The Office of the Hanoi People's Committee has just issued a notice of the conclusion of Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan on the plan to build a road connecting Gia Binh airport with the capital.

Specifically, the Hanoi People's Committee and the Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee agreed to propose a study on the urban railway route along the route connecting Gia Binh airport to the center of Hanoi (section in Hanoi).

Accordingly, the two localities agreed on option 1 proposed by the Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture.

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Agree to build an urban railway connecting Gia Binh airport, Bac Ninh with Hanoi. Illustration photo: Hoang Ha

Specifically, the total length of the Bac Ninh - Hanoi route is 49.52km, of which the length of the route through Hanoi is 28.58km (including 8.06km of the new route; the section coinciding with the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen expressway/ring 3, Tu Lien bridge road is about 20.54km).

The Hanoi People's Committee and the Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee agreed that the entire route from Gia Binh airport to the center of Hanoi city has a cross-section scale of 100-120m (choosing 120m to match the scale of Bac Ninh province, which is expected to be adjusted from 142m to 120m) and expanding the research on urban development space along both sides of the road from 300-400m.

It is known that the railway connecting the two localities is also in line with the orientation in the General Planning for the Construction of Hanoi Capital to 2030, with a vision to 2050; Adjustment of the General Planning for the Construction of Hanoi Capital to 2045, with a vision to 2065 that has been approved, ensuring connection with the network of traffic routes identified in approved planning projects such as Ring Road 3, National Highway 5, the road connecting Giang Bien Bridge - Vinh Tuy - Ring Road 2, Ha Huy Tap Street...

Gia Binh Airport was started by the Ministry of Public Security in December 2024 in Xuan Lai commune and Gia Binh town, Gia Binh district, Bac Ninh province.

Recently, Minister of Transport Tran Hong Minh also approved the decision to adjust the master plan for the development of the national airport and seaport system for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, including the addition of Gia Binh airport.

Accordingly, the decision approved the addition of Gia Binh International Airport to the national airport system planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.