The two are part of the first phase of the airport expansion, reported the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM).

The air traffic control tower of Long Thanh International Airport will be completed and handed over before December 8. (Source: VNA)

VATM recently launched a campaign with a consortium of contractors to fast-track the schedule, marking the 30th anniversary of transferring airspace management rights over the southern part of the HCM City Flight Information Region (FIR HCM).

Le Hoang Minh, chairman of the VATM members' council, said that the projects are strategically important and will enhance the air traffic management capacity of VATM.

However, he added that they are entering a critical construction phase of work at the airport and will encounter many unforeseen difficulties, especially the requirement to work at heights, which might slow the progress.

Therefore, he said that contractors and supervisory consultants were requested to focus on mobilizing all available resources, including labor, materials, and equipment, to ensure that the projects are completed on schedule. They must commit to reducing the timeline as much as possible while ensuring quality and safety for personnel and equipment and preventing accidents during high-altitude work.

The project management boards and specialized departments of VATM must create all conditions and mechanisms to maximize convenience within the legal framework, aiming to resolve any financial pressures on contractors, ensuring timely disbursement so that they have the conditions to enhance labor, machinery, and materials to meet construction progress requirements.

"Upon completion, these projects will meet the growth demands of aviation transport domestically and regionally, promote sustainable economic and environmental development, and ensure the security and defense of the nation's airspace," the chairman said.

Representatives of the investor's project management boards and contractors have signed a commitment to the progress milestones of the project components during this campaign.

Specifically, the project of Facilities for Air Traffic Management commits to completing the concrete pouring of the air control tower up to a height of 107.88m before September 24 (as per the approved plan, this is to be completed by November 25); selecting the contractor for the package of supplying and installing primary and secondary radar systems before September 24; and handing over the navigation guidance building by December 8 – the anniversary of the 30th year of managing the southern part of the FIR HCM.

The project HCM Air, Traffic Control Centre, commits to completing the aluminum and glass cladding and exterior painting of the operations building before December 31, ahead of the approved schedule of February 21, 2025.