CONTRACT AWARDED TO BUILD CONNECTOR, CHECKED-BAGGAGE INSPECTION FACILITY BETWEEN TOM BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL AND TERMINAL 4
$107-Million Project Will Allow Passengers To Connect Faster Between International Terminal, Domestic Terminals 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
(Los Angeles, California – March 18, 2013) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today approved a $107,067,512 appropriation to build a facility that will connect the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) and Terminal 4, as well as a checked-baggage-inspection system at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Included in this capital funds appropriation, the Board awarded a three-year, $82,288,000 contract to Turner Construction Company, Los Angeles, to provide design-build construction services. This facility, built in the area between TBIT and Terminal 4, will provide a secure connection between the international terminal and Terminals 4, 5, 6 7, and 8 on the south side of the LAX Central Terminal Area. This project is the latest component of the LAX Capital Improvement Program and will greatly enhance security and convenience, save time, and make connections between domestic and international flights easier.
Key components of the project include:
- A new, behind-the-scene, In-Line Checked-Baggage-Inspection System facility to house new explosive- detection systems.This will enhance security and free up lobby space in T-4 to reduce passenger congestion in the ticketing lobby.
- Secure Passenger Connector between T-4 and TBIT allowing screened domestic passengers to transition between both buildings in both directions without the need for rescreening.
- Additional Security Screening Checkpoints for arriving international travelers, who have cleared federal immigration and customs inspection and need to catch connecting flights at Terminals 4, 5 6, 7, and 8 on the south side of the LAX Central Terminal Area.
- A new South Terminals Passenger Bus Port for travel between TBIT and Terminals 5 through 8.
- Upper Level World Way Plaza with open and landscaped areas and public seating will replace the open plaza currently on the Lower/ Arrivals Level between TBIT and T-4.Part of the new facility also will be built in this area.
- A temporary South Interline Baggage Transfer Facility to facilitate checked-bags between TBIT and Terminals 4 through 8 during construction of the new connector building.
The Tom Bradley International Terminal/Terminal 4 Connector and Checked Baggage
Inspection System Building Project also will further Los Angeles World Airports’ (LAWA’s) goal for a “greener” LAX. In accordance with LAWA’s Sustainable Design and Construction Guidelines, these projects must optimize the use of recycled building materials, minimize the amount of energy used in construction, and optimize energy efficiency.
Funding for the project includes a combination of airport revenue bonds, Passenger Facility Charges, and funds on hand. LAX’s debt service and equity investment will be recovered through the LAX terminal tariff and rate agreement rates, lease revenue from tenants occupying the building, Transportation Security Administration grants, and concession revenues. No money from the City’s general fund will be used.
About Los Angeles International Airport
LAX is the sixth busiest airport in the world and third in the United States, offering 680 daily flights to 96 domestic cities and 930 weekly nonstop flights to 59 cities in 30 countries on 63 commercial air carriers. It ranks 13th in the world in air cargo tonnage processed. In 2012, LAX served nearly 63.7 million passengers, processed over 1.9 million tons of air cargo valued at nearly $89.6 billion, and handled 605,480 aircraft operations (landings and takeoffs).
An economic impact study in 2011 reported that operations at LAX generated 294,400 jobs in Los Angeles County with labor income of $13.6 billion and economic output of more than $39.7 billion. This activity added $2.5 billion to local and state revenues. LAX is part of a system of three Southern California airports – along with LA/Ontario International Airport and Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that receives no funding from the City’s general fund.
