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The detailed engineering and architectural design of Clark International Airport’s (CRK) 18-story control tower is set to be finished on March 25
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Construction of the P375-million airport control tower, which will become the tallest in the country, is targeted for completion by December 2021
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Up for bidding soon are the primary and secondary radars and detailed engineering design of the secondary runway
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The detailed specifications of the airfield ground lighting system will also be fast-tracked
The detailed engineering and architectural design of the airport control tower for Clark International Airport (CRK) is scheduled to be finished this month, while construction of the 18-story tower is targeted for completion by December 2021, according to Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC).
“As directed (to the technical committee), the detailed engineering and architectural design of the tower must be completed by March 25 so the project will commence construction immediately (and) to be finished by December 2021,” CIAC president Aaron Aquino said in a statement.
The P375 million airport control tower will be the tallest in the country at 54 meters.
It is part of CIAC’s infrastructure expansion program, which has a total budget of P1.7 billion. Other projects in the pipeline include the following:
- Upgrading the airfield ground lighting system for P500 million
- A new radar system amounting to P645 million
- The P200-million detailed engineering design of the second runway in conformity with the CRK master plan. The master plan was approved via the General Appropriations Act of 2020 under the account of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA)
The primary and secondary radars and the detailed engineering design of the secondary runway, meanwhile, will also be up for bidding soon, Aquino noted.
The CIAC committee handling the projects has also been instructed to fast-track the detailed specifications of the airfield ground lighting system, which will improve the air traffic control system at CRK.
Aquino earlier said CIAC is implementing a reorganization plan to strengthen the agency’s commercial, engineering and corporate management teams in line with the plan to develop the Clark Civil Aviation Complex (CCAC) as a service and logistics center in Southeast Asia.
Aquino said the reorganization plan will set in motion a blueprint to further direct CIAC toward airport infrastructure and aviation complex development, technological deployment, and adaptation to the new normal.
CIAC is a BCDA-attached government-owned and controlled corporation that manages CCAC, which is home to the privately run CRK, the mixed-use business district Clark Global City, and around 45 locators in manufacturing, cargo and aviation-related businesses.
