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Oman ’ s Duqm Airport construction works are progressing as planned , Dr Mohammed bin Nasser al-Za ' abi , chief executive officer of Public Authority for Civil Aviation ( PACA ), informed , with the third package for the airport presently underway . Indian construction giant Larsen and Toubro ( L & T ) was awarded a USD94-million contract to develop Package 3 in 2014 . The package comprises a new passenger terminal and an air traffic control ( ATC ) tower , in addition to other facilities . To date , up to 32 experiments have been conducted at the new passenger terminal to ensure the readiness of the airport ’ s facilities , as well as its aircraft tubes , and state news agency ONA reported that the airport will “ start operation this year ”. Readiness experiments are being conducted under the supervision of the sultanate ’ s Ministry of Transport and Communications .
The third package for Oman ’ s Duqm Airport is presently underway .
Currently , four domestic flights are operated between Muscat International Airport and Duqm Airport each week , and this may be increased to five to meet consumer demand , Al-Za ' abi said in February 2017 .
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The Philippine government will break ground for 34 or almost half of the 75 ‘ flagship ’ infrastructure projects under the Duterte administration ’ s ambitious ‘ Build , Build , Build ’ programme , state planning agency National Economic and Development Authority has stated . In a forum , Neda undersecretary Rolando G . Tungpalan said one project already broke ground before 2017 , while 15 were rolled out last year . Next year , 10 flagship projects will be launched , on top of four planned for rollout in 2020 . The ground-breaking schedules for 11 projects were yet to be determined . As of the start of 2018 , 66 of the 75 flagship projects were estimated to cost a total of P2.289-trillion , Tungpalan said . Among the big-ticket projects to be rolled out this year are 12 bridges that will cross the Pasig River , Marikina River , and the Manggahan Floodway . The bridges to be constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways ( DPWH ) this year until 2022 will “ improve road transport network capacity and efficiency in Metro Manila ” and alleviate traffic congestion , he said . The DPWH will also roll out the P4.86-billion Panguil Bay Bridge Project that will connect Tangub City in Misamis Occidental and Tubod , Lanao del Norte , for completion in 2021 . The Department of Transportation ( DOTr ), meanwhile , will implement the P35.26-billion , 102km Mindanao Rail Project ( Phase 1 ) that will connect Tagum , Davao City , and Digos in Region 11 . It is eyed for completion by 2022 . The DOTr will also start work this year on the P211.43- billion Philippine National Railway North 2 Project , the 69.5km extension of the PNR North 1 from Malolos ,
Bulacan , to Clark International Airport and the sprawling Clark Green City , eyed for completion in 2024 . Also for rollout in 2018 , is the DOTr ’ s P175.3-billion PNR South Long-Haul Project , a 639km rail consisting of the following lines : 406km Los Baños to Legazpi ; 117km Legazpi to Matnog ; 58km Calamba to Batangas ; and 58km Manila to Los Baños . Tungpalan said the PNR South Long-Haul railway would be financed by China . Next year , the DOTr will begin implementation of the P355.59-billion Metro Manila Subway Project ( Phase 1 ), a 25.3km underground rail that will connect Quezon City and Taguig City and extend to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport . The subway , to be financed by Japan , would be completed by 2027 , Tungpalan said . Under ‘ Build , Build , Build ’, the government plans to roll out 75 flagship ‘ game-changing ’ projects . The government intends to spend up to P9-trillion on hard and modern infrastructure until 2022 to usher in ‘ the golden age of infrastructure ’ after years of neglect .
The road infrastructure projects are set to improve road transport network capacity and efficiency in Metro Manila and alleviate traffic congestion . www . global-geography . org
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