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The government of Chile announced an ambitious expansion plan for the Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, which will take it to a capacity of more than 80 million passengers per year.
The Ministry of Public Works (MOP) has given the green light to the “Master Plan” for the expansion of the Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (With) from Santiago, a project that promises to transform the travel experience in the country. With an estimated investment of 4.000 millions of dollars, This expansion is much more than a simple renovation; It's a bold vision for the future..
I made this video on YouTube with more data and information about what this mega expansion will be.:
Mega expansion of Santiago Airport
The main objective is ambitious: triple the current airport capacity to mobilize until 84 million passengers a year for the 2050. To make it, The project includes a series of infrastructure works:
- New terminals: A third and fourth passenger terminal will be built.
- One more clue: A third runway will be added to handle growing air traffic.
- Better connectivity: Three new vehicular accesses and a light rail will be created that will connect the different areas of the campus., speeding up user mobility.
- Logistics expansion: Cargo capacity will triple with the construction of new specialized terminals.
To make this plan come true, The surface of the airport will expand 1.070 a 2.368 hectares, covering land in the communes of Pudahuel and lampa. This territorial expansion, although necessary, is not without challenges. Nearly 1.200 hectares must be expropriated, which will affect real estate companies and, the most important, to approximately one thousand families. The MOP has assured that they will work together with the Ministry of Housing to find housing solutions for those affected..
The tender for the preliminary project is already underway, with the award scheduled between November and December of this year. The execution of the works is scheduled to begin in 2035 and finish in 2050, aligning with the long-term vision of the Master Plan.
The decision to expand the current airport, instead of building a new one in another location, was based on the complex geography of the Metropolitan Region and the need to avoid operational interference that could arise from having two nearby airports..
This project not only positions Santiago as a hub first level air in the region, but also lays the foundations for the economic and tourism growth of Chile in the coming decades.
Over time, More details of the project will be known and I will update them respectively..
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