Belgrade Airport to get new terminal and runway by 2024
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport's operator VINCI has awarded Terna, the wholly owned subsidiary of Greece's construction and real estate conglomerate GEK Terna, a 262 million euro contract for the construction and refurbishment of the airport's facilities. All of the planned projects, which will include work on the passenger terminals, airside and landside operations, must be completed by 2024. “The project scope includes a series of infrastructure overhauls, aiming to develop and upgrade the airport's capacity and operating conditions, in order to enable airlines to offer new routes and increase passenger and cargo traffic in line with Serbia's economic growth, based on current and future data”, GEK Terna said in a statement.
Under the contracted scope, a new terminal, stretching over 42.000 square metres will be built, while existing terminals will be refurbished. Furthermore, a new 3.500 metre runway will be built, while the existing 3.400 metre runway will be upgraded. A total of nine new taxiways will be developed, the existing apron will be expanded, and a new 55.000 square metre apron will be built. Terna will also be tasked with expanding the deicing area by anoher 6.200 sqaure metres. Landisde, a new car park, with a capacity for 2.400 viechles will be build and new curbside/sidewalk infrastructure and facilities for departures/arrivals handling will be developed.
Other projects which will be completed by 2024 include road work around the airport, encompassing some 3.500 metres, new rainwater drainage system, marking and static signage, lighting and CCTV camera systems. Furthermore, construction of auxiliary building facilities and other infrastructure works such as waste water and solid waste treatment plants, a heating plant, a meteorological station and a solar panel plant, amongst others, will be built.GEK Terna, which posted a profit of over one billion euros in 2017, was recently awarded right to build a new airport in Heraklion and was itself involved in the tender for the 25-year concession of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport.
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