Project Description
Contracting Parties:
Project Grantor - Toll Regulatory Board (TRB)
Project Grantee - Public Estates Authority [now Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA)] and UEM-MARA Philippines Corporation (UMPC) [now Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation]
Project Operator - PEA Tollway Corporation (PEATC)
Concession Period:
30 years - October 01, 1998 to September 30, 2033
A 2X3 Lane expressway from Tambo, Parañaque to Kawit, Cavite and from the planned R-1 Expressway to SLEX/C-5 Interchange
Segment 1: | R-1 Expressway Seaside Drive - Zapote | 6.475kms |
C-5 South Link Expressway Project: | ||
Segment 2: | R-1 Interchange to Sucat Interchange | 1.90kms |
Segment 3A-1: | Merville -C-5 /SLEX | 2.2kms |
Segment 3A-2: | E.Rodriguez - Merville | 1.6kms |
Segment 3B: | Sucat Interchange - SLEX Interchange | 5.8kms |
Segment 4: | R-1 Expressway Extension Zapote - Kawit | 7.00kms |
R-1 Enhancement Projects:
Phase 1
Segment 1 Widening Phase 1: Additional one (1) lane (from 2X3 to 2X4 lanes) each on both bounds from MIA Road intersection to Las Piñas Bridge approximately 5.20kms.
Marina Left Turning Facility (Pacific Avenue Intersection decongestion facility): A 4 lane (south bound lanes) flyover of about 400mincluding approaches to remove conflict and the signalized at-grade intersection.
Phase 2
Segment 1 Widening Phase 2: Widening from 2X3 to 2X4 lanes of three (3) mainline bridges namely - Paranaque Bridge, Las Piñas Bridge, and Wawa Bridge, and the main carriageway from Las Piñas Bridge to Zapote Interchange.
Intersection Decongestion Facility (Marina Left Turning Facility): The upgrading of the Pacific Avenue, from Segment 1 to Macapagal Boulevard approximately 300m long.
Historical Background
Back in the 70’s, traffic congestion is a daily occurrence in the narrow stretch of land in Paranaque and Las Pinas going to nearby provinces, particularly Cavite. Thus, the government thought of a major road network that would link Roxas Boulevard to all other parts of Metro Manila and the Southern Tagalog provinces. The answer was a 6.6 kilometer, two-lane asphalt reclaimed road from Roxas Boulevard leading to the municipalities of Paranaque, Las Pinas and Bacoor which was finally opened to the public in September 1985.
The road deteriorated so fast that there was a need to upgrade the road and upgrade the same to toll standards. This paved the way to the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway Project, more popularly known as “Coastal Road”. It is a joint venture project of the Public Estates Authority or PEA (now called Philippine Reclamation Authority) and the Malaysian group of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) and Renong Berhad (Renong). The project is an offshoot of the February 3, 1994 state visit to the Philippines of then Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, where a Memorandum of Understanding for a joint and cooperative implementation of critical infrastructure projects in the Philippines was signed. The MOU provided among others, the construction and completion of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway and the expansion, extension and modernization of other roadways and tollway systems. The project is a major component of a vast network of inter-urban roads traversing six municipalities namely: Paranaque, Las Pinas, Bacoor, Imus, Kawit and Noveleta.
On December 27, 1994, a Joint Venture Agreement by and between the PEA, Mara and Renong was signed whereby PEA shall ensure that all land and rights of way necessary are made available for the carrying out of the Design and Construction Works obligation of the Malaysian parties.
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on September 14, 1995 for the construction and completion of the Expressway. Also in 1995, a Novation Agreement was executed between PEA, Mara, Renong and the United Engineers (Malaysia) Berhad or UEM where the parties acknowledged and agreed that all rights, liabilities and obligations whatsoever of Renong under the Joint Venture Agreement shall be assigned and transferred to, and vested in UEM. Mara and UEM had since incorporated UEM-MARA which shall represent MARA and UEM, who shall continue to be liable jointly and severally under the Toll Operation Agreement.
One and a half years later or on the 26th day of July 1996, the Toll Operation Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines (acting through the Toll Regulatory Board), Public Estates Authority and UEM-Mara Philippines Corporation was signed. It was under this Agreement that PEA Tollway Corporation or PEATC was born. Under the Agreement, PEATC is to undertake and perform the obligations of PEA which is principally the Operation and Maintenance of the toll roads or any segment thereof. Commercial operation started in May 1998.
On December 15, 1999, Coastal Road Corporation, a wholly-owned Filipino entity bought the entire shares of UEM and MARA in UEM-Mara Philippines Corporation. The buy-out officially relinquished all the obligations and liabilities of the Malaysian Companies under the JVA and the TOA, as CRC took over the management of the project and immediately undertook the unfinished portions of the MCTE Project.
On November 14, 2006, an Operations and Maintenance Agreement was signed among PRA, UMPC and the Toll Regulatory Board. Among other provisions of the agreement, UMPC is to participate in the Operations and Maintenance of the existing R-1 Expressway until full payment of the loan and the equity, in compliance with the condition set by the lender banks and the equity contractor. PEATC continued to operate and maintain the expressway under the stewardship of UMPC.
Since then, PEATC reinvented itself and embarked on several projects aimed at providing the best quality service that is second to none.