$650M renovation of Fort Lauderdale airport planned

The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport
The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport will get a new look with $650 million in renovations, Broward County Aviation Director Kent George explained Friday, according to a report from the South Florida Business Journal.

The planned renovation will make ceilings higher in existing terminals, entirely rebuild the international terminal and create a framework for the Florida East Coast Railway to access the airport in the future, the Business Journal said.

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Fort Lauderdale officials hope to boost tourism with the revamped airport, emphasizing the proximity of the airport to the Port Everglades Convention Center and the city’s busy cruise ports. [South Florida Business Journal]-Guelda Voien