The Hendry County Commission has approved a design bid for a small but necessary component of the long-anticipated Airglades International Airport concept.
Plans for Airglades International Airport have been in the making for a good decade. The airport is open to existing general aviation, but the major cargo hub for international goods is yet to the built.
Late last year, the FAA put an administrative hold on the project requiring the developers to secure funding.
County staff anticipates funding from the Federal Aviation Administration and from the Florida Department of Transportation to re-build an old taxiway eventually connecting to what is anticipated to be a 10,000 runway.
A contract of more than $630,000 has already been negotiated for rehabbing the taxiway. The commission approved the plan Tuesday evening.
Hendry County is considered to be an ideal location for connections between international and domestic growers, distributers and logistics companies throughout south Florida, Southwest Florida and Orlando.
The project is expected to provide more than 1,000 jobs in Hendry County.
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