Open competition to basically complete Long Thanh Airport by December 31, 2025

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to launch a 450-day emulation campaign to basically complete Long Thanh Airport by December 31, 2025, making achievements to welcome the 14th National Party Congress.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh works with contractors and construction units of Long Thanh International Airport project. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

During the working program in Dong Nai, on the afternoon of September 24, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the working delegation inspected and urged the implementation of important and key projects in Dong Nai province, including: Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway Construction Project and Long Thanh International Airport Project.

Urgent handover of Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway site

The Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway Construction Investment Project Phase 1 has a total investment of more than VND 17,800 billion; construction started in June 2023, expected to be completed by the end of 2025 and put into operation in 2026. The expressway has a total length of 53.7km, the starting point of the project intersects with the National Highway 1 bypass through Bien Hoa city, Dong Nai province and the end point intersects with National Highway 56 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. The project is divided into 3 component projects. The section through Dong Nai province, 34.2km long, has two component projects 1 and 2, of which component project 1 is managed by the Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee, with a length of 16km. After 15 months of implementation, the project is currently being focused on simultaneous construction. In component project 1, Dong Nai province has handed over 42% of the site and is focusing on relocating technical infrastructure works; the implemented construction packages have achieved a total output of about 128/2,850 billion VND, reaching 4.5%.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspects the construction progress of Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway phase 1. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and presented gifts to the forces implementing Package 21, Component 1 Project by the consortium of Lizen Joint Stock Company, Hai Dang Joint Stock Company, Construction Corporation No. 1, and 368 Joint Stock Company in An Phuoc Commune, Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh directed that the most important task is site clearance, Dong Nai must make efforts to complete the handover of the site of Component 2 project to the contractor by October 15. "Dong Nai must launch a campaign to clear the land, mobilize the entire political system to mobilize people to hand over the land, and take care of new housing for the people," the Prime Minister pointed out. The Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to support Dong Nai province to ensure adequate supply of materials for contractors. Units and contractors must organize construction in "3 shifts, 4 shifts," "eat and sleep quickly," "overcome the sun, overcome the rain, not lose to storms," ​​"work on holidays, holidays, and Tet." Dong Nai must mobilize youth, women, police, and military forces to support construction units. Contractors must mobilize more local subcontractors in the spirit of constructing the 500kV Line 3. Informing that the expressway connects two other expressways, the Prime Minister requested Ba Ria - Vung Tau province to study opening more intersections down to Cai Mep - Thi Vai port to exploit new development space. The Prime Minister requested that if there are any problems beyond the authority to resolve, they should be reported to the Prime Minister for consideration.

Symbolic project of the term

On the same afternoon, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the implementation of the Long Thanh International Airport Project (Long Thanh Airport) to grasp the situation, encourage, urge, and promote progress so that the project can be completed on schedule, welcoming the 14th National Party Congress. The Long Thanh Airport Project has a total estimated investment of more than 16 billion USD, divided into 3 phases. Phase 1 is more than 5.4 billion USD, with an investment scale of 1 runway and 1 passenger terminal along with synchronous auxiliary items with a capacity of 25 million passengers/year and 1.2 million tons of cargo/year. It is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2026. The project consists of 4 component projects: Project to build headquarters of state management agencies; Project to build works serving flight management; Project to build essential works in the airport; Project to build ground service works.

Construction site of Long Thanh International Airport project. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

According to the Vietnam Airports Corporation, the construction of the headquarters of state management agencies is being implemented to meet the schedule. 94% of the reinforced concrete volume of the Air Traffic Control Tower has been completed, closely following the set schedule. The passenger terminal package has completed all the reinforced concrete parts, and the steel roof structure is being installed according to plan; other packages and runways, taxiways, and 2 connecting traffic routes are being implemented to meet the plan... After visiting the construction site, encouraging the construction forces, and working with relevant ministries and branches on this important project right at the construction site, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his joy because for the 4th time he came to inspect the project, from what was still an empty lot, the shape of a modern airport has now taken shape; emphasized that the Long Thanh Airport project is a large and important project of the country, implemented in a context of many difficulties and challenges, especially the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, while Vietnam has no experience, but up to now, the work is being carried out smoothly and vigorously. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated Dong Nai province for completing the handover of nearly 99% of the site for the project; thanked the people of Dong Nai province for giving up land for the project; requested Dong Nai province to continue to take care of the lives of the people so that they have a new place to live that is better, at least equal to the old place. The Prime Minister highly appreciated and commended the Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV) for rising strongly, maturing quickly to promote the project, completing and basically completing many important tasks such as investment procedures, selecting construction contractors, etc.; believes that through this project and many other projects such as the 500kV line 3 project, Vietnam has gained more experience, grown stronger, and matured step by step. Based on the analysis of the situation, the Prime Minister requested the Project Management Board and contractors to be highly determined, make great efforts, and act decisively; arrange and organize work scientifically; assign work clearly to people, tasks, time, products, and responsibilities... The main contractors continue to mobilize human resources and machinery for the project; at the same time, joint venture, mobilize, and call on subcontractors to carry out the items they can undertake, especially subcontractors in areas near Long Thanh Airport such as Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh works with contractors and construction units of Long Thanh International Airport project. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

The Prime Minister requested to review all items related to foreign contractors; regularly inspect and control to promote progress, quality, hygiene, safety, and technical aesthetics of the project; pay attention to taking care of the material and spiritual life of workers. If the Project Management Board discovers any problems, it must report to the competent authority. In case the ministries and branches are slow to resolve them, it must report directly to the Prime Minister. In the coming time, the Prime Minister requested to immediately implement procedures to build runway No. 2 of Long Thanh airport; organize machinery, equipment, and human resources to level the ground of terminal T3. Dong Nai province implements the planning to build Long Thanh airport city. The Ministry of Transport coordinates with provinces and cities to develop a project to connect traffic with Long Thanh airport, including a traffic route connecting Bien Hoa, Long Thanh, and Tan Son Nhat airports. The Prime Minister requested to launch a 450-day emulation campaign to basically complete Long Thanh Airport by December 31, 2025, to make achievements to welcome the 14th National Party Congress, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025) and celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the country (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2025)./.

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