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Three-run laying of the completion materials. All the works will be completed by 2024, depending on the epidemic situation or the opening of the facilities in phases

2021-09-07T09:20:02.239Z


The third runway of Hong Kong International Airport held today (7th) the completion ceremony of the paving project and will be put into service in the second half of 2022. The entire three-track system, including the T2 passenger concourse, is expected to be completed in 2024. Airport tube


The third runway of Hong Kong International Airport held today (7th) the completion ceremony of the paving project and will be put into service in the second half of 2022. The entire three-track system, including the T2 passenger concourse, is expected to be completed in 2024.


The Airport Authority stated that the goal of the entire three-track system is to bring in an additional 30 million people a year, and the airport is expected to have up to 120 million people in the future.

However, the AA also emphasized that it will continue to review the impact of the epidemic, and if necessary in the future, the facilities in the Passenger Terminal Building 2 may be activated in phases.


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The third runway of the airport has a total length of 3,800 meters. The asphalt paving project of the runway was completed in June this year.

Liang Jingran, deputy director of the AA's three-runway project management, believes that the entire three-lane system project budget is still 141.5 billion yuan. The current project has completely exceeded half, and most of the reclamation projects have been completed. It is expected that the project can be launched on schedule.

He also said that the number of aircraft movements is greatly reduced under the current epidemic, which is also helpful to the progress of the project.

As for passenger volume, the AA expects that after the three-run system is launched, the airport will handle 120 million passengers.

Regarding the impact of the epidemic, Liang Jingran responded that the AA will continue to evaluate the epidemic situation. If the epidemic has not recovered after the three-run system is activated, new facilities may be activated in stages, including cabinets.

Airport construction fees are expected to be collected from 2031 to 2032

As for the airport construction fee levied on passengers by the three-run project, it is expected that the collection will be stopped after all debts related to the three-runway system have been repaid, that is, it is expected to be delayed by about one year from the original plan, and it will not be until 2031 to 2032. Closed.

At present, the third runway of the airport is undergoing a flight zone ground signal project. There are 14,000 flight zones in the runway and taxi zone. The ground lights include centerline lights and safety landing zone lights. Installation and testing are expected to be completed by the middle of next year.

Liang Jingran said that the lights on the ground can save energy.

He also emphasized that the three-run safety factor reached the third level, the highest level. In contrast, the old Kai Tak Airport could not even reach the first level.

Liang Jingran pointed out that the situation of the epidemic will be continuously evaluated. If the epidemic has not recovered after the opening, the facilities can be activated in stages, including cabinets.

(Photo by Zhang Haowei)

The AA inspects the runway every year to monitor settlement problems

Liang also pointed out that the reclamation project will inevitably have settlement problems, and the AA will inspect the runway every year. Based on the existing runway experience, the asphalt usually has settlement problems in 7 to 8 years, and then resurfacing and grading will be carried out. project.

In addition, Liang Jingran said that the foundation works of the T2 Passenger Transport Concourse and the expansion of the No. 2 Passenger Transport Building are also underway. Passengers can take the passenger MRT system to board the T2 Passenger Concourse in the future.

In the T2 passenger concourse, destination information boards will be added to the boarding gates to display the destination weather and scenery photos.

Liang emphasized that the goal is for the airport to regain its previous leading position.

Carrie Lam was the officiating guest for the ceremony. In her speech, she pointed out that the three-runway system is a milestone in Hong Kong's construction industry.

(Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Lin Zheng predicts that the central government will support Hong Kong's development measures to come one after another

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor officiated at the ceremony. In her speech, she pointed out that the three-runway system is a milestone in the construction industry in Hong Kong. The environmentally friendly reclamation technology used in it reduces the impact on nearby water quality and ecology.

At present, the new technology has been applied in the new town of Tung Chung, and it is believed that it will also be used in "Lantau Tomorrow".

She also expressed confidence in the prospects of Hong Kong, and she predicted that "the central government will continue to support Hong Kong's development measures."

She emphasized that in the past it was not unwilling to invest in infrastructure, but because of the bad political environment in the past that "colleagues were so afraid of carrying funds to the Legislative Council." It was only in the "past tense."

The Airport Authority lost 4.4 billion yuan last year and is confident that the three-run three-run reclamation will be put into operation next year. The general manager of the three-run reclamation of the airport is "resigned". The project delay involved the project manager of the three-run three-run site. Monthly report can also enter the construction site

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Source: hk1

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