Broward County’s $810 million south runway reconstruction and expansion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport moved closer to reality when officials selected a 15-member team led by PBS&J of Tampa, Fla., and RS&H of Jacksonville, Fla., to provide preliminary design work.
The work will expand Runway 9R/27L from 5,000 ft to more than 8,000 ft. The Federal Aviation Administration projects a total cost of $810 million, in 2007 dollars.