CLEWISTON — At the regular meeting of the Hendry County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Nov. 10, Public Works Director Shane Parker announced that Hendry County has been awarded two projects for FDOT Fiscal Year 2031-2032.

The first project is County Road 78 from Fort Denaud Bridge Way to Shell Lane. The project will be funded through the FDOT Small County Outreach Program (SCOP).

The second project is Pine Cone Avenue from Quebrada Street to Palm Street. This project will be funded through the FDOT Small County Road Assistance Program (SCRAP).

The two projects submitted were selected out of 27 other applications received by FDOT from six counties in response to FDOT’s Notice of Funding Availability for the annual SCOP-SCRAP cycle that runs from December through March each year.

“We got lucky,” Parker told the board. “I didn’t think we would get this lucky this year.”

Parker also made sure to mention that the projects would still take a while to complete. “That’s five years out,” he said. “So, make sure when you tell someone, five years out.”

“I’m hoping with Amendment 3 that might change,” Board Chair Ramon Iglesias said. “But that’s a different conversation.”

Okeechobee and Hardee Counties were also approved for SCOP and SCRAP projects.