Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIAC) yesterday said its Terminal Three project has been approved by the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Committee and construction of the new terminal should be completed by 2021.
The terminal is part of the Taoyuan Aerotropolis project, a massive development plan involving the nation’s largest international airport and surrounding areas.
The airport company said that the development plan for Terminal Three, which was approved by the committee on Wednesday, includes construction of a terminal, a multifunctional building, an energy development center as well as the apron area at the terminal’s south, north and west sides.
The whole area is approximately 72 hectares in size, the company said.
Following the committee’s approval, the plan is to be forwarded to the National Development Council, which would begin its review of the project next month to determine whether it should be listed as one of the nation’s major infrastructure projects.
Preparations for bidding for the terminal’s design and construction are to begin after the council’s review, TIAC said.
The company expects public tenders for the design of Terminal Three and a multifunctional building to be finished by the third quarter next year and construction to wrap up by 2021.
When completed, Terminal Three will be able to serve 45 million passengers per year.
Adding in the capacities of terminals one and two, the airport will be able to accommodate a total of 77 million passengers per year, the company said.
The new terminal would help turn the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport into an important hub in the northeast Asian region, the company said.
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