CONSTRUCTION DIFFICULTIES: The nation’s main airport would be the laughing stock of the world if TIAC changes the design of Terminal 3, a KMT legislator said
Taipwei Times
Date: Nov 19, 2019
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The construction of Terminal 3 at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport would not be finished until
Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai, left, and Taoyuan International Airport Corp chairman Wang Ming-de attend a budget review meeting at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times
Although the company chose a design by British firm Roger Stirk Harbour + Partners in 2015 and began constructing the peripheral infrastructure of the terminal in 2017, it failed last year and this year to attract firms to construct the main building, despite the government increasing the budget and time frame, as well as slightly adjusting the design.
The Executive Yuan at the beginning of this year postponed the projected completion of Terminal 3 from 2020 to 2023, with trial operations to begin in 2024.
TIAC has proposed first building a north satellite concourse to expedite the construction process, but that is still under consideration by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, which is engaging in a more comprehensive evaluation of the project. [FULL STORY]
