(Los Angeles, CA) Each month, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) shares updates on current and upcoming construction projects at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).  This newsletter contains information about the status of projects within the terminals at LAX, as well as construction impacts to the airport roadways and the surrounding communities.

In May, work continues on several terminal vertical core projects in the Central Terminal Area (CTA). Temporary pedestrian walkways are in place in the construction zones on the Upper/Departures Level, reducing the drop-off lane availability. On the Lower/Arrivals Level, LAWA-operated buses use the inside lanes that are similarly impacted by construction.

As work continues on the various elements of the Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP), a link has been created for webcams that will allow the public to see the development of the Automated People Mover (APM) train, Consolidated Rent-a-Car (ConRAC) facility, APM Maintenance Facility and Intermodal Transportation Facility-West (ITF-W). The cameras can be viewed at https://www.lawa.org/en/connectinglax/web-cameras

An interactive map that includes current construction projects can be found here:https://www.flylax.com/en/lax-traffic-and-ground-transportation/airport-construction-map. Click on the hard hats for more information about specific lane closures and construction projects.

Terminal Construction/Renovation:

• All terminals: Signs have been posted throughout the terminals at LAX, as well as at the doors, reminding guests to follow public health recommendations, including those encouraging social distances. In addition, guests should not enter the terminals if they are feeling ill.
• Terminal 1: Gate 10 is permanently closed for construction of Terminal 1.5. Gate 12A is closed until completion of Terminal 1.5. The pedestrian bridge connecting Parking Structure 1 and the terminal is closed, with signs placed to direct passengers.
• Terminal 3: Due to a reduced flight schedule, Terminal 3 is temporarily closed.
• Tom Bradley International Terminal: Due to vertical core construction, the north escalators and stairs located outside the terminal are temporarily closed. A common-use bag-drop system is being tested in Aisles B and C. Gates 131, 132 and 134 are closed for construction related to the Midfield Satellite Concourse and expansion of baggage handling capacity. Work continues on an addition to the terminal near Gate 148 that will house elevators and escalators that access the tunnel to the new concourse. 
• Terminals 4 and 5: The renovation program continues. Hawaiian Airlines has moved its ticket counters to the east end of Terminal 5. Some gates in Terminal 5 are being renumbered. Baggage Carousels 1 and 2 in Terminal 4 have been replaced and expanded, with Carousels 3 and 4 taken off line during construction of a terminal vertical core.
• Terminal 6: Gate 61 is closed for construction of a terminal vertical core.
• Terminal 7: Restrooms in the baggage claim area are closed overnight for construction of a terminal vertical core. Guests may use restrooms in the concourse area before exiting to baggage claim or go upstairs to the ticketing lobby restrooms if they have already exited security. A portion of the ticketing lobby is closed for work on a terminal vertical core, with detour signs in place. An escalator between the Upper/Departures Level and the Concourse Level has been temporarily replaced by a staircase during construction of a terminal vertical core. Nearby elevators remain available.

Updates on Other Projects:

• Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP): Construction continues on LAX’s Landside Access Modernization Program, including the Automated People Mover (APM), Intermodal Transportation Facility – West (ITF-West) and Consolidated Rent-A-Car (ConRAC) Facility. The APM’s Maintenance and Storage Facility’s steel structure is taking shape, with the first train cars arriving in 2021. The APM foundation work continues along the 2.25 mile guideway length, with columns and bents now above the ground. The second level of the ITF-West is under construction, as well as the elevator shafts. The ConRAC facility continues foundation work as the first tower cranes are now on-site to facilitate vertical work.
• Airport Police Facility: Construction crews will be conducting construction activities that will include forming, installing reinforcing steel (rebar), and pouring concrete slabs on grade, columns and walls for the headquarters building and parking structure. The work will also include the installation of utility piping inside the buildings for plumbing, electrical, and communications infrastructure.

Roadway and Transit Impacts in the Central Terminal Area:

• Terminals 1 and 2: The right-most drop-off lane on the Upper/Departures Level is closed to vehicles until later this summer while it is used for a covered pedestrian walkway in the Terminal 1.5 construction area between Terminals 1 and 2. The Upper/Departures Level is reduced to one lane overnight for installation of steel at Terminal 1.5.
• Terminals 2 and 3: The right drop-off lane in the construction area on the Upper/Departures Level is closed for use as a temporary covered walkway. On the Lower/Arrivals Level, the inside lanes are closed at Terminal 3 to complete utility tie-ins. Buses will be detoured to the outer lanes between columns 2Q and 3H.
• Tom Bradley International Terminal: The right-most pickup lane on the Lower/Arrivals Level is closed between Columns B2 and B5 on the northern side of the terminal for use as a pedestrian walkway during work to add a terminal vertical core to the front of the building. The outer commercial island on the Lower/Arrivals Level has been widened by 6 feet to allow space for more guests. 
• Terminals 5 and 6: One of the two drop-off lanes on the Upper/Departures Level has been replaced by a temporary covered walkway during construction of a terminal vertical core. 
  
