In an official dispatch sent to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment on October 19, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province said that currently, to serve the construction of the Gia Binh International Airport project, the demand for supply, gathering and transferring construction materials (especially soil, sand, stone, filling materials) is very high.
Accordingly, the preliminary calculation of material demand is about 45,430,000m3 of soil and sand for construction for the Gia Binh International Airport project throughout the project's life cycle (of which, about 80% of the expected volume is transported by inland waterway).
However, the area near the project currently does not have an inland waterway port capable of receiving, gathering, and transferring large-scale construction materials, leading to the risk of stagnation and delay in material supply, directly affecting the project implementation progress.
In addition, the progress of the Gia Binh International Airport project is expected to last from 2025 to 2050 (phase 1: 2025-2030; Phase 2: 2031-2050).
The formation of a stable and long-term wharf and material transit yard is extremely necessary to ensure a continuous supply of materials throughout the construction process, as well as serve the development of auxiliary infrastructure items in the future.
Therefore, the investment in the construction of Dai Lai Inland Water Port in Dai Lai Commune, Bac Ninh Province is very necessary and urgent, to ensure progress and capacity of construction materials for the construction of the Gia Binh International Airport project.
At the same time, it reduces the load on the road transport system, contributes to ensuring safety, saving transportation costs and gradually forming a transit and trade center for goods, serving the long-term socio-economic development of the locality.
In the official dispatch sent to the Ministry of Construction on the same day, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province proposed that the Ministry agree to determine the location and capacity scale of Dai Lai Inland Water Port as follows:
Location: in Dai Lai commune, Bac Ninh province. Scale, capacity: Area of about 80ha, capacity of about 2,500,000 tons/year).
About 40 km from Hanoi, Gia Binh International Airport (Bac Ninh) started construction in December 2024 with a total area of nearly 1,900 hectares.
According to the plan, the airport will be basically completed and initially put into operation from the end of 2026 to serve the 2027 APEC Summit.
By 2050, the airport's capacity will reach about 50 million passengers/year and 2.5 million tons of cargo/year.
