Ministry of Construction supports additional planning to build an international airport in Ninh Binh

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The Ministry of Construction supports the addition of planning to build an international airport in Ninh Binh. Illustration photo: TL

The Ministry of Construction has just sent a document to the Government reporting on the proposal of Xuan Truong Enterprise on the construction of an international airport expected in Y Yen District (Nam Dinh Province) or a location surveyed and proposed by the Ministry of Construction. The investment capital will come from the budget of Ninh Binh Province (after the merger) and the socialized capital of the enterprise, not using the central budget, reported baochinhphu.vn .

According to the Ministry of Construction, the arrangement of provincial administrative units will open up new development directions, promoting economic activities and transportation services. Ninh Binh province after the arrangement of administrative units is a locality with potential for the air transport market. Therefore, the Ministry of Construction supports the policy of researching and supplementing the planning of a new airport in Ninh Binh province after the merger.

To ensure adequate basis for supplementing the planning of new airports, the Ministry of Construction proposed that the competent authority assign the People's Committee of Ninh Binh province to organize the preparation of a project to study the possibility of forming an airport in Ninh Binh and send it to the Ministry of Construction for consideration and reporting to the Prime Minister.

Along with the research results in the Project established by the Ninh Binh Provincial People's Committee, the Ministry of Construction will implement procedures to adjust the Airport System Planning according to the provisions of the law on planning to add airports in Ninh Binh.

Build 2 main roads and 9 bridges in 12 months

Also in the above proposal, Xuan Truong enterprise proposed to build 2 main roads from Trang An Heritage, Bai Dinh (Ninh Binh center to Nam Dinh and Phu Ly, Ha Nam) with 8 lanes and build 9 bridges across Day River and Hoang Long River. Construction time will not exceed 12 months to complete, hand over and put into use. Investment capital from Ninh Binh province budget (after merger) and socialized capital of the enterprise, not using central budget capital.

Regarding this proposal of Xuan Truong, the Ministry of Construction believes that after the arrangement of administrative units, it is necessary to study and invest in additional connecting traffic infrastructure systems. According to regulations, investment in the construction of main roads and bridges on the Day River and Hoang Long River must be consistent with the provincial planning and under the management and investment authority of the Ninh Binh Provincial People's Committee.

Ninh Binh province (new) was established on the basis of merging 3 provinces of Ha Nam, Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh, with the political - administrative center located in Ninh Binh province (currently Hoa Lu city). After the merger, Ninh Binh province has an area of ​​over 3,942km², a population of over 4.4 million people, with 129 commune-level administrative units including 97 communes and 32 wards.