LTRC OKAYS NEW CCLEX TOLL RATES; PHASED ROLL OUT SET TO EASE IMPACT ON MOTORISTS

The Local Toll Regulatory Council (LTRC) has authorized the collection of adjusted toll rates for vehicles using the 8.9-kilometer Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX).

To cushion the effects on motorists, the management of the expressway will implement the toll increase in phases with a provisional discounted rate to be implemented on July 1, 2025. The full LTRC-approved amount will be implemented at a later date.

The implementation of the adjusted rates is part of CCLEX’s staggered toll adjustments every two years that was provided for under the Concession Agreement entered and signed into by the Cebu City Government, Cordova Municipal Government, and Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC) for the implementation of the CCLEX project.

This is also part of the program to recover the additional cost incurred during the construction of the CCLEX at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and typhoon Odette, which impacted the completion time of the project.

“We are grateful to our valued motorists for their patronage since we started operating, and who continue to make CCLEX their preferred route. We understand that any toll changes can raise concerns, and we assure you that we are steadfast in our commitment to continuously enhance our services to provide you safe, seamless, and reliable travel experience,” said CCLEC President and General Manager Allan G. Alfon.

The LTRC was created by the local governments of Cebu City and Municipality of Cordova through an ordinance to implement and set toll rates for the expressway.

LTRC’s newly approved toll matrix for CCLEX is:

• P68 for Class 1M vehicles or motorcycles with engine displacements 110cc to 399 cc.

• P107 for Class 1 vehicles (motorcycles 400cc and up; and vehicles with 2 or 3 axles with a height of up to 7 feet such as cars, jeeps, pick-ups, and small vans.

• P214 for Class 2 vehicles (or those with 2 or 3 axles and a height of more than 7 feet such as light trucks, buses, and high-roof vans.

• P321 for Class 3 vehicles (or rigid trucks with 3 or more axles and a height of more than 7 feet such as heavy and multi-axles trucks, and trailers (articulated).

To make the transition easier for motorists, the discounted rate that will be implemented by CCLEC management, effective July 1, are as follows:

• P65 for Class 1M vehicles

• P100 for Class 1 vehicles

• P200 for Class 2 vehicles

• P300 for Class 3 vehicles

Since its opening in April 2022, CCLEX has significantly improved the travel experience of millions of its road users by hugely cutting the travel time between Cebu City to Mactan Island by 20 to 75 percent.

Prior to CCLEX, the travel time from Cebu City to Cordova or Lapu-Lapu City averaged at 82 to 85 minutes per study made by the Center for Social Research and Education of the University of San Carlos.

Land resources in Cordova have also become more accessible and attractive as its proximity to Cebu City has made it a potential investment area for businesses.

CCLEX has also helped spur the revival of tourism and the economy after the pandemic.

To further provide better expressway experience and greater mobility to Cebu road users, CCLEC is also embarking on expansion projects that will connect CCLEX to downtown Cebu City and the Mactan Cebu International Airport.

CCLEX, which connects mainland Cebu through Cebu City’s South Road Properties to the Mactan Island through Barangay Pilipog in the Municipality of Cordova, is operated by CCLEC, a subsidiary company of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the toll road arm of Metrro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), and a member of the MVP Group of Companies.

CCLEX is MPTC’s first toll road outside of Luzon and its first Private-Public Partnership (PPP) project with the local government units.

MPTC is the largest toll road concessionaire and operator in the Philippines, which expansion goals include establishing toll operations in the Visayas, other parts of the Philippines, and in neighboring countries notably Vietnam, and Indonesia.