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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

$223K+ in Additional FDOT Funding Approved for Lake Wales Airport Renovations

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by James Coulter

 

Renovations to the airport’s hangars, signage, lighting, and airstrip markings will soon be underway once the City of Lake Wales secures more than $223,00 in funding from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

At their meeting on Tues. Mar. 18, 2025, Lake Wales City Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the three resolutions authorizing amendments to agreements with FDOT to provide additional funding for airport renovations.

The first resolution authorizes $49,665 in additional funding to rehabilitate the apron connected to the t-hangar taxilane on the north side of the airfield. This additional funding brings the total revised cost of the project to $74,665. It is fully funded by FDOT.

The second resolution authorizes $12,224 in additional funding for the rehabilitation of T-hangar taxilane and taxilane bravo. This additional funding will increase the total cost of the project to $96,710. It is a 10 percent match by FDOT with the other 90 percent funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The third and final resolution authorizes $162,000 in additional funding to update signage to LED lighting, rehabilitate lighting with new base cans, LED light fixtures, and transformers, and facilitate the remarking of the runway. It is a 10 percent match by FDOT with the other 90 percent funded by the FAA.

 

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