• Center Way: Center Way is closed between the Tom Bradley International Terminal and West Way to allow for construction of the Automated People Mover (APM) train's West CTA Station. Center Way will be closed through mid-May between East Way and the Clifton A. Moore Administration Building. Vehicles exiting Parking Structure 1 will be directed west on Center Way to use East Way and World Way South to exit the Central Terminal Area. Delivery access to the administration building is available via the Upper/Departure Level to Circle Way. Center Way will be closed between West Way and Theme Way between mid-May and July for APM-related work.
• Circle Way: A portion of the return roadway from Circle Way to Sky Way will be closed through mid-May for utility work. 
• Theme Way: Theme Way is closed between World Way and Center Way for APM construction.
• West Way: Northbound West Way is closed between World Way South and World Way North on the Lower/Arrivals Level through early June for work on the APM. Southbound traffic will use the northbound lanes in the area of the construction, with egress from Parking Structure 2b, the entrance to Parking Structure 5 and pedestrian traffic maintained. Lane closures are possible overnight for utility investigations. 

A temporary covered walkway has opened on the Upper/Departures Level between Terminals 2 and 3.

Sidewalk/Walkway/Parking Structure Restrictions and Closures:

• Real-Time Parking Updates: Guests can access maps with real-time information on parking availability by visiting https://www.flylax.com/en/parking-at-lax. Parking rates and a calculator to estimate costs can also be found on this webpage. Parking availability can also be found on the @FlyLAXstats Twitter feed.
• No Cash Accepted: Cashiers in Parking Structures 1, 2a, 5 and 6 cannot accept cash during the COVID-19 pandemic. All parking payments in these locations are card only. Payment machines for motorists who park in P2b, P3, P4 and P7 accept cash.
• Parking Structure 1: The electric vehicle chargers are being relocated inside the structure, and are scheduled to become available later this month. Chargers are available at P6 and P7. Traffic exiting the structure will be directed west on Center Way to East Way and World Way South until mid-May due to work at Center and Circle ways.
• Terminals 1 and 2: Construction on Terminal 1.5 will narrow the sidewalk between Terminals 1 and 2 on the Lower/Arrivals Level. A covered walkway is located on the Upper/Departures Level, and will be in place until later this summer.
• Parking Structures 2a/2b: The bridge connecting P2a and P2b has been demolished to make way for construction of the APM. A temporary exit has opened from P2b onto West Way. In addition, P2b now uses an automated payment system.
• Parking Structures 3 and 4: The bridge between P3 and P4 has been demolished. A temporary traffic pattern is in place due to enabling work for construction of the APM. An automated payment system has replaced the cashier booths, with motorists exiting the structures onto World Way. Because of construction in the area, the number of exit lanes is limited. The ground level of P3 has been converted into a passenger pick-up area (Terminal B Pickup), with taxis allowed to use the western-most curb during a 90-day pilot.
• Terminals 5 and 6: A temporary, covered walkway is in place between Terminals 5 and 6 on the Upper/Departures Level to accommodate guests while a terminal vertical core, which will connect to the future APM, is constructed.
• Parking Structure 6: The pedestrian bridge between Parking Structure 6 and Terminal 6 has been removed. Guests should access Terminals 5 and 6 from the Lower/Arrivals Level. Due to construction on Center Way, exiting vehicles will be detoured around the Theme Building to East Way and World Way South through mid-May.
• Parking Structure 7: Over-height vehicles are no longer allowed on the roof of P7. Vehicles exit the structure from the ground floor. An automated payment system has replaced cashier booths. Vehicles now use a temporary exit onto World Way South.
• Center Way: The sidewalk path between Terminal 7 and LAX-it will be temporarily altered due to work on the APM at the corner of Center and Circle ways. The new pedestrian route will be marked with detour signs.

