The state has broken ground on a new cargo and light industrial building at Hilo International Airport.

The Department of Transportation said the building and a parking lot will be built with $15 million of state airport money.

The project will also include a 50,000-square-yard apron and taxiways designed to support widebody cargo aircraft. That part of the project will cost $15 million, with $10 million coming from the federal government.

The department said the new cargo building will consolidate all cargo operations under one roof, increasing efficiency. The airport's existing cargo facility will be used as a heliport.