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On the afternoon of the 16th, a model of an airplane is installed at the Gadeokdo-dong Observatory, Gangseo-gu, Busan. Yunhap news
Criticism spills over the verification results of the Prime Minister’s Office verification committee that virtually eliminated the plan for the New Gimhae Airport. There is no economic evaluation, which is the key to the national project, and experts responded skeptically to the conclusions on safety and noise issues, which were the key issues.
On the 17th, the Verification Committee determined that the basic plan for the new runway of the New Gimhae Airport, established by the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure and Transport, based on the premise of the existence of mountain obstacles, is contrary to the purpose of the law. Consequently, the Verification Committee ordered a fundamental review of the New Gimhae Airport project, that is, an origin review.
Falling for ‘procedural flaws’ with no safety conclusions
The safety issue was direction 14 (southeast) of the new runway. When a plane lands, nearby Mount Obong could be a problem. Consequently, the local governments of Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongnam (PK) were in the position that they should cut the mountain according to the Airport Facilities Act, and the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure and Transport has faced that there is no no problem as you can establish flight procedures that do not interfere with take off and landing.
This was a debate directly related to the New Gimhae Airport project. If PK’s claim is accepted, the cost will be higher than the plan and the opening of ports will have to be delayed so long. This in turn meant the elimination of the new Gimhae airport.
However, the Verification Committee did not conclude the safety of the new runway and raised a problem with the procedural flaws of the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure and Transport. The verification committee said: “If you want to neglect natural obstacles such as mountains, Busan City should consult with the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure or the project operator,” and said: “To cut the mountain, a fundamental review of the △ project schedule △ possibility of realization △ cost, etc. ” .
Controversy is expected as to whether the verification based solely on the procedure rather than the security verification was correct. The final report on the preliminary feasibility review of the new Yeongnam area airport published in 2016 by the Paris Airport Authority Engineering (ADPi) read: “If you use the new direction of runway 32 (northwest) for take off and the new direction of runway 14 only for landing, can avoid obstacles (mountains). “There it is.” Based on this, the Verification Committee dismissed PK’s assertion that “the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport does not evaluated the obstacles in question when landing in direction 32 of the new runway. “
On the afternoon of the 17th, a civilian plane takes off from Gimhae International Airport in Gangseo-gu, Busan. Busan = Yonhap News
The committee to verify that noise should be considered ‘future standards’
Another problem was the damage caused by airport noise. While the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure and Transport insisted that noise-damaged homes must be calculated in the current legal units (WECPNL, Wekle), PK insisted that the opening of the port is in 2026, so the legal units (Lden, LDI), which will change from 2023. According to PK’s argument, the number of households affected by noise due to the new Gimhae airport will be 2,601 households, 2.4 times higher than that of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation.
The verification committee raised PK’s hand. He noted that the government followed current legal standards as a problem. In the report, the Verification Committee said: “Wackle is worth using as data to identify noise damage at this time” and “finally, LDI should calculate it.”
The government’s efforts to resolve noise-related conflicts have been in vain due to the cancellation of the new Gimhae airport. Hee-young Hur, a member of the Korea Aeronautical University Forum on Conflict Management in the Construction of a New Airport organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said: “The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has been very persuasive local residents and has proposed compensation measures, but it’s a shame that the contents were not delivered properly due to interference from politicians.
The results of the verification of the new Gimhae airport changed from 4 years ago
Economic viability is not checked at all
The economic viability, which was the merit of the new Gimhae airport, was not discussed at all in this verification. According to ADPi, the projected cost of the new Gadeokdo airport project was $ 9.2 billion as of 2016 (approximately 10,193.6 billion won, two runways), while the new Gimhae airport was 5.96 billion won. .
The Verification Committee only yielded to the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure and Transportation in terms of operation and demand for facilities. “The new Gimhae airport can handle 38 million passengers a year, and it can also operate long-distance routes like New York,” said Kim Su-sam, chair of the verification committee. “However, it is necessary to build a western taxiway dedicated to large aircraft like the B737 from the moment of opening.” Revealed.
Experts point to the limitations of the new Gimhae airport in terms of balanced development, but are very concerned about the results of this verification. Professor Ma Gang-rae from Chung-Ang University noted that “the development of the Yeongnam region will be largely achieved in the future, but the new Gimhae airport has limitations in its scalability.”
However, Hee-young Heo, a professor at Korea Aerospace University, said: “It is a ridiculous story that a large national project is moving uncontrollably according to the government,” he said. .
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