The plan to build a second runway and taxiway at the navy-supervised U-tapao airport in Rayong has cleared another hurdle by passing its environmental health impact assessment (EHIA).
The National Environmental Board (NEB), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, has approved the EHIA report for the scheme, paving the way for public hearings before the project is submitted to the cabinet for final approval, said Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich, spokesman to Gen Prawit.
