The Gadeokdo New Airport site development project has completed the basic design phase and is moving forward with detailed design and construction plans for priority sections to begin this year.
On September 7, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Gadeokdo New Airport Construction Authority announced that they received the basic design documents from the Daewoo Engineering & Construction consortium, which is a preliminary candidate for the project.
The basic design process began on March 9 during a site briefing held by the authority and was completed after a six-month (180-day) period.
The submitted basic design documents will undergo review by the Central Construction Technology Review Committee to verify compliance with relevant regulations, as well as the appropriateness of construction methods, equipment, and process plans.
A ministry official stated, “We will do our best to ensure that the airport opens in 2035 through thorough project management, including prompt initiation of detailed design and construction of priority sections within this year.”
Meanwhile, the Gadeokdo New Airport project is a national initiative to construct an international airport in the Gadeokdo area of Gangseo-gu, Busan. The project covers a total area of 6,669,000 square meters, with a total budget of 15.9 trillion won (approximately 13.9 trillion won for the airport, 700 billion won for access roads, and 1.3 trillion won for access railways).
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