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Tue, May 11, 2010

ST. Lucie County Airport Earns Two National Awards

Wins Award For Runway Design, And Tapped As Top Aviation CBP Facility

The Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives recently announced that the St. Lucie County International Airport (KFPR) has earned the Southeastern U.S. Airport's General Aviation Airport Project of the Year Award for the design of the new runway 10L-28R. The announcement was made at the Southeast Chapter's annual awards luncheon held on April 20 in Memphis, TN.

The project, consisting of a new 4,000-foot parallel runway, was located in a 161-acre highly wooded and wetland-laden area, which posed many challenges and involved a lengthy environmental and permitting process. During the course of the project, the airport staff worked closely with general engineering consultant PBS&J, project contractor Dickerson Florida Inc., and the county's Environmental Resources Department in maintaining environmental integrity through close coordination with oversight agencies and attention to mitigation diligence. Ultimately, creative thinking, disciplined coordination, and strict attention to time, budget, and quality resulted in a successful project that was recognized from among all Southeastern U.S. General Aviation Airports.

The award represents a significant achievement by St. Lucie County, and reflects staff's, PBS&J's and Dickerson's commitment to meeting the highest principles of project management, environmental stewardship, and agency coordination culminating into a successful project completion.

In addition, the airport's U.S. Customs and Border Protection Facility (CBP) has been selected as the top aviation-related U.S. Customs and Border Protection Facility from a survey recently conducted by FltPlan.com for their 2010 Pilots' Choice Awards.

St. Lucie County airport's customs facility received the top ranking out of 170 CBP facilities listed nationwide. The top 10 list also included three other Florida airports: Palm Beach International, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale Executive.

FMI: www.stlucieco.gov/airport

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