Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway

Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway
; Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway
	Map of expressways in Luzon, with the Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway in orange
	Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway looking east towards the Susana Heights Interchange
Route information
	Auxiliary route of E2
	Maintained by MCX Tollway Inc.
Length	4 km (2.5 mi)
Existed	2015–present
Component; highways	E2
Restrictions	Prohibited on expressway Motorcycles below 400cc ; Bicycles ; Tricycles ;
Major junctions
East end	AH 26 (E2) (South Luzon Expressway) in Muntinlupa
West end	Daang Hari Road in Muntinlupa
Location
Major cities	Muntinlupa
Highway system
	Roads in the Philippines; Highways; Expressways List; ;

The Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway (MCX),^[a] signed as E2 of the Philippine expressway network, is a 4-kilometer-long (2.5 mi) controlled-access toll expressway linking the southern province of Cavite to Muntinlupa in the Philippines. It is currently the shortest expressway in the Philippines, connecting the South Luzon Expressway to the Daang Hari Road and Daang Reyna Road near Las Piñas and Bacoor. It is owned by the Department of Public Works and Highways and operated by MCX Tollway Inc., a subsidiary of Ayala Corporation's AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation.^[4]

The expressway was opened to traffic on July 24, 2015.^[5]

Route description[]

Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway acts as a connector between Daang Hari and South Luzon Expressway. The expressway passes near the vicinity of New Bilibid Prisons and Southville 2A, one of the relocation areas of informal settlers who once lived beside the Philippine National Railways line.

The expressway starts with a T-interchange with South Luzon Expressway near Susana Heights. It follows a slight curving route paralleling Magdaong River, which acts as a boundary between barangays Poblacion and Tunasan. It soon passes near the New Bilibid Prisons, where several access roads are rerouted with the construction of the expressway. The expressway ends at a roundabout with Daang Hari, Daang Reyna, and Biazon Road.

Toll[]

MCX Toll Plaza

Tolls are assessed in each direction at the toll barrier, based on class. An interoperability agreement signed by the operators of Muntinlupa–Cavite and South Luzon Expressways was signed three days before the formal opening of the former.^[6] The result of the agreement is that motorists using the Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway will have to pay a toll fee depending on the vehicle class in addition to the toll fee from the South Luzon Expressway or Skyway to Susana Heights Exit. Eastbound vehicles opting to pay in cash are given tickets at MCX Toll Plaza and will pay their toll fees upon exit from SLEX or entry at Skyway.^[7] In accordance with law, all toll rates include a 12% value-added tax.

The expressway implements an electronic toll collection (ETC) system, using the RFID-based Autosweep.^[8] The ETC system is shared with SMC Infrastructure tollways such as SLEX, Skyway, STAR Tollway, NAIAX, and TPLEX.

Class	Toll
Class 1 (Cars, Motorcycles, SUVs, Jeepneys)	₱17.00
Class 2 (Buses, Light Trucks)	₱35.00
Class 3 (Heavy Trucks)	₱52.00

Source: Toll Regulatory Board

Exits[]

View of MCX westward from its interchange with South Luzon Expressway at MCX/Susana Heights Exit

The entire route will be located in Muntinlupa. Kilometer count is numbered by kilometer posts, designating Rizal Park in Manila as kilometer zero as it branches off from the South Luzon Expressway.

km	mi	Destinations	Notes
25.9	16.1	AH 26 (E2) (SLEX) – Makati, Manila, Susana Heights, Calamba	Directional T interchange; eastern terminus
28.5	17.7	MCX toll plaza
28.6	17.8	Caltex service station (westbound access only)
28.9	18.0	Daang Hari Road – Las Piñas, Bacoor, Vista City, San Pedro	Roundabout; western terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access Tolled

Notes[]

^ The Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway is also known by its former name as the Daang Hari–SLEX Link Road.^[2] Because of a sponsorship deal with FWD Life Philippines, the expressway is also known as the FWD-Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway (FWD-MCX).^[3]