The Cavite–Batangas Expressway (CBEX) is a proposed ,

controlled-access highway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...

in the provinces of

Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite (; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region. On the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest of Manila, i ...

and

Batangas Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( ), is a first class province of the Philippines located in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Calabarzon region. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,908,494 people, making ...

, Philippines. It will start at the

Cavite–Laguna Expressway The Cavite–Laguna Expressway (CALAX or CALAEX), signed as E3 of the Philippine expressway network, is a partially operational controlled-access toll expressway in the provinces of Cavite and Laguna, Philippines. The construction of the exp ...

(CALAX) in Silang before ending at a connection with the Nasugbu–Bauan Expressway (NBEX) in Nasugbu. It is a joint venture between the provincial government of Cavite and

San Miguel Corporation San Miguel Corporation (), abbreviated as SMC, is a Philippine multinational conglomerate with headquarters in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. The company is one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines. Originally fo ...

under a public-private partnership.

History

First proposed in 2018 by Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the project was known as the Cavite–Tagaytay–Batangas Expressway (CTBEX). A toll road would have been connected between CALAX and Nasugbu, with the

Department of Public Works and Highways The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH; ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for serving as the country's engineering and construction arm. It is tasked with implementing the government's policy to ...

(DPWH) announcing it had granted the status to MPTC South, an infrastructure unit of

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) is a Philippine unit investment holding company of First Pacific Company Limited through Metro Pacific Holdings, Inc. MPIC through its subsidiaries, provides water, sanitation, and sewerage servic ...

(MPIC). It was supposed to be completed by 2022. However, it was delisted from the PPP center in 2024. In 2022, the provincial government of Cavite has reportedly accepted

’s (SMC) proposal to build the new tollway. The conglomerate headed by Ramon Ang announced in a stock exchange filing that the involved parties finalized the tollway concession agreement for the CBEX on February 7, 2023. The concession agreement granted to SMC encompasses the construction and management of the expressway for a duration of 35 years.

Exits

References

External links

Cavite-Batangas Expressway
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PPP Center
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