Dong Nai basically completes ground clearance for the first phase of Long Thanh airport (Photo: VNA)
DongNai (VNA) – The southern province of Dong Nai has basicallycompleted ground clearance work to the first phase of Long Thanh International Airport,according to the provincial People’s Committee.
Atotal of 1,800 ha of land are needed for the construction of first phase of theairport, of which 1,200 ha are rubber plantations owned by enterprises and the remainder belong tomore than 1,000 households.
Sofar the province has paid out 1.3 trillion VND in compensation to over 600households, and the remaining 400 households will receive compensation duringOctober.
Theprovince plans to hand over all the 1,800 ha of land to the airport’s investoron October 20.
Chairmanof the provincial People’s Committee Cao Tien Dung said the province is facingdifficulties in building the Loc An-Binh Son resettlement area due tounfavourable weather. It is now the peak of the rainy season in Dong Nai, whichimpedes construction work in the area.
Theprovincial authorities are looking for solutions with the aim of handing overland in the resettlement areas to relocated people in October.
Covering morethan 5,580 ha, the Long ThanhInternational Airport has an investment of more than 336 trillion VND (14.6 billion USD). It will be located in six communes inLong Thanh district in Dong Nai.
The project includes threeinvestment phases with the ultimate goal of making the airport capable ofserving 100 million passengers and five million tonnes of freight eachyear.
In the first phase, a runwayand one passenger terminal along with other support works will be built toserve 25 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo each year. Itis expected to be completed by 2025./.
