Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has asked for accelerated progresson the upgrades and expansion of Pleiku Airport in the Central Highlandsprovince of Gia Lai which began in late September last year.
Duringhis tour to the locality on March 11 to inspect the project’simplementation, the Minister noted that the investors and contractorsshould take advantage of the current favourable weather patterns tohasten progress, while emphasising the importance of supervising andensuring quality.
Per the announced project agenda, theairport’s runway, taxiway, hangers and other facilities will be upgradedand expanded to the west.
Notably, the runwaywas enlarged from 36 metres in width to 45 metres and from 1,830 metresin length to 2,400 metres in order to accommodate A321, Boeing 737 andother equivalently-sized aircraft.
Theproject has an investment of 945 billion VND (44.5 million USD),co-funded by the State budget, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam andGia Lai’s provincial budget. The project’s first phase was completedearlier this month and its second phase is scheduled to be complete inlate August.
The same day, Thang also examined the construction of Ho Chi Minh Highway section running through the Central Highlands.
Hehailed effort of the project’s Management Board and relevant units inaccelerating the progress and ensuring the quality of the work, notingthat the Ministry will swiftly address contractors who did not meetquality standards as committed.-VNA
Duringhis tour to the locality on March 11 to inspect the project’simplementation, the Minister noted that the investors and contractorsshould take advantage of the current favourable weather patterns tohasten progress, while emphasising the importance of supervising andensuring quality.
Per the announced project agenda, theairport’s runway, taxiway, hangers and other facilities will be upgradedand expanded to the west.
Notably, the runwaywas enlarged from 36 metres in width to 45 metres and from 1,830 metresin length to 2,400 metres in order to accommodate A321, Boeing 737 andother equivalently-sized aircraft.
Theproject has an investment of 945 billion VND (44.5 million USD),co-funded by the State budget, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam andGia Lai’s provincial budget. The project’s first phase was completedearlier this month and its second phase is scheduled to be complete inlate August.
The same day, Thang also examined the construction of Ho Chi Minh Highway section running through the Central Highlands.
Hehailed effort of the project’s Management Board and relevant units inaccelerating the progress and ensuring the quality of the work, notingthat the Ministry will swiftly address contractors who did not meetquality standards as committed.-VNA
