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Govt targets 2019 opening for new Clark airport terminal

Govt targets 2019 opening for new Clark airport terminal

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MANILA - A new terminal building in Clark Airport, which serves as an alternative to Manila's overcrowded terminal, will be finished by the middle of President Rodrigo Duterte's term, a transportation official said Thursday.

The terminal is among infrastructure projects that the government is rushing to finish before Duterte steps down in 2022 Bases Conversion and Development Authority President Vince Dizon told ANC's "Headstart."

"Our target is to start building this building by middle of next year, so by 2019, half of the President’s term, we’re going to have our first world-class airport in Clark," he said.

The project will be offered for bidding in the first or second quarter of next year, with construction to start soon after, he said, adding the terminal was designed by France's Aeroport De Paris, which operates Charles de Gaulle Airport.

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Dizon said shifting air traffic to Clark, roughly 90 kilometers north of Manila, will help remove 3.5 million cars on EDSA leading to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Construction of Clark Green City, a 9.400-hectare alternative commercial center, a railway connecting Subic and Clark and a bus rapid transit system connecting NAIA to Binifacio Global City will also be fast-tracked, he said.

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