SINGAPORE - Changi Airport's Terminal 4 (T4) will
come with two new roads, two carparks, a bigger taxi-holding area
and a new control tower. The total cost: $985 million.
The job will be undertaken by Japanese firm Takenaka Corporation,
which has worked on previous Changi projects as well as other
airports in Asia and Africa.
When T4 opens in 2017, its gross floor area of 195,000 sq m will
cater for up to 16 million passengers a year, Changi Airport Group
said yesterday.
The two carparks - a multi-storey and an open-air space in front of
the terminal - will provide 1,500 spaces.
Taxis will wait for arriving passengers at a multi-storey holding
area big enough for 250 cabs.
To improve access to T4, a new slip road will be built to provide a
direct link to the East Coast Parkway. It will be located after the
existing slip road that leads to the Pan-Island Expressway.
The new terminal will provide aircraft stands with aerobridges for
17 small planes and four wide-bodied aircraft.
If greater capacity is required, passengers will be ferried by bus
along a new bridge to where more planes are parked.
When T4 opens, it will provide a different travel experience,
offering greater automation and more do-it-yourself options for
check-in and boarding, as well as other processes.
The construction of the new terminal is among several expansion and
improvement works being undertaken by Changi as part of its efforts
to raise its ability to compete effectively with other airports for
airlines and travellers.
The other key project is Jewel, a $1.47-billion mixed-use building
that will open in 2018.
T4 will cater mainly for full-service regional carriers as well as
budget airlines.
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