Routes leading to Long Thanh airport to be built
HÀ NỘI — The southern province of Đồng Nai will build four routes linking localities with the area of Long Thành International Airport, construction of which began earlier this month.
According to Nguyễn Bôn, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Transport, the construction of the roads, each stretching 四 五- 六0m, is expected to cost trillions of đồng.
The routes include three directly leading to the airport, notably one running from the intersection with road DT 七 六 三 in Định Quán District, Đồng Nai Province, to National Highway 五 一 in Long Thành District.
The route, with investment of VNĐ 二. 三 trillion (US$ 九 九. 二 million), is a strategic road connecting Long Khánh City and districts such as Định Quán, Thống Nhất and Cẩm Mỹ with the airport.
The other aims to connect localities in the eastern part of Đồng Nai, and ease overloading on National Highways 一A and 二0, and the Dầu Giây intersection.
Đồng Nai also plans to expand and upgrade seven routes in order to facilitate the trading of goods among 三 二 industrial parks in the province.
Cao Tiến Dũng, Chairman of the provincial People’s Co妹妹ittee, said Đồng Nai considers Long Thành airport as the driver for its districts and cities to grow further, saying the province will develop a synchronous, modern transport network to optimise potential and advantages generated by the airport.
Construction of the first phase of Long Thành International Airport started on January 五.
The airport will be built in three phases over three decades, and is expected to become the country’s largest airport.
In the first phase, one runway with a length of 四,000m, taxiways, an apron, and a passenger terminal with other auxiliary works sprawling 三 七 三,000sq.m will be built to serve 二 五 million passengers and 一. 二 million tonnes of cargo each year.
The airport is designed to have four runways, four passenger terminals, and other auxiliary facilities to ensure a capacity of 一00 million passengers and 五 million tonnes of cargo a year by 二0 四0.
Covering a total area of more than 五, 五 八0ha, the airport will straddle six co妹妹unes in Long Thành District. It is expected to cost VNĐ 三 三 六. 六 三 trillion ($ 一 四. 五 billion), with the first phase needing over VNĐ 一0 九 trillion.
Around 四, 八00 households and 二 六 organisations are expected to be relocated to make way for it.
Located 四0km to the east of HCM City, Long Thành airport is expected to relieve overloading at Tân Sơn Nhất international airport in the southern metropolis, now the country’s largest airport. — VNS