The redevelopment of the Mendi airport is underway, according to the National Airports Corporation Limited, and is 60 per cent complete.
The project is part of the Civil Aviation Development Investment Program, or CADIP, which funds a range of impact aviation programs. Following a media story, the National Airports Corporation clarified the status of the airport's growth.
According to the study, work is still going on, with 60 per cent of the physical improvements made so far.
The Aviation State Agency has stated that there are no landowner disputes and that the airport redevelopment is taking place within the designated aerodrome district.
Sinohydro Corporation Limited, the construction company, is currently addressing non-conformance problems with the consistency of materials used previously on the runway pavement.
Installation of a security fence, construction of an H65 standard house for the NAC Airport Safety Officer, construction of a tractor shed, and construction of the ASO's office are among the other projects that have been completed to date.
The new terminal building is now under renovation, with paving work scheduled to be finished in September.
The upgrade project at Mendi Airport is worth K27.7 million.
