The southern province of
Dong Nai has announced plans to clear 21,000 hectares around the
proposed Long Thanh international airport, expected to be the country’s
biggest, for related infrastructure facilities.
Under a
plan that has been submitted to government Land in three communes in
Cam My District and seven communes in Long Thanh would be cleared for
new residential and urban areas, industrial zones, research institutes
and international service centers.
Roads will be built to
connect the airport with the southern beach town of Vung Tau and Ho
Chi Minh City , as well as to the expressway between Ho Chi Minh
City and the central resort town of Nha Trang .
More than
5,720 hectares to the north of the airport will be earmarked for housing
for staffs and displaced people, service centres, and a green area.
An international transit service centre will be built to the south of
the airport near the coastal province of Ba Ria –Vung Tau,
together with auxiliary industrial zones, plantations, and orchards on
4,400 ha.
Long Thanh airport was approved in 2011 at a cost of 6.74 billion USD.
It will be Vietnam’s ninth international airport, and is expected to
handle 100 million passengers and five million tonnes of goods every
year after it becomes operational scheduled for 2020.-VNA