Airport Runway Project in Limbo in Broward County, Fla.

From: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) | Date: May 29, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Scott Wyman

May 29--For eight years, construction of a longer southern runway has been the cornerstone of plans to ease congestion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. No longer.

Broward County commissioners bowed to the criticism of nearby residents and environmentalists and agreed Tuesday to a major review of the airport's expansion plans. The study will attempt to find alternative ways to handle the growing number of travelers and will take three years to complete.

It was a major victory for runway opponents concerned that a longer south ...

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