When complete, the new tower will reportedly be almost twice as tall as the current one, which has stood at the airport for 45 years.
. Stantec said about 5.7 million passengers and over 3 million tons of cargo pass through Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport each year.
“The position of the current tower was designed for the original terminal, and a lot of that activity now is towards, to the north, so they extended the runways and the big FedEx and UPS hubs require more central visibility,” Ross Timm, a project architect, said. “This will be a more centralized location for both the runways and Lake Hood.”
Construction will also include a terminal radar approach control base building, or TRACON, a two-story structure that will sit adjacent to the tower. Stantec said the 35,000-square-foot building will house radar-approach operations, environmental, and administrative functions. Stantec also said the tower will be engineered to withstand powerful earthquakes and extreme seismic events. Officials say the original traffic control tower at the airport was destroyed in the magnitude 9.2 earthquake that hit Southcentral Alaska in March 1964. The current one has also withstood its share of tremors, including the November 2018 quake that registered a 7.0 magnitude.
“This Risk Category IV building will include floor plans that optimize operations and maintenance and include energy-efficient mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems,” Stantec said in a statement. “Structurally, the will meet the needs of high seismic performance in a cold region to provide ANC staff with a safe and steady work environment in all conditions.”Copyright 2022 KTUU. All rights reserved.
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