Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính visited and inspected the Long Thành International Airport project on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo

ĐỒNG NAI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính examined the Long Thành International Airport project in the southern province of Đồng Nai on September 24, requesting the launch of a 450-day emulation campaign to basically complete this key facility by the end of 2025.

The Long Thanh airport project has total investment of more than US$16 billion, and is implemented in three phases. The first phase, with an investment of over $5.4 billion, features one runway and one passenger terminal, and is capable of serving 25 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo per year. It is expected to be put into use in 2026.

Visiting the construction site and giving encouragement to workers, PM Chính expressed his delight that in his fourth inspection of the project this time, he could see a modern airport having taken shape.

The Long Thành airport is a major and nationally important project implemented amid numerous difficulties and challenges, especially impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, while Việt Nam doesn’t have many experiences. However, it is being carried out smoothly, he noted.

The Government leader spoke highly of Đồng Nai’s handover of nearly 99 per cent of the ground needed for the project while thanking local residents for donating their land. He also told authorities to continue caring for local people who were displaced by the project.

The construction site of Long Thành International Airport project. — VNA/VNS Photo

He applauded the Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV)’s efforts to speed up the project, and noted that through this project and many others such as the Circuit-3 500kV power transmission line, the country has gained valuable experiences.

Demanding the project management board and contractors show stronger determination and actions, the PM requested the launch of a 450-day emulation campaign to basically complete the Long Thành airport by December 31, 2025 to welcome the 14th National Party Congress in early 2026, the 50th anniversary of the South Liberation and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - 2025), and the 80th anniversary of the National Day (September 2, 1945 - 2025).

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính inspected the $723.4 million Biên Hoà-Vũng Tàu expressway project. — VNA/VNS Photo

Also on September 24, PM Chính examined the progress of Biên Hoà-Vũng Tàu expressway project in Đồng Nai.

Invested with over VNĐ17.8 trillion ($723.4 million), the first phase of this project was launched in June 2023. It is scheduled to be completed in late 2025 and open to traffic in the following year.

The 53.7km expressway starts at a detour of National Highway 1 in Biên Hoà City of Đồng Nai and ends at National Highway 56 in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province. The section in Đồng Nai is 34.2km long and divided into two sub-projects, the first of which has had over 42 per cent of its ground available.

PM Chính pointed out that the biggest work is site clearance, so the province must strive to complete handing over all the ground necessary for the second sub-project by October 15. It has to engage the entire political system in encouraging local people to make room for the project and also caring for displaced residents.

Relevant units and contractors need to work around the clock while authorities must mobilise other forces like young people, women, police, and military to support the construction, he added. — VNS