expressway Southern Access Link Expressway Southeast Metro Manila Expressway Metro Cebu Expressway

Cancelled

Pasig River Expressway

See also: Philippine highway network