The National Assembly's Economic Committee agreed with the Government's proposals to adjust the investment policy of the Long Thanh International Airport Project, including adding an additional runway.
Many benefits of building runway number 3 immediately
This afternoon (November 12), presenting the report on adjusting the investment policy of the Long Thanh International Airport Project, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang said that at the time of submitting the investment policy for approval, due to difficulties in determining the capital source for investment, the National Assembly decided that phase 1 of the Project would only invest in runway 1 in the northern region.
In case Long Thanh International Airport has to temporarily stop operations due to an incident on runway 1, Tan Son Nhat International Airport will play a supporting role for Long Thanh International Airport.
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang.
During the implementation of phase 1 of the Project, the Government realized that the immediate construction of runway number 3, 400m north of runway number 1 under investment, would bring many benefits.
Specifically, according to the plan, Tan Son Nhat International Airport serves 50 million passengers/year. Currently, it has served over 41 million passengers/year. It is expected that by 2030, the demand for air transport in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces will be about 71 million passengers/year.
In case runway 1 of Long Thanh International Airport has a problem, flights will have to be transferred to Tan Son Nhat International Airport. At that time, Tan Son Nhat International Airport will be overloaded, planes will have to wait in the air, causing additional costs and affecting the environment.
Therefore, the immediate construction of runway 3 will meet the needs of phase 1 exploitation of Long Thanh International Airport when runway 1 has an incident, without having to switch to Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
The immediate construction of runway number 3 will not interrupt the operation of Long Thanh International Airport due to infrastructure connections and the impact of dust during construction.
Currently, runway 3 has been leveled to the design elevation, the investment cost for completion is low, only about 3,304 billion VND and does not exceed the total investment of Component Project 3 of 99,019 billion VND but still contributes to increasing the capacity and operational efficiency of the port.
Investing in runway 3 in phase 1 has many advantages such as: In accordance with the approved planning; The site has been cleared; The roadbed has been leveled to the design elevation; Saving costs and construction time; The capital has been arranged by the investor.
Immediate implementation not only improves investment efficiency but also contributes to perfecting transport infrastructure, reducing logistics costs, enhancing economic competitiveness, and serving the task of ensuring national defense and security.
Regarding the implementation time of phase 1, Minister Nguyen Van Thang said that the preparation and investment progress for runway 3 will take about 24 months, and after being approved by the National Assembly, it will be completed by the end of 2026.
Completed and put into operation by the end of 2026 at the latest
The Minister of Transport said that the implementation of Phase 1 of the Project encountered a number of objective and subjective difficulties, so it could not be completed by 2025, such as: The architectural competition period was prolonged; The Covid-19 pandemic affected the progress of technical design; After 2 invitations to bid, a contractor was selected to build the passenger terminal; Some aviation service works under Component Project 4 were slow to be implemented.
Overview of this afternoon's session of the National Assembly.
At the time of approving the investment policy, due to the large scale and complexity of the Project, and the investment plan had not yet been determined, the National Assembly included in Resolution No. 94/2015/QH13: The Government directed the preparation of a feasibility study report for each phase of the Project and reported to the National Assembly for approval before deciding on investment.
Up to now, phase 1 of the Project has determined the method of organizing investment implementation, investment form and exploitation management, so the Government proposes that the National Assembly allow the Government to organize the approval of the Feasibility Study Report adjusting phase 1 of the Project without having to report to the National Assembly for approval.
The Government proposed that the National Assembly consider adjusting the scale and implementation time of the phase in Clause 6, Article 2 of Resolution No. 94/2015/QH13 and Clause 1, Article 1 of Resolution No. 95/2019/QH14: Phase 1, investing in the construction of 2 runways in the North and 1 passenger terminal along with synchronous auxiliary items with a capacity of 25 million passengers/year, 1.2 million tons of cargo/year; completed and put into operation by the end of 2026 at the latest.
Allow the Government to organize the approval of the Feasibility Study Report adjusting phase 1 of the Project under its authority without having to report to the National Assembly for approval.
Extending the project implementation period will facilitate synchronization of supporting infrastructure.
Presenting a summary of the review, Chairman of the Economic Committee Vu Hong Thanh said that the Economic Committee Agree with the necessity and 3 contents of adjusting the investment policy of the Project.
Chairman of the Economic Committee Vu Hong Thanh.
" Adjust the investment phase of the construction of runway No. 3 of the Project from phase 3 to phase 1, to put it into operation synchronously with phase 1, ensuring it is suitable for the actual situation, meeting the continuous operation needs of Long Thanh International Airport when a runway has problems, improving the investment efficiency of the Project", said Mr. Thanh.
Regarding the adjustment of the implementation time of phase 1 of the Project until December 31, 2026, according to the Economic Committee, allowing the extension of the implementation time of the Project will create conditions for synchronizing auxiliary infrastructure, connecting routes, terminals and other supporting works in a more reasonable manner. Especially synchronizing with the completion deadline of the investment in the construction of runway No. 3, helping to optimize long-term operational efficiency.
"However, there are opinions suggesting to clarify more subjective causes leading to slow progress of the Project; clarify responsibilities and lessons learned for the organization of the implementation of the Project in particular and other important national projects in general, ensuring effective use of the state budget," said Mr. Thanh.
The Economic Committee also agreed with the proposal to allow the Government not to report to the National Assembly for approval before the Prime Minister approves the adjustment of the Long Thanh International Airport Construction Investment Project Phase 1 under its authority to speed up the implementation progress of the Project and in accordance with the provisions of Point a, Clause 1, Article 40 of the Law on Public Investment.
"The Economic Committee agrees with the Government's proposal to submit to the National Assembly for consideration and approval of the contents of adjusting the investment policy of the Project in the Joint Resolution of the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly," said Mr. Thanh.
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