Many bidding packages at the Long Thanh airport project are ahead of schedule
As noted by a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper at the Long Thanh airport construction site in Binh Son commune, Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province, it is currently in the rainy season but the engineers and workers here have always tried their best to complete the test. ensure progress, while ensuring project quality and labor safety .
According to Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV): Currently, the main bidding packages of the Long Thanh airport project phase 1 are ensuring progress. In particular, package 5.10 - construction and installation of passenger terminal equipment started on August 31, 2023, currently 20 days ahead of schedule for the rough part and ahead of overall schedule of package 10. days compared to contract progress.
This is a large-scale item with high technical nature, the construction progress determines the overall progress critical path of the entire project. Therefore, ACV has urged and requested contractors to gather equipment and materials to execute construction items. To date, the contractor has mobilized nearly 2,400 personnel and more than 1,500 pieces of equipment and machinery for construction.
For package 4.6, including runway items; aircraft apron; apron for ground service vehicles, ACV is determined to direct construction units to complete and technically exploit the runway before April 30, 2025, 3 months ahead of schedule in the contract.
As for package 6.12 to build a connecting traffic system (lines T1, T2), construction of line T1 is expected to be completed in November 2025; Construction of intersection T1 and Bien Hoa - Vung Tau highway will be completed in August 2025; Construction of intersection T2 and Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay highway will be completed in October 2025; Complete the project, hand over and put into use in December 2025.
On September 2, 2026, the first commercial flight will be operated
According to ACV, there is currently a situation where many contractors are facing difficulties due to scarcity of materials. On the other hand, the weather in the dry season is cyclone and hot, and the rainy season is heavy and continuous, affecting construction.
To overcome these difficulties, ACV has asked construction contractors to seek additional alternative material sources to promptly meet the committed schedule, place orders, gather and reserve construction materials in advance. ACV also committed to instructing contractors to focus all construction resources in the spirit of "overcoming the sun, overcoming the rain", "eat quickly, sleep quickly" to construct "3 shifts of 4 crews".
Mr. Lai Xuan Thanh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), said: On the construction site, contractors mobilized more than 6,000 engineers, workers along with thousands of machines, vehicles, and equipment. equipment for construction. Currently, items such as the passenger terminal, runway, runway, and traffic connecting T1 and T2 are all ahead of schedule.
Mr. Lai Xuan Thanh proposed early construction of runway No. 2 in phase 1 to ensure safety and backup when the airport comes into operation. At the same time, we would like to level the ground of T3 station during this period so that dust does not arise in the future, affecting the operation of the airport phase 1. "The Long Thanh airport project phase 1 is expected to be completed and completed. try before August 31, 2026. By September 2, 2026, Long Thanh airport will welcome the first commercial flight" - Mr. Lai Xuan Thanh said.
Mr. Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Transport, said that Long Thanh airport in the future will form an economic and tourism center. During this period, Dong Nai and the Southeast region are implementing a series of connecting traffic projects. Including Belt 4 connecting to airports and seaports with regional provinces and cities. Dong Nai needs to synchronously deploy infrastructure and have a ready budget to serve projects. Particularly, the Ministry of Transport commits to urge and follow closely to implement the project in accordance with the National Assembly Resolution.
