On February 13th (the 4th day of Tet), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the government delegation inspected the construction site of the Long Thanh International Port project and encouraged the workers who were working during the Tet holiday.
The Prime Minister inspects the construction site of the Long Thanh International Port project |
According to the report of the Ministry of Transport, after more than 5 months of starting the contract package 5.10 “construction and installation of passenger terminal buildings” of component project 3 – the essential works in the airport of the Long Thanh International Airport investment and construction project, contractors have mobilized more than 3,200 laborers and nearly 1,300 sets of machinery and equipment to serve the construction of the contract packages. During the Lunar New Year, there were nearly 800 engineers and workers working at the construction site. Up to now, the disbursement of public investment for these contract packages has reached over 11,300 billion VND.
After inspecting the site and listening to the reports, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh acknowledged and highly appreciated the progress of the implementation of the items, of which the land clearance and basic procedures have been completed; the 4km long and 74m wide runway has taken shape, and the underground part of the terminal building has been completed.
The Prime Minister emphasized that if 2022 and 2023 are the starting years, then 2024 will be the year of acceleration, and 2025 will be the year of breakthrough. In the first 6 months of 2026, the Long Thanh Airport project must be completed and put into operation.
The construction site of the Long Thanh airport terminal operates during Tet |
The Prime Minister also noted that Dong Nai province and relevant agencies should study and plan for the construction of the Long Thanh airport city. The Ministry of Transport, together with research agencies, should study the plan to connect transportation between Long Thanh airport and Tan Son Nhat airport. At the same time, they should study the design and construction plan for phase 2 so that it is ready to be implemented immediately after phase 1 is completed.
Prior to that, on the afternoon of the 3rd day of Tet (February 12th), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the T3 terminal construction site at Tan Son Nhat airport and worked with ministries, departments, and localities in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Prime Minister inspects the T3 passenger terminal project at Tan Son Nhat airport
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The Prime Minister’s working visit aimed to speed up the progress of the project to increase the capacity of Tan Son Nhat airport, and solve the issues of overload and congestion here.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assessed that the progress of the T3 project is very optimistic and there is no need to worry. However, he instructed the units to continue to control the progress and promote long-term transportation projects for the airport.
“The project is relatively on schedule. Pay attention to the milestone of the 50th anniversary of the reunification of the country in 2025, we must create other works, new victories,” the Prime Minister said.
The government leaders requested the units to set goals to push the progress in the next 2 months; arrange overtime work, increase shifts, and train workers to work continuously, even during holidays.
The T3 terminal construction project commenced in December 2022, with 3 main items: passenger terminal, high-rise car park combined with non-aviation services, and the causeway system in front of the terminal; the total investment is 10,990 billion VND. The capital is mobilized from ACV (70%) and commercial loans (30%).
When completed, the T3 terminal will have a capacity of 20 million passengers per year, serving 7,000 passengers per hour during peak hours, and operating all types of airplanes coded C and E. It will be implemented simultaneously with the expansion of the transportation infrastructure connecting the airport, solving the long-standing congestion at Tan Son Nhat airport.
Dong Tu
