Long Thanh Airport is a symbolic project.

TPO - Inspecting the Long Thanh airport project, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized: “We consider this a symbolic project. I propose that the project be basically completed by December 31, 2025. We have experience; we have shortened the construction time for many projects, and we are growing and maturing step by step.”

On the afternoon of September 24th, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the progress of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Project and the Long Thanh International Airport Project in Dong Nai province, which is one of the important trade centers.

Reporting to the Prime Minister, Mr. Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Transport , stated that the progress of the component projects of the Long Thanh International Airport Project is currently being closely monitored by the contractors, ensuring that the project is completed on schedule as committed to the Government.

According to leaders of the Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV), the construction progress of the main components of Component Project 3 is currently being accelerated, ensuring the goal of completion and commissioning in 2026.

The Prime Minister inspects Long Thanh International Airport (photo: VGP).

To ensure the integrated and synchronized operation of the entire Long Thanh International Airport Project Phase 1, ACV requests that ministries and agencies accelerate the implementation progress of Component Project 4. Priority should be given to projects directly related to the operation of Long Thanh International Airport, such as the cargo terminal No. 2, the express cargo terminal, the cargo handling warehouse No. 1, the aircraft catering area, the ground service vehicle maintenance area, and the aircraft maintenance and cleaning area.

According to ACV, Long Thanh International Airport, upon completion, will handle 80% of international passengers traveling to and from Ho Chi Minh City. Therefore, expanding the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh expressway is a crucial factor in ensuring the efficient operation of Long Thanh International Airport. ACV recommends that the Government pay attention to and direct the acceleration of the project to expand the expressway connecting Long Thanh International Airport with Ho Chi Minh City to ensure the project's effectiveness upon commissioning.

ACV also proposed the construction of runway number 2 and the leveling of terminal T3 to minimize environmental pollution when the airport becomes operational.

The Prime Minister inspects the airport runway construction site.

On the local side, Chairman of the People's Committee of Dong Nai province, Vo Tan Duc, said that Dong Nai province has completed the land clearance work for the Long Thanh International Airport project and the T1 and T2 connecting routes. Regarding the land handover progress, the section through Long Thanh district has been basically handed over, with only over 6km remaining in Bien Hoa City (Dong Nai province). He committed to basically completing the land clearance work for the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway by October 15th.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Dong Nai province also requested the Government to approve the policy of assigning the Ministry of Transport and ACV to implement phase 2 of leveling the ground for terminal T3 to avoid pollution when the airport comes into operation and to ensure aviation security; and for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to support Dong Nai regarding regulations on mining for land leveling, allowing for the rapid expansion of the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh expressway.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested that Long Thanh Airport be basically completed by 2025 (photo: VGP).

In his remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh commended Dong Nai province for completing the land handover, and praised the Ministry of Transport, ACV, and the contractors for their efforts in overcoming difficulties and accelerating the construction progress of the Long Thanh International Airport project.

The Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to the people in the project area for giving up their farmland and ancestral lands to allow the state to carry out the project. The Prime Minister requested the leaders of Dong Nai province to continue paying attention to the lives of the people, ensuring that their living conditions are at least equal to or better than their previous living conditions.

Regarding the Long Thanh International Airport project, the Prime Minister stated: “We consider this a symbolic project. I propose that the project be substantially completed by December 31, 2025, to celebrate the country's major holidays. We have experience; we have shortened the construction time for many projects, and we are growing and maturing step by step.”

The Prime Minister requested that on construction sites, overtime work and shifts must be increased, and schedules adjusted, demanding high determination, focused and targeted work, scientific planning, clear assignment of responsibilities, timeframes, and tasks with a decisive spirit; foreign contracts must be reviewed, construction quality controlled; safety and environmental hygiene must be ensured; and attention must be paid to the workers' well-being, both material and spiritual. Ministries and agencies must accelerate progress and conduct parallel audits to avoid errors.

Government leaders also approved the immediate implementation of the plan to build runway number 2 and requested the Ministry of Transport to submit the appraisal dossier, and the Government Office to register it as an addition to the National Assembly's work program.

Manh Thang

Source: https://tienphong.vn/thu-tuong-san-bay-long-thanh-la-cong-trinh-bieu-tuong-post1676201.tpo