President Benigno S. Aquino III will lead officials in inaugurating the Daang-Hari-South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Link Road Project/Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway (MCX) on Friday.

In a statement issued on Thursday, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said “the MCX Road Project is the first Public-Private Partnership Project under the Aquino administration which involves the construction of a four-kilometer, four-lane paved toll road that passes through the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) reservation that connects Bacoor, Cavite to the SLEX”.

“Once fully completed, the road would decongest traffic in Cavite, Las Piñas and Muntinlupa, reduce travel time by an average of 45 minutes from Daang Hari to Alabang Interchange, provide a new access to the NBP property and improve the overall competitiveness of Region IV-A (CALABARZON) as an investment destination by providing an alternative route to/from Metro Manila and Cavite,” the statement added. PND (jm)