The construction of Rs 18 billion ($300 million) new Islamabad airport would begin in next three months. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) officials told PPI that the contract for construction of airport would be awarded by January 2007.
Advertisements for expression of interests have already been issued and process of short listing was in progress. The airport was to be completed before December 2009.
The contract agreement with the selected consultant from USA had been signed while selection of the design consultant was in process. CAA Board was currently reviewing different designs of the new airport submitted by five international firms of consultants and architects.
Representatives of these firms had given detailed briefings to the CAA board regarding their respective designs. The board was likely to approve a design very soon. The groundbreaking ceremony of the airport would be held in a month or so.
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