Metro Projects Will Close Westbound Century Boulevard Near LAX Overnight, Restrict Lanes During the Day Early Next Week
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2018
Contact:
Charles H. Pannunzio
(424) 646-5260
(Los Angeles, CA) Two projects related to the new Century/Aviation Metro Station could impact motorists near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) starting Monday, May 7.
On Monday and Tuesday, Metro’s contractor Walsh-Shea will be performing work on the new median between the eastbound and westbound lanes of Century Boulevard between Aviation Boulevard and Bellanca Avenue from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. The work will require the closure of the leftmost lane, either eastbound or westbound, but not in both directions at the same time.
In addition, westbound Century Boulevard will be closed at Aviation Boulevard for three nights, May 7-9, from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m. the next day for construction of the elevator for the station, which will serve the new Crenshaw/LAX Line when it opens next year. A detour will be posted and is included with this notice.
Passengers may wish to allow extra time to reach the airport during the work hours. LAX encourages guests to arrive two hours before the boarding time for domestic flights and three hours before the boarding time for international flights.
For real-time LAX traffic conditions and information on the status and locations of airport-area construction, visit www.FlyLAX.com. Motorists and travelers can receive updates on airport conditions by accessing the @FlyLAXairport and @LAAirportPD Twitter feeds. LAX also provides information to WAZE, the community-based traffic navigation app.
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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