FLL Wins Project of the Year Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers
  
More Than 5,000 feet of underground water pipes installed.
  

DATE: September 16, 2016
MEDIA CONTACT: Greg Meyer, Public Information Officer
PHONE: 954-359-6116
EMAIL: gmeyer@broward.org

BROWARD COUNTY, FL - The American Society of Civil Engineers Broward Branch announced that Broward County's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) has won its Project of the Year Award. The project "FLL West Side Water Main Improvements" won first place from among all the projects submitted. The civil engineering award recognizes projects that demonstrate design and construction excellence.

Workers installed more than 5,000 feet of underground pipes ranging in size from 12 to 30 inches in diameter to bring additional water to the airport's west side. One goal of the project was to provide adequate potable water to current private aircraft companies. Another goal was to increase the amount of water available for firefighting at these companies. Extinguishing aircraft related fires requires a high volume of water. Engineers also designed these improvements to meet the water needs of future development. The construction took place with minimal disruption to traffic and airport operations.

The project was a joint effort by engineers from the Broward County Aviation Department and EAC Consulting, Inc.

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About Broward's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
The Aviation Department is a self-supporting department of Broward County Board of County Commissioners. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is located in South Florida in the heart of Greater Fort Lauderdale's Gold Coast. The Airport is ranked 21st in the United States in total passenger traffic and 13th in domestic origin and destination passengers. With more than 600 flights a day, the Airport offers non-stop service to more than 60 U.S. cities and international service to Canada, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Mexico, Latin American and Europe. The Aviation Department also operates the North Perry Airport, a general aviation airport for private and charter aircraft operators. Call 954-359-6100 for more information. For updates on airport programs and services, follow us on Twitter@FLLFlyer, like us on Facebook or visit fll.net.