00:00There is good reason for commuters and motorists in the Calabarzon or southern Tagalog provinces
00:06of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and elsewhere to feel excitement and relieve this early
00:13with construction of the Calax Subsection 3 freeway still underway and far from completion.
00:20Not only will travel time for the commute or behind the wheel shrink, by an estimated
00:2545 minutes, on average, food prices and essentials are most likely to come down too, as our Floyd
00:33Brands reports.
00:35Rufina's business is struggling due to long and time-consuming travel.
00:41She sells clothing and personal care products but faces delays in a long-time commute.
00:47From Cavite to Alabang, it took me two hours.
00:52When I stop, sometimes I can't reach the traffic.
00:59Good news for commuters like Rufina, travel time will soon be faster.
01:04The construction of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway or Calax Subsection 3 is in full swing.
01:10This new section will connect the Silang Interchange to the Governor's Drive Interchange in Cavite.
01:16President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. recently inspected the project.
01:21When it's completed, the 44-kilometer Calax will reduce travel time between Cavitex and
01:32South Luzon Expressway by 45 minutes, which will give an average of 95,000 motorists a day.
01:43Malacanang says the expressway will not only cut travel time but also lower food prices.
01:50We can reduce the travel time.
01:52It will definitely also reduce the fuel consumption and it will benefit all travelers and also
01:59those that will transport the food and other necessities.
02:04It will also go down.
02:05The price will also go down.
02:07That's a welcome development for vegetable vendor Rufina.
02:11High transportation costs have been affecting her business.
02:14If the area you're going to get the Calax is far away, it's worse for the gasoline.
02:22Especially if there's a lot of it, the consumption of diesel will increase.
02:28As of now, 44 of the Calax Subsection 3 is completed.
02:33It is expected to be operational by the third quarter of 2025.
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