Impacts Near LAX: 

• Arbor Vitae Street/La Cienega Boulevard: Lane closures are possible during utility exploration work for the ConRAC facility through the end of June.
• Aviation Boulevard: One lane is closed in each direction between Century Boulevard and Arbor Vitae Street for Cast-In-Drilled-Hole (foundation) work for the Intermodal Transportation Facility-East. One through lane will remain open in each direction during the day, but occasional full nighttime closures are in effect.
• Aviation/Century Boulevards: Work to restore the sidewalks at the intersection may occasionaly close the right lane.
• 96th Street: Relocation of utilities in advance of construction of the APM will restrict 96th Street between Airport Boulevard and Bellanca Avenue to a single lane for business access through July.
• 98th Street: Due to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power construction of a new water main, 98th Street is limited to one westbound lane between Bellanca Avenue and Vicksburg Avenue until later this year. Metered parking is still available on the north side of the street.
• Streets surrounding LAX: Intermittent, short-term lane closures may take place as needed on streets in the LAX area. Streets include Century Boulevard, 96th and 98th Streets, Airport Boulevard, Westchester Parkway/Arbor Vitae Street, and Aviation Boulevard. At least one through lane of traffic will be maintained at all times and access to businesses will be maintained.
• World Way West: With the Midfield Satellite Concourse's change to an airside project, World Way West is closed east of Coast Guard Road. Lane closures are scheduled to begin later this month for utility installation between Maintenance Road and Coast Guard Road. The work will take place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., with flaggers controlling traffic.

Please note that all dates provided in this notice are subject to change. Up-to-date construction alerts showing roadway lane restrictions and sidewalk closures in the terminal loop, as well as a pedestrian walking map and helpful airline terminal finder, can be found at  www.flyLAX.com. LAX also partners with Waze, the world’s largest community-based traffic reporting app, to provide enhanced information on conditions inside the airport and on nearby roadways. 

About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

LAX, the third-busiest airport in the world and second busiest in the United States in 2019, is in the midst of a $14.3-billion capital improvement program that will touch on all nine passenger terminals and build new facilities, including an Automated People Mover (APM) train, Consolidated Rent-A-Car (ConRAC) facility and a 12- to 15-gate Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) addition to the Tom Bradley International Terminal.

 

In 2019, LAX served nearly 88.1 million passengers and offered an average of 700 daily nonstop flights to 113 destinations in the U.S. and 1,200 weekly nonstop flights to 91 markets in 46 countries on 72 commercial airlines.

 

LAX generates 620,600 jobs in Southern California, with labor income of $37.3 billion and economic output (business revenues) of more than $126.6 billion, according to an economic study based on 2014 operations. This activity added $6.2 billion to local and state revenues and $8.7 billion in federal tax revenues. The study also reported that LAX’s ongoing capital improvement program creates an additional 121,640 annual jobs with labor income of $7.6 billion and economic output of $20.3 billion; $966 million in state and local taxes; and $1.6 billion in federal tax revenues.

 

LAX is part of a system of two Southern California airports – along with Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that receives no funding from the City’s general fund. 

 

LAWA is leading the aviation industry in sustainability practices, with initiatives related to water management, energy (electricity) management, air quality, recycling and natural resources management. In 2019, LAX received Level III ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation from Airport Councils International-Europe.

 

LAWA is also a leader in inclusivity, operating eight programs that provide opportunities for business enterprises including local, small, minority-owned, veteran-owned and disadvantaged firms, and working together with community partners to offer the HireLAX Apprenticeship Readiness Program, which targets local workers to make them ready for rewarding careers in the construction trades, and the Build LAX Academy, designed to prepare small contracting businesses for success when working on projects at LAX.

 

LAX was named a top-10 U.S. airport by SKYTRAX in 2018, and was honored as the “Most Innovative Airport for Passenger Experience” in 2019 by the American Association of Airport Executives. LAX is the second-most popular airport in the world to appear on Instagram, according to wego.com. Other recent honors have included selection as the No. 9 Best Airport (Wall Street Journal); No. 7 Best On-Time Performance for a Mega-Hub Airport (OAG); one of “The World’s Best Airports for Business Travelers” (GlobeHunters); Public-Private Partnership of the Year (P3 Bulletin); Urth Caffe, Best Airport Coffee Concession of the Year (Global FAB Awards); Innovation of the Year, Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility (ARTBA); Best Project, United Airlines Terminal 7 and 8 Redevelopment Program (Engineering News Record California); North American Public-Private Partnership Deal of the Year (IJ Global); and Innovative Transportation Solution of the Year, Automated People Mover (WTS LA).

As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities.  Alternative formats in large print, braille, audio, and other forms (if possible) will be provided upon request. 

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