TRAFFIC ADVISORY NEAR LAX: NIGHTLY CLOSURES OF EASTBOUND CENTURY BOULEVARD NEAR LAX SET FOR ON-GOING CONSTRUCTION OF METRO AVIATION/CENTURY STATION
(Los Angeles, California – July 17, 2015) Officials at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) are reminding motorists that beginning July 20, the planned nightly road closures of eastbound Century Boulevard between Aviation Boulevard and Bellanca Avenue are expected to impact traffic.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time for expected delays due to detours and nightly peak traffic volumes LAX is experiencing during the busy summer travel season.
According to Metro (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority), hours of closure will be from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday. The schedule is subject to weather conditions.
Metro completed its work along westbound Century Boulevard this week. Although it will be moving forward with eastbound closures next week it will not work Tuesday, July 21 in anticipation of the majority of airport arrivals for the Special Olympics.
Century Boulevard is a major access road to/from LAX, handling approximately half of all traffic into and out of the airport.
According to Metro, the closure of alternating directions of Century Boulevard is required so that framing installation for a new bridge can take place without danger to vehicles passing beneath. This work is part of Metro’s aerial Aviation/Century Station on the Crenshaw/LAX Line.
It is estimated nearly 93,000 motorists travel through the intersection of Century and Aviation boulevards on a daily basis. Airport travelers and workers, employees of local businesses, and hotel guests are being advised that they should plan ahead, allow extra travel time, and use recommended detours. Detour information is posted with other project information at www.metro.net/crenshaw.
Detour:
· If traveling east on Century, turn left (north) on Airport Boulevard, right (east) at Arbor Vitae Street, right (south) at Aviation Boulevard, and left (east) on Century.
Access to emergency responders will be maintained at all times. Pedestrians will be rerouted to a safe area outside the construction zone.
Metro Bus service in construction areas may be detoured, but Metro will post bus route information on the regular bus stops. For Metro bus service updates, call (323) GO-METRO from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The 8.5-mile Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line is a $2.058-billion, light-rail line that will connect the Green Line and the Expo Line. It will have eight new stations to serve the Crenshaw, Inglewood and LAX communities. It is expected to open 2019.
