The Ministry of Transport has asked ministries, investors and Da Nang authorities to speed up work on the international airport construction and the railway station demolition in the city.
The message at the Ministry of Transport's meeting in Da Nang on August 12 was clear - ministries, agencies, investors and city authorities need to speed up work on the international airport construction and the railway station demolition.
Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang told the City People's Committee and agencies the new airport terminal, which will cost an estimated 3.2 trillion VND (146 million USD), should be their first priority and needs to be finished in time for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in 2017.
"The Airport project must be started in the fourth quarter this year and go into operation in early 2017. It will help ease overload at the airport. It is an important factor in the socio-economic development of the central and Central Highlands regions, and important to the country's Master Plan of Airports," Thang said.
The minister told city agencies and the project owner to accelerate land clearance and prepare funds and a detailed schedule for the project, which should start by the year's end.
"It's very urgent. The project will be approved next week and we have two months to break ground," he said.
According to head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam Lai Xuan Thanh, the Da Nang Airport is already overloaded with its estimated 6.5 million arrivals a year.
"A 9ha plot of land has been added for the new terminal that will bring total capacity to nine or ten million people when it operates in 2017," Thanh said.
"The new terminal will also add seven more hangars bringing the total to 21, an upgraded runaway and a landing area for backed-up flights in the near future," he said.
Da Nang International Airport is now the third largest airport in Vietnam, accommodating 150 flight arrivals and departures, 15,000 passengers and about 50 tonnes of cargo every day. An additional cargo terminal is also planned which would add another 16,000 tonnes of cargo capacity.
Besides the airport terminal, other issues regarding the existent railway station were raised at the meeting, mainly focusing on the lack of funds.
An official from the ministry said the removal of city's downtown railway station, and relocation, needed funds upwards of 6.9 trillion VND (328.5 million USD).
Ministry official Nguyen Danh Huy said the city also needed to complete Hai Van Railway Tunnel project to further the development of the North-South Railway.
The project, with its estimated cost of 9.5 trillion VND (435 million USD), has sought to obtain Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds and are awaiting those results.
General Director of Vietnam Railway Corporation Vu Ta Tung said the removal of Da Nang Railway Station is part of a master plan to increase passenger train speeds to 90km/hour, and cargo trains to 60km/hour.
"The city has planned a 33ha area in Lien Chieu district for the first stage for the new station to meet the increasing commuter demand," he said.
Minister Thang emphasised that the corporation and Railway Administration Agency should review its master plan on railway development. He said it needs to join hands with other agencies, departments, investors and the city administration.
Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Ngoc Tuan promised smooth conditions to speed up the airport and railway projects.-VNA
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