QUITO, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) — Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno announced Friday the start of the reconstruction of the Eloy Alfaro International Airport in the northern city of Manta, which was damaged by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in 2016.<\/p>\n
The work will be financed with a credit of 21 million U.S. dollars from the Export-Import Bank of China and a local contribution of 4.5 million dollars.<\/p>\n
“…We are starting a project that has been waiting for a long time,” the president said at a ceremony held at the airport in Manabi Province.<\/p>\n
The reconstruction is expected to be completed in one year and a half and will benefit the local people and the local economy, said Moreno.<\/p>\n
Ecuadorian Transport and Public Works Minister Aurelio Hidalgo said that the airport will be rebuilt by a consortium of two Chinese firms.<\/p>\n
Once completed, it will have two runways that will be able to accommodate a Boeing 747-400, added the minister.<\/p>\n
The earthquake on April 16, 2016 destroyed the airport facilities, including the control tower. Since then emergency repairs have been done and a temporary terminal was constructed so the airport operations could continue.<\/p>\n
Manta is one of the most important cities for both tourism and business on Ecuador’s Pacific coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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