Terminal renovation accounted for a further $33.7m, roads and parking facilities $31.9m, air-side improvements $36m and the cost of arranging the finance package was estimated at $24.7m. The total expansion project had an overall cost of $230m, with the bulk of the cost ($103.7m) going into the replacement of the old concourse C. The airport is essential to serve some of the northern towns and industries as workers and cargo are constantly ferried north. It provides around 15,678 jobs in Anchorage as well as providing a vital ingress point for the tourism industry in the state. The continuing health of the airport is important to the economy as a whole. The airport has the best snow-clearing teams in the world and there are few occasions through the winter season when the airport has to close due to adverse weather conditions. “Expansion of the airport was crucial to accommodate increasing numbers.”
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