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Manila Bulletin devider Business devider BCDA sets construction of Clark's second runway

BCDA sets construction of Clark's second runway

Published Oct 24, 2022 05:12 pm

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has revealed plans to construct the second runway of Clark International Airport (CIA) in anticipation of more flights and passengers using the country’s second international gateway.

In a presentation during an infrastructure topic at the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, BCDA President and CEO Aileen R. Zosa said the second runway is part of the agency’s upcoming construction projects.

There was no timetable mentioned for the second runway, but Soza said BCDA is now preparing the detailed architectural and engineering design of the second runway. The new runway will be 3,200 meters by 60 meters, but will be designed to seamlessly be increased to 4,000 meters at a future data.

The Clark International Airport had a grand opening of its new terminal building on September 28 this year. CRK has total floor area of 110,000 square meters, 18 aerobridges and over 80,000 check-in counters and self-service kiosks.

Zosa further identified future projects and investment opportunities at the New Clark City (NCC). These include the NCC pilot affordable housing, estate manage services for world-class city management and administration for NCC, solid waste management and waste to energy project.

The NCC is in need of a build, operations and maintenance arrangement of a waste-to-energy facility, management of existing waste management assets within the sanitary landfill site, and waste collection service in the new city.

Also, the sprawling development opens opportunities for providers of a common ICT corridor. Zosa said the development requires a telecommunication infrastructure for common use of ISPs that will connect locators and citizens through wired and wireless services. This means constriction of common micro-duct and or dark fiber, common tower, and network switching stations.

There is also an opportunity for the provision of data center colocation facility to serve capture demand for digital service needs of NCC locators.

Zosa further told American investors that NCC offers investment opportunities for public transportation system and multimodal transport hub.

Aside from the private sector, Zosa updated members of the AmCham of the upcoming government developments in the NCC, including the 15-hectare Bangko Sentral and Pilipinas Currency Production Facility, the 5.8-hectare Supreme Court’s First Judiciary Regional Center, and the planned 5-hectare Virology Institute of the Philippines.

Executive Order 119 calls for the establishment of a National Government Administrative Center in NCC, providing for an integrated government center outside of the National Capital Region in case of disaster, and directing the whole-of-government to establish satellite offices in the new city.

There are also 100 hectares available from the Filinvest Innovation Park and Mixed-Use Development. The area is available for sublease for logistics, light manufacturing, storage, food processing, and warehousing.

So far, there are already 19 completed infrastructure projects, 10 ongoing and 90 for continuing implementation and completion in 2023 onwards.

With various ongoing project developments in NCC, including investments in hospitality and tourism sector, Zosa emphasized that NCC is anchored on achieving a truly sustainable new city. NCC is promoted as the Philippines’ next growth area.

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