Travel time to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport during peak flight hours is expected to increase by 20 minutes after construction for Terminal Three begins in July, the Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIAC) said.
TIAC senior vice president Wen Yung-sung (溫永松) said the construction involves relocating an important taxiway connecting the airport’s northern and southern runways and building a new taxiway that allows two-way traffic.
Wen said the construction is to be implemented in two phases. Between July 1 and May next year, part of Hangzhan S Road (航站南站) — the entrance to the airport from Freeway No. 2 — is to be closed for construction.
During this period, Wen said travelers will be asked to enter and exit the airport using Hangzhan N Road (航站北路), which is the current exit for the airport and has already been expanded to accommodate more traffic.
In the meantime, the speed limit on Hangzhan N Road is to be reduced to between 70kph and 50kph.
Travel time to the airport during the peak hours is estimated to increase by between 15 and 20 minutes, he said.
Because of the construction, travelers are advised to leave for the airport between two-and-a-half hours and three hours before the departure of their flights, Wen added.
Wen said the second phase of construction is scheduled to last from July next year to May 2018, during which the underground passage on Hangzhan N Road to the China Airlines Park is to be closed. Motor vehicles are to enter or exit through Hangzhan S Road instead, he said.
The entire construction is estimated to be finished by October, Wen said, adding that construction could end sooner if everything goes as planned. Once the construction is completed, cars would continue to enter the airport through Hangzhan S Road and exit through Hangzhan N Road.
The airport company estimated that the project would cost about NT$3 billion (US$92.8 million).
Asked why the construction would begin at the start of the summer vacation season, Wen said preparatory work needs to be completed before construction can begin.
Wen said the airport’s peak hours for outbound flights during the summer vacation or major national holidays are between 6am and 9am and between 11am and 3pm. Peak hours for inbound flights are between 3pm and 12am.
Wen added that the new taxiway would be 1,082m long, and that it would allow two-way traffic of airplanes and simultaneously accommodate two Airbus 380 aircraft, the world’s largest passenger jet.
After the new taxiway is opened, Wen said the old taxiway would be demolished to make way for Terminal Three and a multi-functional building. The construction of these two facilities is scheduled to finish by 2020, he added.
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