MIAMI—The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is expanding in a big way. Plans are rolling ahead for a $128 million project that will transform Terminal 4 and make it more travel-friendly for tourists and road warriors alike.

Based on a recommendation from the Broward County Aviation Department (BACD), the contract was awarded to MCM. The nine-member Broward County Commission voted unanimously to approve the award on Tuesday.

"The award of this contract is really good news for our local economy," Arnstein & Lehr attorney Keith Poliakoff, who co-chairs the firm's Government Relations Practice Group in Fort Lauderdale, tells GlobeSt.com. "The construction alone will put a lot of Floridians to work while upgrading one of Broward County's most valuable assets. Once the expansion of Terminal 4 is completed, we will be able to accommodate more flights, new stores and great restaurants. All this will generate more revenues for the airport, the county and the state and create permanent jobs."