-- TRAFFIC ADVISORY –
RAIN FORECAST DELAYS START OF UPPER LEVEL ROADWAY REPAIRS AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO TUESDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Airport officials report that nightly repairs that were to begin tonight to the Upper/Departures Level roadway at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) have been postponed to tomorrow, September 15, due to forecasted rain tonight. Passengers and motorists are advised to plan ahead and allow more time to get to their terminals in case of traffic delays.  

Construction for Phase 2 of the $32.4-million Second Level (Upper/Departures) Roadway Repair Project in the LAX Central Terminal Area is an important component of LAX’s multi-billion-dollar, capital-improvement program to modernize the airport and enhance the overall guest experience.  

Repair work is scheduled five to six nights per week.  On Monday through Thursday nights, work will begin at 11 p.m. and end at 5 a.m. the following morning. On Friday and Saturday nights, work will begin at 11 p.m. and end at 1 p.m. the following afternoon.  The work is expected to be completed before Thanksgiving, weather permitting.  The entire Second Level Roadway Repair Project began July 2014 and is scheduled to be completed in 2016.  

            The Upper Level Roadway will not totally close during construction and passengers will always have access to terminals.  However, vehicle lanes on the Upper Level roadway will be restricted periodically and travelers could experience delays entering and exiting the airport, as well as when dropping off passengers in the late evenings and early mornings because of the work.  

            During busy holiday and summer travel periods at LAX, upwards of 45,000 vehicles use the Upper/Departures Level Roadway daily, but daily average is nearly 38,000 vehicles.  The 31-year-old roadway shows areas of surface cracks, spalling, deteriorating concrete, and “shallow” reinforcing steel.  The repair work and new layer of polyester concrete, that is relatively impervious to water, will give the roadway an expected useful life of another 30 years.  

            To rehabilitate the roadway, the process will entail a six-step process of steel-shot blasting to clean the deck surface; applying crack and moisture sealant; overlay paving with polyester concrete; applying topping sand to provide a skid-resistant driving surface; installing rubber “boots” to roadway bridge joints; and painting lane stripes and other markings.  

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