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MPT South to construct Cavite portion of Calax when it gets ROW

METRO Pacific Tollways South Corp. (MPT South) may start constructing the Cavite portion of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (Calax) as soon as it receives a “substantial” portion of right-of-way (ROW), a company official said. Luigi L. Bautista, the company’s president, said his group hopes to receive about 40 percent of the Cavite easement before it can […]

MNTC To Complete New Segments in Q1

By NLEX Corporation, as seen on https://nlex.com.ph/2017/11/09/nlex-harbor-link-segment-10-to-be-completed-by-end-of-q1-2018/, November 9th, 2017 The NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10, an elevated expressway linking MacArthur Highway in Valenzuela City and C3 Road in Caloocan City, is projected to be operational by the end of the first quarter of 2018. “We expect to finish the project by early next year, […]

Cebu-Cordova toll bridge construction underway

CEBU, Philippines — Construction of the Cebu-Cordova toll bridge is underway in July as right-of-way (ROW) acquisition is almost complete, an official said. Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corp (CCLEC) president and general manager Allan Alfon said ROW progress is now at 91 percent, an information also disclosed by its parent firm Metro Pacific Investments Corp (MPIC) […]

MPT South expects govt to give original proponent status on CTBEx proposal

METRO Pacific Tollways South Corp. (MPT South) hopes to receive this month the original proponent status for the P22.43-billion Cavite-Tagaytay-Batangas Expressway (CTBEx), an unsolicited proposal it submitted to the government in July last year. Luigi L. Bautista, the company’s president, said his group submitted all documents required by the Department of Public Works and Highways […]

Tollway firm eyes KL project

The tollways unit of Metro Pacific Investment Corp. (MPIC) has joined the bidding for a toll road project in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as part of its strategy to expand regional presence. Manuel Pangilinan, MPIC chairman, told reporters results of the bidding are expected in the next two months. MPIC through its tollways unit Metro Pacific […]

MPIC submits bid for Malaysia project

By Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), as seen on https://www.philstar.com/business/2018/04/23/1808417/mpic-submits-bid-malaysia-project, April 23, 2018 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) has made an offer for a tollway project in Malaysia. “I know we’ve submitted a bid, an offer for one of their tollways,” MPIC chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan told reporters. […]

Metro Pacific Tollways introduces latest tech to speed traffic

By Manila Bulletin, as seen on https://business.mb.com.ph/2018/02/16/metro-pacific-tollways-introduces-latest-tech-to-speed-traffic/, February 16, 2018, 10:00 PM Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the tollways arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), announced the introduction of the latest Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)  technology to ease travel  through major tollroads managed by  MPTC in Northern and Southern Luzon. EasyDrive (powered by EasyTrip) […]

NLEX Allocates P19B Capex To Help Improve Metro Manila Traffic

This year, the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Corporation is setting aside P19 billion in capital expenditure to help solve Metro Manila’s daily traffic bottlenecks. However, the tollways firm clarified that the capex figure will still be subject to review and adjustment, depending on the result of its ongoing tariff adjustment discussion with the government, according […]