The Saigon Times Daily
A seven-kilometer section of the road, connecting Provincial Road 334 to Van Don Airport, will be constructed with a width of 32 meters, while other auxiliary works such as sidewalks, drainage and light systems will also be built in the first phase.
This phase, requiring VND700 billion, will be implemented within 18 months by a consortium comprising Cuong Thinh Thi Investment and Construction JSC, Thanh Trung Trading and Construction Co. Ltd., and Phuong Dong Investment Construction Trade Co. Ltd.
The project plays a vital role in enhancing transport in the economic zone, and connecting the functional areas together and to Ha Long-Mong Cai Expressway in the coming time.
The Prime Minister approved the zoning plan for Van Don Economic Zone development as an international transportation and trading hub and a luxury tourist and entertainment center in the northern key economic zone.
As per this zoning plan, the economic zone will cover an area of over 2,170 square kilometers with a population of 150,000 people by 2020. In addition, the annual number of tourists there is estimated at 1.7 million.
The Government this month has also agreed to construct Van Don Airport able to handle five million passengers a year besides separate functional areas to woo investors. As planned, Quang Ninh Province will cooperate with South Korea’s Joinus Co. Ltd., Korea Airports Corporation, and Posco E&C Co. Ltd. to implement the project under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) format.
The VND5.1-trillion airport will cover an area of 285 hectares, and it will service both civil and military flights.
In the first phase, the airport is envisaged having a parking area for four Boeing B777 and Airbus A321 aircraft, and handle two million passengers and 10,000 tons of cargo a year in 2020.
By 2030, the airport will have its aircraft parking area expanded to accommodate at least seven planes and will be able to serve five million passengers and handle 30,000 tons of cargo per year.
The Government has told Quang Ninh’s authorities to coordinate with the ministries of planning-investment, transport and defense as well as relevant agencies to map out and evaluate the feasibility study of the project.
Đăng ký: VietNam News