FEBRUARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MAY CAUSE PASSENGER IMPACTS

(Los Angeles, California – February 3, 2015) Ongoing construction at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will continue to impact travelers in February with sidewalk and vehicle lane closures and in-terminal work.

T he following roadway restrictions   are in effect on a nightly or continuous (24 hours, seven days a week) basis in the airport CTA:

·         Speed bumps across all lanes of the Upper/Departures Level roadway in front of Terminal 1 are in place to encourage safer vehicle speed. Roadway hinge replacement work is ongoing and this traffic-slowing measure will be strictly enforced throughout construction, which is expected to finish in February 2016.

·         Height clearance is limited to 10’ 6” through February 2016 on the two curbside Lower/Arrivals Level passenger pick-up lanes from Terminal 4 to Terminal 8. Rotating one-lane closures on the Lower/Arrivals Level roadway are also in effect on a continuous basis throughout the project. Warning signs and flashing lights alert drivers of the lower height restriction.

·         An extensive 200-foot-long barricade is installed on the Upper/Departures Level along the western curb of Terminal 1. Motorists can only drop off passengers along the eastern curb before the barricade. Because Terminal 1 is at the entrance to the airport, there may be some traffic backups on the roads leading into the CTA and delays in getting to all terminals. This closure is expected to continue through 2015.

·         Portions of Center Way will be closed nightly for the Center Way Widening Project, which will widen the roadway bisecting the CTA into a three-lane airport exit road.

·         Trenching related to the Fifth Feeder Project, which will add capacity to the airport’s electric power structure, will cause portions of Center Way between Parking Structures 1 and 7 extending east to the LAWA Administration Building located at 1 World Way, to close intermittently through mid-February. Several parking spaces in the Park One parking lot will be taken out of service for the trenching operation through March.

·         A long barricade installed for elevator and stairwell repairs on the north side of Parking Structure 3 has temporarily closed the adjacent vehicle lane. The barricade will be in place until the project is completed in October.

·         Work to upgrade the ticket dispensers at entrances to Parking Structure 6 will cause some entry and exit lanes to close temporarily throughout February.

Renovations inside terminals are also underway:

·           Terminal 1: Gates 1, 2, 3, and 5 are closed for renovations to the passenger waiting areas and aircraft aprons as part of Southwest Airlines’ $508-million Terminal 1 Renovation Project. The gates will re-open intermittently this summer.  Barricades will be in place on the west side of all levels of Terminal 1 through late 2015 while office spaces and passenger waiting areas are renovated. Concessions in the center of the terminal remain closed. However, the dining area located at the exit from passenger security screening remains open to serve passengers.

·            Terminal 2: As part of LAWA’s nearly $300-million renovation of Terminal 2, a completely new concessions program on both upper and lower levels is scheduled to open this summer. In the meantime, most concessions in concourse are closed. Temporary coffee and grab-and-go eateries, retail shops, and a small duty-free store are open to serve passengers. Work continues at boarding gates throughout the terminal, so some waiting areas are closed. The temporary closure of Baggage Carousel 1 is causing some domestic passengers to go outside to bypass the construction and then return inside to claim their luggage. Full terminal construction is scheduled to be complete in 2016.

·            Terminal 3: Construction on the D10 alleyway adjacent to the terminal on the airfield requires airlines using Gates 30 through 32 to tow aircraft to/from the gates. The D10 alleyway will also be limited to smaller-sized aircraft while the original north concourse of the Tom Bradley International Terminal is demolished.

·           Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT): The first phase of the new passenger security screening area has opened and ticketed passengers are now directed to the mezzanine level for security screening. When complete, the number of screening lanes in TBIT will increase from 12 to 16.

·            Terminal 4: Due to the Elevator/Escalator Replacement Project, two curbside escalators and one curbside elevator will be closed outside Terminal 4. Passengers will be directed to nearby escalators and elevators in the interim.

·            Terminal 5: As Delta Air Lines continues its renovation of Terminal 5, passengers will encounter construction barricades and work-related noise on both the arrivals and departures levels. One women’s restroom located near the end of the concourse will be closed and signage will direct the public to nearby facilities. Two curbside elevators will also be out of service this month as part of the Elevator/Escalator Replacement Project. Detours will be in place. The Delta Sky Club is also undergoing renovations. Work on the terminal is anticipated through 2015.

·            Terminal 6: Westfield’s redesign of the concessions in Terminal 6 is resulting in the closure of several dining and retail locations. Temporary dining and retail locations will open to serve passengers during construction. Scaffolding and barricades partially restrict the concourse. Construction on the new concessions program is expected through 2016. Gate renovations are currently underway at Gate 65B moderately impacting passenger boarding operations there. Terminal 7/8: Construction barricades along the connector corridor between Terminals 7 and 8 have reduced the corridor’s width by approximately 10 feet. Structural steel work to reinforce the columns is taking place behind the barricades as part of the Terminal 7 Renovation Project. The waiting area at Gate 71A is also undergoing construction, closing that space for the next several months.

Sidewalk/Walkway restrictions and closures   will also be in effect at the following locations: 

·         As part of the Terminal 1 modernization project, portions of the sidewalk on the Upper/Departures and Lower/Arrival levels will be closed through 2016. Pedestrians will be temporarily rerouted into the curbside passenger drop-off lane with protection from construction barriers on the upper level.

·         The pedestrian bridge connecting Terminal 3 with Parking Structure 3 is closed through October as improvements to the parking structure’s elevators and stairwells begin. Improvements to the Northside elevators in Parking Structure 3 are also resulting in one vehicle lane restriction and a sidewalk closure. Pedestrian detours have been posted re-routing passengers to other elevators in the parking structure. Work is expected to last through October 2015.

·         The Westside elevator and stairwell bank in Parking Structure 4 will be closed through mid-2015. Passengers are being re-directed to other elevators and stairwells in the interim.

·         For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, curb ramp improvements will be performed on the Lower/Departures Level at rotating locations throughout the CTA through March 2015.

·         Truncated domes will be installed near passenger walkways at Parking Structures 2B, 3, and 4 through March 2015, adding detectable warnings to enable people with visual disabilities to determine the boundary between the sidewalk and street.

·         The sidewalks along Center Way North will be closed through March 2015 from West Way near Parking Structure P2A and East Way, and along portions of East Way for the Central Utility Plant Project.

Please note that all dates provided in this notice are subject to change.

Airport officials are asking motorists to help reduce traffic congestion in and around LAX by taking public transportation to and from LAX, including the inexpensive and convenient LAX FlyAway® nonstop bus service at Union Station, Van Nuys, Westwood, Santa Monica, and Hollywood. If picking up passengers, motorists are encouraged to park and wait at the free LAX Cell Phone Waiting Lot at the intersection of 96th   Street and Vicksburg Avenue, next to the entrance of LAX Economy Parking Lot C.

About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

LAX is the fifth busiest airport in the world and second in the United States. LAX served nearly 70.7 million passengers in 2014. LAX offers 692 daily nonstop flights to 85 cities in the U.S. and 928 weekly nonstop flights to 67 cities in 34 countries on 59 commercial air carriers. LAX ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage processed, with over two million tons of air cargo valued at over $91.6 billion. An economic 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 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.

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