Preparations Begin for Third Runway at Hong Kong Airport
Construction of a third runway at one of the world's busiest airports will include careful reclamation of some 650 hectares of contaminated land, using techniques such as Deep Cement Mixing (DCM) and wick drains. Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok International Airport needs the third runway to handle an expected 97 million passengers by 2030, as compared to about 63 million last year, according to its master plan.
Japan’s Penta Ocean Construction recently completed tests on a 30 x 30-meter area of contaminated mud pits (CMPs) about 900 m to the north of the airport, which is located on Lantau Island. Last month, Atkins began detailed design for the third runway system.