(SPOT.ph) Love a good out-of town trip? Getting to staycation favorites Tagaytay and Silang will now be faster thanks to the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) Silang-Aguinaldo Interchange set to open on Wednesday, November 8.
What used to take one hour getting from Mamplasan Rotonda to Tagaytay will now be cut to 20 to 30 minutes with this new exit. You can find the CALAX Silang-Aguinaldo Interchange on Waze and Google Maps.
The best part? Entrance to this interchange is free—at least for now. Motorists will only be charged up to the Silang East Interchange toll fee, so make sure to load up on those Easytrip RFIDs for a smoother journey.
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What to know about the CALAX Silang-Aguinaldo Interchange
The Silang-Aguinaldo Interchange adds four kilometers to CALAX’s existing 14.24 kilometers that stretch from Greenfield Mamplasan to Silang East Interchange. It was originally scheduled to open in September.
As a whole, CALAX is a 45-kilometer expressway expected to will serve 45,000 vehicles with eight planned interchanges in the following locations:
- Kawit
- Governor’s Drive
- Open Canal
- Silang-Aguinaldo Highway
- Silang East
- Santa Rosa-Tagaytay
- Laguna Boulevard
- Laguna Technopark
Take note of the CALAX toll fees:
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