Lao Cai asked to finalise proposal for construction of Sa Pa Airport
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged the People’s Committee of northern Lao Cai province to finalise its proposal for construction of Sa Pa Airport, with opinions of relevant ministries and agencies taken into account.
A mock-up of Sa Pa Airport in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. (Photo: baogiaothong.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged the People’sCommittee of northern Lao Cai province to finalise its proposal for construction of Sa Pa Airport, withopinions of relevant ministries and agencies taken into account.
The proposal mustbe submitted to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc for review before it would beapproved in-principle, Dung said in an official dispatch sent to the Lao Cai People’sCommittee on August 3.
In 2018, LaoCai proposed building anairport in Sa Pa resort town at a total cost of nearly 5.8 trillion VND (252million USD) to the Ministryof Transport.
The airportwill cover 371ha in Cam Concommune, Bao Yen district. Its construction will last four years under apublic-private partnership. Once completed, it will be capable of serving 3million passengers per year.
Located on theeconomic corridor of Kunming – Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong, Lao Cai is an economic belt based on tradedevelopment among provinces in Southwest China.
Currently, theprovince’s transport system incorporates only roads and railways. Therefore, anairport is viewed as crucial to improve local transport network, creating new engine for the development of LaoCai and the northwest mountainous region at large./.
In the eyes of international visitors, Sa Pa is known as an ancient city covered in fog with a pedestrian walkway through picturesque terraced fields.
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A mock-up of Sa Pa Airport in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. (Photo: baogiaothong.vn)
