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Changi Airport starts 3rd runway project to prepare for traffic growth
SINGAPORE's Changi Airport Group (CAG) has begun the process of upgrading the third runway that is currently utilised by the military to open it up to passenger aircraft by 2020, after awarding a S$1.12 billion (US$847.25 million) contract to a joint venture formed by Samsung C&T Corporation and Koh Brothers.
The scope of the work awarded to the joint venture includes pavement, drainage, mechanical and electrical works, and supporting works like road diversions. The safety and of the airfield will be enhanced through the construction of canals and drainage systems to keep surface water at bay on the runway and taxiways.
On the airfield lighting and surveillance and detection systems will be installed, and airfield lighting control centres and a fire station will also be constructed.
Changi Airport currently operates two runways, which serve its three terminals and the upcoming Terminal 4. The third runway will be converted for joint civil-military use to ensure adequate runway capacity for the future Terminal 5 and the airport's anticipated traffic growth.
This conversion encompasses the extension of the runway to accommodate larger aircraft and the development of 40 kilometres of taxiways to connect it to the rest of the airport.
Said CAG vice president Yam Kum: "In addition to terminal capacity, airfield capacity is a critical determinant of an airport's growth potential."
The scope of the work awarded to the joint venture includes pavement, drainage, mechanical and electrical works, and supporting works like road diversions. The safety and of the airfield will be enhanced through the construction of canals and drainage systems to keep surface water at bay on the runway and taxiways.
On the airfield lighting and surveillance and detection systems will be installed, and airfield lighting control centres and a fire station will also be constructed.
Changi Airport currently operates two runways, which serve its three terminals and the upcoming Terminal 4. The third runway will be converted for joint civil-military use to ensure adequate runway capacity for the future Terminal 5 and the airport's anticipated traffic growth.
This conversion encompasses the extension of the runway to accommodate larger aircraft and the development of 40 kilometres of taxiways to connect it to the rest of the airport.
Said CAG vice president Yam Kum: "In addition to terminal capacity, airfield capacity is a critical determinant of an airport's growth potential."
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