–TRAFFIC ADVISORY– SEPULVEDA TUNNEL WORK MAY CAUSE NIGHTLY DELAYS NEAR LAX NEXT WEEK
–TRAFFIC ADVISORY–
SEPULVEDA TUNNEL WORK MAY CAUSE NIGHTLY DELAYS NEAR LAX NEXT WEEK
(Los Angeles, California – March 10, 2017) The Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services has notified Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) officials that work to power wash walls in the Sepulveda Tunnel will close two of the three lanes of Sepulveda Boulevard for four nights later this month.
The work will start Monday, March 13, in the southbound lanes, leading away from LAX toward Interstate 105. It will continue Tuesday, March 14 before shifting to the northbound lanes for the final two nights, potentially affecting motorists heading toward LAX.
Each night, two of the three lanes in the tunnel may close as early as 10 p.m., with all three lanes restored by 5 a.m. the following morning. One lane will remain open for motorists.
Airport officials recommend departing travelers plan ahead and allow more time for possible detours. On Monday and Tuesday nights, motorists are encouraged to use Century Boulevard as an alternative to southbound Sepulveda Boulevard when exiting the airport. Motorists heading toward LAX from the south and east on Wednesday and Thursday nights can also use Century Boulevard to reach the Central Terminal Area. Access to LAX is also available via the 96th Street bridge and from southbound Sepulveda Boulevard.
Updates on real-time traffic conditions in and around LAX will be available by following the Los Angeles Airport Police (@LAAirportPD) and LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) on Twitter, as well as through the WAZE traffic app and at LAXisHappening.com.
More information about the powering washing is available from the Bureau of Street Services at (800) 996-2489.LAX, the sixth-busiest airport in the world serving nearly 66 million guests in 2022, is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a proprietary, revenue-generating department of the City of Los Angeles that also governs Van Nuys Airport (VNY). As the international gateway to the Southern California region, LAX and its partners are dedicated to meeting global airport standards for customer satisfaction, safety, regional economic leadership, organizational performance and sustainability.
To better serve the millions of domestic and international guests that travel through LAX each year, the airport is undergoing a multi-billion-dollar capital improvement program to modernize its entire campus. Initiatives underway include an Automated People Mover, a Consolidated Rental Car Facility and two projects that will each add over one million square feet to the airport's existing property: Terminal 9 and Concourse 0. For more information about LAX, its transformation and its environmental, social and local workforce commitments, please visit flylax.com. Follow LAX on X (formally Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
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