The Nassau Guardian
Abaco airport cost extra $11 mil.
The new Marsh Harbour International Airport cost an additional $11 million, Minister of Works Philip Brave Davis said.
“This year, the investment by public works was in the tune of some $38 million to get this to where this is today,” Davis said at the official opening of the terminal on Wednesday.
The airport had an original budget of $27 million and was scheduled to open in October 2012.
The government awarded additional contracts for the extension of the runway and the construction of a cargo building, according to Ministry of Work officials.
The Ingraham administration broke ground on the airport in September 2011.
The terminal was previously expected to open in January 2014. However, government officials said an assessment team from the Ministry of Works found technical issues, which resulted in the delay.
February was then identified as a target date, but some components of the terminal had to be redesigned, according to Davis.
Prime Minister Perry Christie, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe and Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin toured the airport on Wednesday.
The terminal went into operation on Tuesday.
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