Manila-Cavite Expressway
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| Manila-Cavite Expressway |
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| Radial Road 1 | |
| Length: | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
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| Direction: | North/South |
| From: | Junction of Roxas Boulevard (R-1) and NAIA Road in Parañaque |
| To: | Aguinaldo Highway in Bacoor, Cavite |
| Major cities: | Parañaque, Las Piñas, Bacoor |
The Manila-Cavite Expressway (also called the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway and known by locals as the Coastal Road) is a 6.6 km tollway/expressway in the Philippines. It is considered part of the R-1 radial road of Metro Manila. It is owned and operated by the Public Estates Authority Tollway Corporation (PEATC), a publicly traded corporation subsidiary of the Public Estates Authority, itself attached to the Office of the President.
At the north end, it feeds into and from President Manuel D. Roxas Boulevard in the city of Parañaque in Metro Manila, also part of R-1. At the south end, it connects directly to General Emilio Aguinaldo Highway in the municipality of Bacoor, Cavite, one of the major highways of the province.
According to PEATC, there are plans to expand the role of the expressway by extending it westward from its current southern terminus at Bacoor through Kawit to Noveleta. Meanwhile, when the C-5 circumferential road is extended southward, it will eventually be connected to the expressway.
There are currently no true interchanges along this tollway (although there are a number of at-grade "exit points" along the northbound length), and there is a single toll barrier about midway. Vehicles are charged a flat toll rate based on class (PhP 15 for class 1 vehicles, PhP 30 for class 2, PhP 45 for class 3). Though the toll facility currently has no ability for electronic toll collection, PEATC is currently researching its viability for the expressway.
