Provo • With an explosive blast sending dirt and red-white-and-blue smoke skyward instead of merely turning the traditional shovels of dirt, Provo broke ground Wednesday on a new $40 million airport terminal that state and local leaders figure will attract some explosive growth in commercial air service.
Instead of the current one gate and four flights a day from Allegiant Air to Arizona and Los Angeles, the new terminal will feature four gates with perhaps 20 flights a day initially. Plans call for it to expand eventually to 10 gates and maybe 62 flights a day.